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A fun day Wednesday in RPL 118 (Introduction to Recreation) where students learned about Adventure Seminars and then got to experience the climbing wall and zip line! 🔥👆FIRED UP IN FINCH @cmuniversity @cmualumni @cmuehs
What an awesome RPL 222 (Intro to Event & Rec Mgt) site visit trip to the Traverse City area yesterday! Venues included the National Cherry Festival Air Show, @GTResort, @ChateauChantal, @MissionTable & Traverse City Tourism! 🔥👆@cmuniversity @cmuehs @cmualumni @TraverseCity
Always great to visit interns onsite, but also to catch up w/ supportive alums like Jessica Kaminskas, the COO at @paradeco! Jessica started as an intern 28 years ago & this year they celebrate 100 years of America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit @cmuniversity @cmuehs @cmualumni
Great day for a Michigan fall color tour yesterday as T.O. visited some interns “up north!” Rachel Sisco (w/ alum Maria Koetje) at @LHFarmMI & Ryanne Martin at @Boyne_Mountain have had awesome experiences & are ready to become December graduates! @cmuniversity @cmuehs @cmualumni
A huge congrats to Emily Hurd (Event & Rec Mgt major) as the 2026 recipient of the William Brehm Tourism Scholarship presented by @MtPleasantCVB. Emily joins a legacy as an RPL major/minor has received this scholarship in 19 of the last 20 years! @cmuniversity @cmuehs @cmualumni
Dr. Bob Dvorak was invited by Dr. Bess Perry to the Hamm-Norris Seminar Series for the Dept of Community Sustainability at MSU. Bob presented on how the concepts of conservation & wilderness management are influenced by the growth of rewilding. @cmuniversity @cmuehs @cmualumni
RPL 205 (Outdoor Leadership) students facilitated an adventure day for Northview Public School’s Outdoor School. Our students managed the climbing wall, high ropes course, archery and took them on a campus tour! FIRED UP IN FINCH! 🔥👆 @cmuniversity @cmuehs @cmualumni
RPL 205 (Outdoor Leadership) traveled to Camp Miniwanca to get trained in low ropes facilitation. In addition to the great day of hands on learning, students were trained by RPL outdoor rec alums Ken Berden, Sarah Christensen & Josh O’Henly! @cmuniversity @cmuehs @cmualumni 🔥👆
The Event & Recreation Management program has been recognized with a GOLD Pinnacle Award from the International Festival & Events Association for “Best Event Management Bachelor’s Degree” for EIGHT consecutive award cycles! FIRST IN FINCH!🥇@CMUniversity @CMUEHS @cmualumni 🔥👆
The RPL department is excited to be part of the new Communications for Risk & Emergency minor starting in Fall, 2027! The Event Management track includes RPL 222, 430 and 511. FIRED UP IN FINCH! 🔥👆
Great to host our Advisory Board & Intern Seminar yesterday! MI-based interns heard from a keynote & discussed their experiences with faculty & current students, while each program met to gather input on curriculum, industry standards & trends! @cmuniversity @cmuehs @cmualumni
Eleven students in RLA 180 (Introduction to Backpacking) did a 13 mile weekend trip on the Manistee River/North Country Trail! FUN FROM FINCH! 🔥👆🏕️ @cmuniversity @cmuehs @cmualumni
Six RPL scholarships (13 total awards!) are now available via Scholarship Universe! Current students have until 12/21 to apply! FUNDS IN FINCH 🔥👆💰 @cmuniversity @cmuehs @cmualumni
A huge congratulations to Amber Simms who received the Director’s Award for Safety and Health Achievement - the highest award in safety someone can earn working for the National Park Service! @CMUniversity @CMUEHS @cmualumni
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We are excited to announce that one of our own has become an NCIS special agent! Reagan Olsen (‘19 grad w/ OER major & EM minor) now works to investigate violent crime, drugs, counterterrorism & fight cybercrime involving the Navy & Marine Corps @cmuniversity @cmualumni @cmuehs
We are excited to announce that one of our own has become an NCIS special agent! Reagan Olsen (‘19 grad w/ OER major & EM minor) now works to investigate violent crime, drugs, counterterrorism & fight cybercrime involving the Navy & Marine Corps @cmuniversity @cmualumni @cmuehs
Awesome to watch the partnership between CMU Inclusive Recreation and Connections That Count! We were FIRED UP to host them this week! 🔥👆@cmuniversity @cmuehs @cmualumni
RPL 300 (Adventure Therapy) learned how to facilitate experiential therapy groups last weekend. Rec Therapy & Rehab students will use these techniques with veterans, on mental health units & with therapeutic outdoor programs. FIRED UP IN FINCH! @cmuniversity @cmuehs @cmualumni
With every new fall semester, we highlight an alum from each of our programs and a rotating intern! Awesome to see what our grads do after leaving the hallowed halls of Finch! WE DO!🔥👆@cmuniversity @cmuehs @cmualumni
