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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.
[read more]

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.
[read more]

[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 ]

David A. Cardenas, Ph.D., Hospitality and Tourism Management

Dr. David A. Cardenas joined the faculty of the Department of Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2004. David completed his doctoral studies at North Carolina State University and the topic of his dissertation was involvement levels of doctoral students in leisure studies. Currently, David is conducting research on stakeholders understanding and involvement in the sustainable tourism development process.   In addition, every summer he takes a group of students to Ayampe Ecuador to work on a community based tourism plan. David has been published in SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, Tourism and Hospitality Research, Journal of Extension, and Journal of Sport Management. 

Dr. Cardenas research interests include sustainable tourism development, community development, stakeholder involvement, and tourism education.