Oct. 22, 2022 | Carla Santos
Dear Alumni and Friends,
Welcome to the fall issue of RST E-News! We have had a whirlwind start to academic year 2022-23, enrolling 296 student majors and adding four new professors to our tenure-track and specialized faculties. In this issue, we’ll introduce you to Assistant Professor Nicholas Pitas, Associate Professor Mariela Fernandez, and Teaching Assistant Professors Renata Endres and Jacob Fredericks.
You’ll also read about fascinating research led by RST professors Joelle Soulard, Liza Berdychevsky, Julian Woolf, Mikihiro Sato, and Jon Welty Peachey and graduate student Wonju Lee. We’ll introduce you to graduate student services advisor Tim Tiger and undergraduate student Emily Jordan, who talks about her experiences in RST.
Several undergraduate students also share their thoughts on the 2022 professional applications class, which culminates in a two-week tour of major RST facilities in New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio, and Massachusetts. We are so proud to continue to offer that experience to our students. As you’ll learn, not only do they gain incredible insight into the behind-the-scenes operations of major recreation, sport, and tourism venues, but they also forge strong, long-lasting bonds with their classmates.
Our faculty, staff, students, and many alumni and friends all help make the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism a community with purpose. RST faculty is innovative and fully dedicated to our students. Our staff supports both our faculty and students in successfully achieving their goals. RST students are committed to the vision of a world in which everyone has access to safe and healthy leisure opportunities. And our extraordinary alumni continue to stay engaged with the department and its students. I am proud and humbled to be at the head of such a dynamic community. Thank you for your continued interest in and support of this department. As we move swiftly toward another holiday season, I wish you peace, prosperity, good health, and great fun!
Dr. Carla Santos
Professor and Department Head
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