Southwest Texas State University is located in the Hill Country of Texas. San Marcos is 20 miles south of Austin, TX and 40 miles north of San Antonio. The population of SWT is 25,000 students. The campus is committed to Student Development and customer service. The Campus Recreation program is committed to providing students unique opportunities for personal and professional development. The Outdoor Program offers a 6 acre park on the campus, a 126 acre camp 22 miles from campus, an Equipment Rental Center, a GOAL Challenge Course, an Adventure Trip Program, a Nature Access Enviroment Education program for local schools, and link with the Recreation Department for acedemic credit in Outdoor Recreation options.
SWT offers two Graduate Assistantships the are very competively based and provide opportunites to project into the field of Outdoor Recreation and Education.
(please see our webpage for available positions.)