RPTA NEWSLETTER
3/30/16- 4/6/16
Did you know?
Did you know that you can get
your Master’s degree in RPTA?
Having a Master’s degree opens
many doors to a successful future.
A healthy mind is a terrible thing
to waste, but a wonderful thing to
invest in.
Go and Do It!
Have you been to Credit Island? If not, you should
check it out. Across the river, in Davenport, it is a
historic landmark that is now a community park and
playground. Pictured below is the parks 3D
representation of a famous painting!
Invest in your future, continue
your education in RPTA at WIU!
Click here for more information
Or stop by Rob Porters office
Graduate Assistant Needed
The Recreation, Park, and Tourism Administration department at
Western Illinois University, Quad City Campus (Moline, IL), is
currently soliciting applications for a Graduate Assistant. The student
selected would work part-time (20 hours per week) at the Two Rivers
YMCA in Moline, IL. Employment would start in August 2016 for the
academic year. For further information, please contact Rob Porter
at r-porter@wiu.edu or 309-762-3999 ext. 62355.
Visit our department website.
Jobs and Internships
Wildlife Conservation Society
Volunteers Needed!
Heather Aaronson, Education Programs
Coordinator at the Figge, is seeking volunteers
for this Saturdays Free Family Day! The Figge
Art Museum is located at 225 W. 2nd St,
Davenport.
Family day will take place from 10 am – 2 pm.
Please contact Heather if you are able to help.
THANK YOU!
RPTA at WIU- QC would like to thank
Dave Murcia, Director/Naturalist at
Wapsi Environmental Education
Center in Dixon, IA for taking the
time to present in our class RPTA
488- Park Open Space Management.
Dave Murcia has spent his career
working with endangered species
and manages a large parcel of land.
He engaged students in a discussion
about topics with a Q&A and
brought in an Ornate Box Turtle and
Speckled King Snake, both of which
are protected in Iowa. Thanks Dave!
In case you missed it, here are some photos of WIU faculty
and students putting up nesting boxes at Nahant Marsh!