The Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management (PRTM) Blog

The Camp Community’s Navigation of COVID-19

Barry A. Garst, Ph.D. and Ali Dubin Camp is a principal positive youth development setting providing critical supports and opportunities for children and adolescents during summertime and across the calendar year (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2019). After two years of programmatic and operational disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the camp community […]

Clemson Outdoor Lab takes camps online

Clemson’s Outdoor Lab counsellors have taken their camp activities online to help campers continue to experience the joy of camp while also following the state’s social distancing requirements. The lab offers several camp programs, including the Jaycee Camp Hope which serves people between ages eight to more than 60 years of age, with many of […]

OLLI at Clemson providing virtual opportunities for Upstate SC lifelong learners

Clemson’s undergraduate and graduate students aren’t the only group shifting their learning online this spring. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Clemson University is also moving their classes to a virtual format in response to COVID-19. OLLI at Clemson is a community of more than 1,400 people that provides member-driven, volunteer-led learning opportunities to […]