Event and Recreation Management
Don’t be haunted by application fees! Undergraduate students can apply for free all month long.
Apply NowDon’t be haunted by application fees! Undergraduate students can apply for free all month long.
Apply NowYou can expect to be on a first-name basis with faculty who have an open-door policy and serve as your academic advisor. Students describe the historic Finch Fieldhouse, the home of the RPL Department, as a "home away from home." As a student, you will be taking classes within a fully accredited program with superior academic instruction including hands-on internship and career experiences, agency partnerships, and service-learning opportunities.
As a student, you'll learn about the social and personal benefits of leisure, including how it reduces stress, builds self-confidence, and improves overall health and wellness. As a future professional in the recreation and leisure industry, you will have an opportunity to assist people in leading a healthy leisure lifestyle, as well as improving your client's quality of life and the community they live in. If you are interested in using your leadership skills to run programs and events for a variety of populations, manage facilities and make a difference in people’s lives, then this may be the profession for you!
Do you have a passion for the outdoors and nature? Then this is the program you are looking for!
Learn first-hand how to use recreation as a form of therapy.
Get hands-on experiences, like helping to run the on-campus Gus Macker Event.