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 […]
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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 […]
Message from Department Head Carla Santos
Oct. 22, 2022 | Carla Santos Dear Alumni and Friends, Welcome to the fall issue of RST E-News! We have had a whirlwind start to academic year 2022-23, enrolling 296 student majors and adding four new professors to our tenure-track and specialized faculties. In this issue, we’ll introduce you to Assistant Professor Nicholas Pitas, Associate […]
RST 180 a ‘once-in-a-lifetime-trip’
Oct. 22, 2022 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo RST 180 has a rather dry course title: Professional Applications. But for the students who take the class, it is anything but. RST 180, which returned in 2022 after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, is a three-credit course that concludes with a 12-day tour of recreation, sport and […]
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 […]
RST’s Hobby mulls coaching after graduation
June 11, 2024 | Sam Rink Camille Hobby’s life has always revolved around sports. She grew up moving from city to city as her father, Marion—currently the defensive line coach for the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals—coached at various colleges and in the NFL, but her personal passion was always for basketball. Now, at 23, graduating with […]
Long-time RST faculty member Espeseth remembered for work and friendship
May 22, 2024 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo It’s no surprise that a man who was as outgoing as Bob Espeseth dedicated his life to creating opportunities for others to be outdoors. “When we grew up, we were always doing stuff, always camping a lot, being outdoors,” said Robert Espeseth, one of Bob’s five children with wife […]
How Black distance runners shaped the sport from the shadows
May 22, 2024 | Ethan Simmons While Black American athletes such as basketball’s Bill Russell, baseball’s Jackie Robinson and tennis’s Althea Gibson received significant coverage in the newspapers of the day, ‘marathoning was on the margins’ The world of competitive long-distance running took off in the 1970s. But stories of the sport’s Black architects and […]