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Americans spend 1/3 of their lives engaged in recreation & leisure.

The Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services Administration department at Central Michigan University is committed to the development of leisure service professionals for the 21st century through student development, teaching excellence, community service, research, and agency partnership.

RPL Research Exposition Presentations
The first RPL Research Exposition was held April 22, 2009 in the Park Library Auditorium. Ninety students from 3 RPL 518 courses shared the results of their semester long research projects.To read more and to see the videos Click Here

Circle Michigan Scholarship 2009 presentations
Click here to watch student scholarship applicants present their ideas on how to help the tourism industry manage during these 'Tough Tourism Times'. Winner Chad Sipka received $1200 from Circle Michigan for his innovative new idea for the golf industry. Click Here

RPL 340 Adaptive Board Games
Students modified standard board games to allow persons with cognitive impairment the opportunity to play. To view adaptation to trivial pursuits, life, Othello, checkers, cranium and many more. Click Here

Assistant Professor Position Vacancy
CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity within its community (see http://www.cmich.edu/aaeo/). Members of under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. For more details   Click Here

RPL 430 Spring 2009 Programs Photos are Now Online
The Please click on this box to see photos from the Spring, 2009 semester RPL 430 programs. The proceeds of these programs have raised over $50,000 for local, state and national charities since 2005. To view them,  click here

RPL & Disney Go International
The Disney Theme Parks & Resorts College Program allows students to complement traditional classroom education with practical on-the-job experiences, in addition to focused business courses conducted on Disney property. Currently RPL and Disney are partnering with universities world-wide to offer this experience to many international students. More...

Graduate Assistant  Positions are Available
Graduate Assistant Positions are available for academic year (August to May). Application screening begins mid-March and continues until positions are filled. For more info   click here

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