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.
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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.
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Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management
Catherine Dorwart, Ph.D.
Department of Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management University
of North Carolina at Greensboro
P. O. Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
(336) 334-9870 (office)
336) 334-3238 (fax)
cedorwar@uncg.edu
Dr. Dorwart recently completed her Ph.D. at North Carolina State University. Her dissertation focused on exploring visitors’ perceptions of the trail environment and their effects on experiences in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. As a practitioner, Dr. Dorwart has held the following positions: Director of Youth Athletics and Director of Research for the Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Department, as well as Assistant Director of Campus Recreation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science. In the classroom, Dr. Dorwart focuses on the integral link between practice and theory when applied to management, leadership, and policy. Her research interests include outdoor recreation behavior, specifically visitor perception, environmental policy, and recreation experiences. Dr. Dorwart has made presentations at NRPA’s Annual Conference at the Leisure Research Symposium, at the International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, the Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium, and at the Southeastern Recreation Research Conference. Her research has been published in the Proceedings of the Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium, Parks and Recreation, and the North Carolina Recreation and Park Review.Dr. Dorwart recently completed her Ph.D. at North Carolina State University. Her dissertation focused on exploring visitors’ perceptions of the trail environment and their effects on experiences in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. As a practitioner, Dr. Dorwart has held the following positions: Director of Youth Athletics and Director of Research for the Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Department, as well as Assistant Director of Campus Recreation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science. In the classroom, Dr. Dorwart focuses on the integral link between practice and theory when applied to management, leadership, and policy. Her research interests include outdoor recreation behavior, specifically visitor perception, environmental policy, and recreation experiences. Dr. Dorwart has made presentations at NRPA’s Annual Conference at the Leisure Research Symposium, at the International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, the Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium, and at the Southeastern Recreation Research Conference. Her research has been published in the Proceedings of the Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium, Parks and Recreation, and the North Carolina Recreation and Park Review.