Community and Therapeutic Rec Alum Addresses Quality of Life as a Right
As a leader, you don’t always have to conform to structures. You can shape them. You can change systems.
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UNCG Student Sparks Fifth-Graders’ Interest in College and Recreational Therapy
UNCG undergraduate student Bethany Allen always loved working with children. The Community and Therapeutic Recreation major recently found a calling working with fifth-graders at Jones Elementary School in Greensboro for a project with her HHS Student Leadership Program class.
Community and Therapeutic Recreation Grads Show Diversity of Profession
Alumni of UNCG’s Department of Community and Therapeutic Recreation have found their way in a variety of careers that enhance communities, from working in non-profits to planning events, teaching, or improving a person’s quality of life.
GREENSBORO DEPUTY MANAGER, UNCG ALUM, RECEIVES STATE AWARD
’98 alum Chris Wilson, who earned his B.S. in Leisure Services Management, was recently recognized by the N.C. Recreation and Park Association with a Fellow Award at its annual conference. The award is given in recognition of outstanding achievement in the recreation movement and unselfish devotion in the service of… Continue reading…
Alum Educates People on the Natural World
If you can give kids or adults the ability to connect with something, you open up that possibility to teach them even more. They’ll retain it better, said alum Mikey Romano. Making that connection is huge when it comes to teaching people and interesting them in the natural world.
Spartan Athletes Play And Find Their Way
At UNC Greensboro, many students land here because of athletics. Some are offered scholarships, while others choose UNCG because they can walk-on to a team and continue to play a sport they love.
Cool Majors: Recreation and Parks Management
The recreation and parks management major is perfect for students who want to promote wellness. “Our lens is studying and delivering recreation services through a developmental and health-oriented approach to create a positive quality of life,” says Department Chair Benjamin Hickerson.
Departments Partner to Create Sensory Room Article
The room was originally meant to be a temporary space in the Center for Community Engaged Design – an interdisciplinary research center through IARc that focuses on research and design of both built and natural environments. But when the Department of Community and Therapeutic Recreation (CTR) said they had an empty office in Ferguson for the sensory room, another use for the space opened as well – teaching.
UNCG Supports Folk Fest with Research, Artists, and Fans
A music festival is a big investment for a city. Greensboro spends a quarter of a million dollars in cash and in-kind services at its annual North Carolina Folk Festival. City officials and sponsors – which include UNC Greensboro – all want to know that a big undertaking is worth the money, the manpower, and the time.