Students, alumna leveraging hands-on learning in outdoor, commercial recreation
Each Penn Stater has drawn on student experiences from working with animals at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center to learning about events at the Bryce Jordan Center to help further and launch their careers.
Student Emily Raneri wins Marriott Vacation Club competition, has lasting impact at company
Recreation, park, and tourism undergraduate student Emily Raneri won a company-wide Marriott Vacation Club innovation contest for her program “Turtle Talk,” which teaches guests about sea turtle safety.
Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management
Transforming Health and Wellness — Through Engaging People in Recreation
Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management at Penn State strives to positively impact health and wellness through recreation, park, tourism, and leisure opportunities — often affectionately referred to by many as the aspirational “bucket list” activities of their lives.
Undergraduate Program
Undergraduate Program
Explore the undergraduate degree that examines the broad spectrum of ways in which leisure activities, tourism and participating in life changing “experiences” impact our health and well-being.
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Graduate Program
Graduate Program
The graduate program explores how the social, environmental, psychological, and economic aspects of a broad array of leisure activities and pursuits can truly transform people’s lives and sense of well-being.
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Research
Research
Our team of esteemed research professionals collaborates closely with students and industry partners to examine how people engage in a full spectrum of recreational activities and how it affects their lives, the lives of others, and the environment around them.
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World Campus
World Campus
The RPTM program on World Campus can help prepare you for a career in one of the world’s largest service-sector industries, all from the comfort of your home. It has been built to help you gain the theoretical, managerial, practical and technical skills needed to succeed in the field.
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Recreation, park, and tourism undergraduate student Emily Raneri submitted her program “Turtle Talk” to Marriott Vacation Club’s highly competitive innovation contest, which allows interns to pitch ideas for improving current processes or creating brand-new processes or activities. Out of 271 entrants, Raneri’s was selected as the winning entry. "Turtle Talk" is now a staple for Marriott Vacation Club ocean-front locations in south Florida.
