July 28, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Students in the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois have had to adjust their internships because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Periodically, we will speak with them about how those changes have affected their summer plans and potentially […]
Category: Recreation, Sport, and Tourism
Large Lot Program demonstrates the power of private land stewardship in addressing urban vacancy
July 14, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo In the past five years, Chicago residents have purchased nearly 1,300 vacant lots and replaced weed trees and sagging fences with gardens and children’s play areas. In doing so, they have demonstrated that transferring city-owned vacant lands to local residents can be a successful strategy for cities seeking to […]
RST senior Cristina Guerrero talks about alternate internship in wake of COVID-19
July 01, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Students in the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois have had to adjust their internships because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Periodically, we will speak with them about how those changes have affected their summer plans and potentially […]
RST Senior Brendan Ross discusses his alternate internship in wake of COVID-19
July 01, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Students in the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois have had to adjust their internships because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Periodically, we will speak with them about how those changes have affected their summer plans and potentially […]
RST student Matt Maguire talks about alternative internship
June 22, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Students in the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois have had to adjust their internships because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Periodically, we will speak with them about how those changes have affected their summer plans and potentially […]
Illini baseball star talks about RST, and his future
June 18, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Ty Weber talked to the AHS communications staff about baseball, his time in RST and his future Before the start of his senior year, Illini baseball pitcher Ty Weber had two goals: graduate and get into pro ball. He’s on pace to do both. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound righthander was off […]
Alumni Spotlight—Grace Merrett
June 09, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Alumni of the College of Applied Health Sciences have myriad career options thanks to the tremendous diversity of programs. We periodically will put the spotlight on an alum to find out what they’re doing now, what experiences they had and what AHS means to them. This week, we talk […]
Expert Q&A: RST’s Laura Payne on COVID-19 and Recreation
May 18, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The College of Applied Health Sciences has experts in many areas that have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Periodically we will ask these experts about how their areas of expertise have been impacted and what we can expect in a post-COVID-19 world. Today, we ask Laura Payne, professor […]
Expert Q&A: Jay Lopez on COVID-19 and Event Management
May 24, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The College of Applied Health Sciences has experts in many areas that have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Periodically we will ask these experts about how their areas of expertise have been impacted and what we can expect in a post-COVID-19 world. Today, we ask Jay Lopez, an […]
Expert Q&A: RST’s Sharon Zou on tourism and COVID-19
May 10, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The College of Applied Health Sciences has experts in many areas that have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Periodically we will ask these experts about how their areas of expertise have been impacted and what we can expect in a post-COVID-19 world. Today, we ask Suiwen (Sharon) Zou, […]