Oct. 22, 2024 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo This summer, RST Illinois Ph.D. candidate Jonathan R. Oliveira had the opportunity to serve as a stadium competition analyst for Copa América at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. In his role, Jonathan was responsible for implementing and monitoring operations activities directly related to matches, press conferences, and stadium familiarization of all the national soccer teams […]
Tag: RST Newsletter Fall 2024
Beebe hopes to make MLB his future home
Oct. 21, 2024 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo For someone who wants to work in baseball in the future, Nate Beebe had a dream internship this summer. Beebe, now a senior in the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism, spent his summer interning at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. Beebe was one […]
Will the 2024 Olympic Games become the playing field for social justice protests?
Oct. 21, 2024 | Sharita Forrest RST Assistant Professor Yannick Kluch studies sport as a platform for promoting social justice. Kluch has worked with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, USA Diving and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He spoke with research editor Sharita Forrest about the history of Olympic athletes’ social justice protests and governing organizations’ efforts to […]
Message from the RST Department Head
Oct. 22, 2024 | Carla Santos Greetings, Friends and Alumni of the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism, Welcome to the fall 2024 edition of the RST newsletter. I am pleased to share highlights of the latest research from our faculty, remarkable student achievements, and the continued involvement of our distinguished alumni. We are proud […]
What makes RST’s ‘Hall of Fame tour’ course click?
Aug. 20, 2024 | Sam Rink The Hall of Fame tour that serves as the essence of the Recreation, Sport and Tourism 180 experiential course has been the subject of much discussion since it was introduced in 2016. The 12-day excursion component of the course—led by RST Clinical Associate Professor Mike Raycraft—spans more than 2,000 miles […]