Recess X American Campus Communities: 1 Year of Seamless Partnership
Discover how American Campus Communities leverages Recess to deliver premium brand experiences to students across 202 locations, generating incremental revenue with zero operational burden.
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Brands That Have Sampled at American Campus Communities
American Campus Communities Real Activations
See how premium products are being sampled at your current properties across the country.
Delight Members. Zero Effort. Get Paid.
Surprise your members with free premium products they'll love—while Recess handles all the logistics. You distribute samples, they light up, you earn revenue.
Proven at Enterprise Scale
We've successfully executed 344+ campaigns across 202 American Campus Communities locations—with consistent quality, timing, and results every time.
Revenue Without Risk
American Campus Communities earns incremental revenue on every campaign with zero upfront costs, no inventory liability, and no operational overhead for your teams.
Turnkey Execution
From brand coordination to product delivery and reporting, Recess handles every detail. Your team simply places products and watches students engage.
Complete Brand Control
American Campus Communities approves every brand and campaign before activation. Nothing enters your university housing complexes without your explicit sign-off—protecting your brand integrity.
Premium Brands
Connect your students with leading wellness, nutrition, and lifestyle brands actively seeking partnerships with university housing complexes like American Campus Communities.
Dedicated Partnership Team
Become part of 10,000+ venues partnering with Recess to transform how brands connect with consumers in real-world spaces.
How It Works
Launch your first sampling campaign in days, not months.
Create a Listing for Your University housing complex
Create and list your profile in under 5 minutes. 100% free to join and no obligations.
Get Matched with Brands
We connect you with brands looking to reach your specific students. You review and approve every campaign.
Receive & Distribute Samples
Products ship directly to your university housing complex and surprise and delight your community.
Get Paid
Get paid for every sample distributed to your students after completion of event.
What Venues Like You Are Saying
Real feedback from venues partnering with Recess
Our residents were thrilled when a snack company set up a tasting station in our common area—it created genuine buzz and gave our complex some great social media content. The event generated positive word-of-mouth, and honestly, it helped us highlight one of our best amenities to prospective tenants during leasing season.
Hosting a skincare brand activation was one of the best decisions we made for resident satisfaction this year. Not only did students get free product samples they actually wanted, but the brand also donated a portion of proceeds back to our community scholarship fund, which really resonated with our demographic.
We partnered with a major energy drink brand for a sampling event last semester, and it was incredible to see our residents so engaged. The activation brought the community together, and we appreciated how the platform made the entire coordination process seamless from start to finish.