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Nov 21, 2019

Sport And Collaborations For Physical Activity In Rural America: Interview With Mike Edwards

In the second episode of Views from the Front Porch, Christiaan Abildso interviews Dr. Michael B. Edwards, Associate Professor in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management at North…

Nov 14, 2019

New For Spring 2020: Environmental Education Minor

The Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management has an exciting partnership with the College of Education in offering a new undergraduate minor in Environmental Education. The minor is offered to…

Nov 8, 2019

PRTM Co-Hosts Workshop: Getting Started Outdoors: Hunting 101

In late October, PRTM Assistant Professor Lincoln Larson and graduate student Torey Vayer co-hosted (with staff from the NC Wildlife Resources Commission and other conservation partners) a “Getting Started Outdoors:…

Oct 31, 2019

Sport Management in Top Ten Programs For 2019 Incoming Students

Oct 28, 2019

Leveraging the Social Platform of Sport to Engage New Populations with Environmental Messages

PRTM Associate Professor Jonathan Casper is part of a research team whose study has given support to industry claims about the ability to leverage the social platform of sport to…

Oct 25, 2019

World Leisure Organization Awards NC State & Health Matters & Project

Health Matters was recognized as a “Highly Recommended Project” (one of only three recognized) by the World Leisure Organization for their International Innovation Prize. Dr. Jason Bocarro (a co-PI on the…

Oct 17, 2019

Alumni Ryan Olli Named NFLPA’s & “Front Office Sports’ Rising 25”

Ryan Olli, 2015 Sport Management Alumni, was recently named to the Front Office Sports’ Rising 25  in his role as a Licensing Coordinator with the NFL Players Association. Established in…

Oct 10, 2019

Danielle Lawson and Jenna Hartley: Students as Environmental Communicators

Danielle Lawson, a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management and Jenna Hartley, a Dr. Nancy Foster Scholar, who also studies in the Ph.D. PRTM…

Oct 10, 2019

Danielle Lawson and Jenna Hartley: Students as Environmental Communicators

Danielle Lawson, a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management and Jenna Hartley, a Dr. Nancy Foster Scholar, who also studies in the Ph.D. PRTM…

Oct 9, 2019

Masters Student Hailey Post Wins John and Joan Markham Tourism Marketing Award

The 2019 Marketing Outlook Awards took place October 8, 2019 at the Bethesda Hyatt Regency. The MOF awards program was developed to encourage and recognize excellence in the field of…