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Community Recreation Commercial Recreation Outdoor Recreation Therapeutic Recreation

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 430 Fall 2009 Program Photos are Now Online
Students in RPL 430 - Planning Recreation Programs and Events have almost completed their events for the Fall, 2009 semester. To see pictures from the 12 events including photos from check presentations to selected charities, group photos and action shots from the actual events.
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The 2009 RPL Majors T-shirt Photo!
Over 115 RPL students from all four recreation concentrations pose for a "team" photo on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 in historic Finch Fieldhouse .To View Click Here

Student Research And Creative Endeavors (SRACE) Program
A College-wide event featuring displays of student scholarship. Over eighty student and group projects were featured in 2008. All students are encouraged to submit their research and scholarly projects. To go to the SRACE home page Click Here

RPL 440-Special Events Administration Photos are now Online!
The RPL 440-Special Events Administration course is a capstone experience in which students plan and execute a large-scale event. Some of the events that have been planned include, “A Vegas Exclusive”, “Cruise the SS Scholarship”, and “The Amazing Race”. Click Here

T.O.'s TRIBE" at Gus Macker Basketball Festival photos
50 commercial and community recreation majors and event management minors made up the inaugural "T.O.'s TRIBE" at Gus Macker Basketball Festival. The "tribe", named after RPL assistant professor Tim Otteman, was responsible for all the administrative duties. 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...

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