Parks and Recreation Tourism Management

Mar 27, 2024

Immersive VR Tours Promote Inclusive Recreation

Using student-created virtual reality (VR) tours to explore recreation activities throughout North Carolina, this grant helped promote VR experiences as a fun and engaging form of recreation.

Mar 13, 2024

Exchange Program Promotes Positive Youth Development Through Sports

A cultural exchange program led by NC State aims to improve the capacity of coaches to implement youth soccer programs focused on the holistic development of participants.

Feb 5, 2024

Super Bowl: A Money Machine, But for Whom?

NC State professor Mike Edwards breaks down the socioeconomic impact of the NFL’s annual championship game.

Mar 13, 2024

Experts Share Strategies for Recruiting Hunters on College Campuses

Research shows that college campuses offer prime habitat for hunter recruitment efforts.

Jun 12, 2023

Connecting in North Carolina Tour Showcases University Outreach and Engagement in Parks, Recreation and Tourism

The Connecting in North Carolina (CINC) Tour is an opportunity for new faculty/staff to gain a better understanding of the University’s outreach across counties and the impacts of those efforts,…

May 23, 2023

Alumni Spotlight: Diquan Edmonds Continues Mission to Make Outdoors Accessible for All

Diquan Edmonds graduated with a master’s degree in parks, recreation and tourism management in 2019. Today, he is the education and outreach manager at Triangle Land Conservancy (tlc), an organization…

May 22, 2023

North Carolina Tourism Numbers Rise along with Industry Employment

VisitNC recently released the 2022 economic impact measures for the state’s tourism industry. Travelers spent more than $33.3 billion on trips to and within the state, topping the previous record…

May 16, 2023

Kat Deutsch is Blazing New Trails for North Carolina State Parks

In May 2023, Kat Deutsch graduated with a master’s degree in parks, recreation and tourism management (PRTM) while working as a state trails planner for NC State Parks. As one of…

Apr 25, 2023

The Lasting Legacy of Jack “Swede” Frauson

There are not many people in the park and recreation profession in North Carolina and the U.S. who haven’t been affected by the work of Jack “Swede” Frauson. Frauson helped…

Apr 19, 2023

Spring Social 2023 Celebrates PRTM Awards and Achievements

Students, alumni, faculty, friends and community partners gathered at Aloft Raleigh to celebrate outstanding achievements on a lovely spring evening in Raleigh, NC. Located on Hillsborough Street across from The…