May 21, 2023 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Growing up in Guangzhou, China, Suiwen “Sharon” Zou quickly learned the importance of marketing a business. Zou’s parents are entrepreneurs and they run their own factories. “My parents, they are very savvy business people,” said Zou, an assistant professor in the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism at the University of […]
Tag: RST Newsletter Spring 2023
2023 RST Awards
Congratulations to the recipients of 2023 scholarships and awards. The undergraduate and graduate students recognized within these pages have shown outstanding dedication and creativity in the pursuit of their personal and professional goals. We are very proud of your achievements.
RST’s Payne carries convocation gonfalon
May 21, 2023 | Anna Flanagan RST Professor Laura Payne was chosen by the College of Applied Health Sciences to carry the gonfalon, or college banner, at the AHS Convocation in May. The honor of carrying the gonfalon is typically awarded to senior faculty or staff who have had a significant impact on AHS students. “I am […]
RST student wants to ‘tell stories’ in sports journalism career
May 21, 2023 | Janasia Phillips AHS marketing and communications intern Janasia Phillips spoke with RST undergraduate student Aniyha Jones, who in spring 2023 was awarded a Paragon Marketing Group Scholarship, about her studies and her career plan. (Answers were edited for length and clarity) Janasia Phillips: As a fellow student, tell me what I […]
Monika Stodolska named Brightbill/Sapora Professor
May 21, 2023 | Anna Flanagan Monika Stodolska was named the Brightbill/Sapora Professor in Applied Health Sciences By ANNA FLANAGAN How does a scholar with a master’s degree in geography and a Ph.D. in earth and atmospheric sciences end up teaching and doing research in leisure studies? By pursuing the passion for understanding the relationship […]
Joe DeLuce: ‘You interview for your next job everyday’
May 21, 2023 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Joe DeLuce, a Recreation, Sport and Tourism graduate [M.S., 2001] and former visiting instructor, retired in December 2022 after 43 years in the park management industry, including his final 25 at the Champaign Park District, where he was executive director at the time of his retirement. DeLuce is not […]
Message from Department Head Carla Santos
May 21, 2023 | Carla Santos Dear alumni and friends, It is difficult to believe that another academic year is coming to an end. It has been an eventful year in the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism. I’m excited to share some of those events with you in this issue of RST E-News. Professor […]