January 14, 2021
According to the U.S. Department of Education, almost a third of undergraduate students in associate’s and bachelor’s degree programs change their major at least once. That was the case for Clemson University alumna Lee Hilderbrand Blakely (2008), who shifted her undergraduate degree focus from chemistry to communication, before a travel and tourism minor helped her […]
November 18, 2020
By Sam Brooks, communications intern A wedding is a special day for people all over the world. The event represents the beginning of a new adventure that will define them for the rest of their life. This was the case for Clemson University Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management (PRTM) alumna Aysia Cooper; it just happened […]
May 5, 2020
The Clemson University Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management department recently recognized two of its former students for their impressive contributions to the parks and recreational field throughout their careers to date. A Clemson University staff member was also recognized for her contributions to the department. Kyle M. Woosnam, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management within the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the […]
February 10, 2020
Grace Graves credits a career fair, and one of her Clemson professors, for helping her find her first job in the hotel and service industry. Grace graduated from Clemson University in 2017 as part of the first cohort with departmental honors for her major in parks, recreation and tourism management (PRTM). Although she had a […]
January 21, 2020
Lacey Hennessey believes everyone has a marketable skill. After talking to her for a few minutes, however, you realize she has more skills than most. Her business started when she was a student in the parks, recreation and tourism management program at Clemson University, and looking to make some extra money to help pay for […]
January 14, 2020
Harriet Gilpin (also known as Hattie) always dreamed of running her own business. After earning a degree in parks, recreation and tourism management at Clemson University in 2015, Hattie was working for a boutique hotel company in New York when she realized the time to pursue that dream was now. “Although I liked my job, […]
