News
Summer in China
The Department of RTH, in partnership with the Office of Campus Activities & Programs, are pleased to sponsor a short term summer abroad program to China.
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GEC's in RTH
RPM 101 (Social and Behavioral Science)
HTM 251 (GLOBAL)
Pre-Occupational Therapy or Pre-Physical Therapy Program
Students seeking admission into a Master of Science program in OT or
PT may declare a major in Recreation and Parks Management, with an emphasis
in Therapeutic Recreation.
[read more]
UNCG Student Sustainability Survey
A report from the Spring 2008 UNCG Student Sustainability Survey.
[view survey]
Pet Partners Program
The Pet Partners program prepares handlers and their pets to work in animal assisted activities and animal assisted therapy programs.
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[information on the Oct. 25th Pet Partners class]
Wheelchair Biking
Four of Dr. Lin Buettner's Therapeutic Recreation students participated in a wheelchair biking program at Whitestone-A Masonic and Eastern Star Community.
[Wheelchair Biking Research Video]
Simple Pleasures Manual
The Simple Pleasures research team investigated the effects of 30 handmade recreational items on the behavior of nursing home residents with dementia. Twenty-three items were found therapeutically valuable in nursing home use. The Simple Pleasures manual includes instructions for building and directions for using these items.
[To order a manual]
New Search Feature for HTM Jobs
Check out the new hcareers Quick Job Search box on the Hotel
Restaurant Management, or Travel and Tourism Management
web pages.
Therapeutic Recreation And Inclusive Networks (TRAIN)
Research on best practices in inclusive community recreation currently being
conducted in RTH.
[ read more ]
Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management
Graduate Assistantships
Graduate Assistantships are opportunities for students to work with faculty and professionals in the field of RTH and receive financial support. Graduate assistantships are available to fully admitted UNCG Graduate Students and are usually paid to the student through a monthly stipend and/or scholarship.
Currently the Department of Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management has departmental assistantships working with faculty, as well as assistantships working on-site in community agencies.
To be considered for a Graduate assistantship in the Department of RTH, contact Dr. Leandra Bedini, Director of Graduate Studies (bedini@uncg.edu) for more information.
New Assistantship Opportunities!
Dr. Stuart Schleien and Kimberly Miller of the Department of Recreation, Tourism,
and Hospitality Management at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
received a 4-year grant from the US Dept of Ed, Office of Special Education
Programs to work with graduate and undergraduate students on inclusive recreation
and sports service delivery across the US. The project has funds for 8 graduate
assistantships with tuition waivers and 25 undergraduate assistantships over
the 4-year grant period. Students must choose therapeutic recreation as their
concentration. Those interested in the grant opportunity should contact Stuart
Schleien (sjs@uncg.edu) or Kimberly Miller (kdmiller@uncg.edu).