PennStateRPTM

RPTM, within @pennstatehhd, works to transform human health and well-being through recreation, park, tourism, and leisure opportunities. @penn_state

[Mike Poorman @PSUPoorman]

News...new PSU class...

REGISTER NOW! I’m teaching a brand-new
Penn State HHD class in Spring 2026:

RPTM 297.001 - INTRO TO SPORTS MANAGEMENT
3 credits / 9:05 a.m. Tuesday/Thursday
114 Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building

RPTM 297.001 provides a practical overview of careers and pathways in spectator/entertainment sports and participant/human services sports. The course:

+ Helps students ID and investigate potential career opportunities in pro sports, intercollegiate sports, campus recreation, amateur sports, community sport and youth programming, and sports and arena management.

+ Helps students develop essential skills in such areas as communication, networking, and jobs and internship exploration.

+ Teaches how to leverage the Penn State brand.

+ Covers the realities and complexities of sports management and helps students make informed decisions about future career paths, while providing foundational tools to explore the various careers available within the diverse and growing sports sector.

[PennStateRPTM @PennStateRPTM]

Happy #WorldCircusDay from RPTM's @CircusJen and KP!

#PennStateRPTM #RecreationIs #RPTMimpact

[PennStateRPTM @PennStateRPTM]

Congrats to RPTM Grad students Morgan Crump, Courtney Taylor, & Elizabeth Himschoot for presenting during @PennStateHHD’s Rapid Research event last night!

#PennStateRPTM #RPTMimpact #RecreationIs

[PennStateRPTM @PennStateRPTM]

As we celebrate and honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today, may we remember these words he spoke in 1957.

Sixty-Eight years later, and this question is still persistently urgent.

"What are you doing for others?"

[PennStateRPTM @PennStateRPTM]

Next week, Holiday Spirit Week returns! We will back on our wintry shenanigans. You already know.

All events will happen in the Student Success Center (SSC) at 701 Ford Building. We hope to see you there! ❄️🎄☕

#PennStateRPTM #SpiritWeek #RPTMrocks

[PennStateRPTM @PennStateRPTM]

Happy International Students' Day to our RPTM learners who embrace the unknown and take risks for themselves. We love watching you flourish.

#InternationalStudentsDay #PennStateRPTM

[PennStateRPTM @PennStateRPTM]

We know many veterans who have called RPTM "home" whether physically in Pennsylvania, or across the globe with Penn State World Campus. To our service members and their families, THANK YOU!

[Penn State HHD @pennstatehhd]

New research from @pennstaterptm aims to promote conservation efforts for rare East African wildlife that support the needs of local communities and empower local communities to support conservation efforts ⤵️

https://t.co/GSorAWBKa3

[Penn State HHD @pennstatehhd]

People are more likely to report higher feelings of safety in white light than amber light in nighttime outdoor settings like national parks, but are willing to reduce lighting once educated about light pollution, according to @pennstaterptm research.

https://t.co/rzqdTGEA3V

[PennStateRPTM @PennStateRPTM]

Gasto Lyakurwa, @PennState RPTM Ph.D. Student ➡️ 2024 @WWF Train Fellowship ➡️ Livelihood and Conservation Near National Parks in Tanzania

Congrats, Gasto! All Recipients: https://t.co/0x90gTkhrK

#PennStateRPTM #RPTMrocks #RPTMimpact #Conservation #Poaching #Tanzania #Research

[PennStateRPTM @PennStateRPTM]

Working on a Fulbright scholar award, Bing Pan, professor of recreation, park, and tourism management, visited Timor-Leste and developed recommendations on how it can build tourism into a meaningful employment opportunity.

Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/Ras8WEV3ZX

[PennStateRPTM @PennStateRPTM]

RPTM student Amy Welshimer is interning with @AudubonPuffin this summer. Read about Amy's experience here: https://t.co/u9dXXaMwUZ

#PostcardsfromtheField #PennStateRPTM #RPTMrocks #RPTMimpact #ProjectPuffin #Puffin

[PennStateRPTM @PennStateRPTM]

Lisa Vebber was awarded a @NSF DRMS-DDRIG for her work on decision-making processes of African wildlife guides & how they adhere to park regulations/provide wildlife interactions for tourists. Lisa was also chosen as a @FulbrightPrgrm alternate.

Congrats, Lisa! #PennStateRPTM

[PennStateRPTM @PennStateRPTM]

Congratulations to @CircusJen for: Promotion to Associate Prof., @OSTSIG 2024 Honorable Mention, and a "captivating keynote" @ccecornell and NYS 4-H In-Service!

#TeamRPTM #RPTMimpact #RPTMrocks #WeAre #TenureThursday

[PennStateRPTM @PennStateRPTM]

Introducing Dr. Emily Hayne! Her research looks at the impact of nature journaling on relationship development between people, nature, & place--& how nature journaling can be used to promote meaning-making & well-being.

#PennStateRPTM #RPTMrocks #RPTMimpact #Nature

[PennStateRPTM @PennStateRPTM]

To help create better sustainability practices at United States national parks, our Associate Professor Derrick Taff completed a scholar-in-residence program with the Rocky Mountain Conservancy.

Check it out 👇

https://t.co/UBbiOQ8Qr3

[PennStateRPTM @PennStateRPTM]

To our faculty and graduate students/teaching assistants... Thank you for your knowledge, skill, and dedication. Our RPTM student body has the best of the best. Happy #NationalTeacherAppreciationDay!

#PennStateRPTM #PennStatePGM #RPTMimpact #RPTMrocks #TeamRPTM

[PennStateRPTM @PennStateRPTM]

Congratulations to our RPTM graduates! #WeAre proud of you.

#PennStateRPTM #RPTMrocks #RPTMimpact

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RPTM was well-represented at @TheSnowPros Nat'l Academy last month. @JoshuaPighetti presented; we met w/ PSIA-AASI leadership & education staff; & we continued to market our new Online Undergraduate Certificate in Professional Snowsports Education.

#PennStateRPTM #TheSnowPros

[PennStateRPTM @PennStateRPTM]

🎓 Marty Brown will serve as our Student Marshal for spring 2024 commencement.

He served on the Penn State Cru leadership team and was a member of Blue & White Society.

Congrats, Marty! #WeAre #HHDproud #PennState

Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/8Bqyk9HqFv