Adulting: Know your privilege, let go of your prejudices, and respect diversity.

#Adulting can be hard. I am 24 and I feel like I’ve barely scraped the surface of the #learningtoadult phase. Though I highly doubt it’s a phase. #Adulting involves adapting to new situations and meeting new people, and that happens …

By Mackenzie Jones
Mackenzie Jones Student Ambassador
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Workplace Etiquette

What are the keys to being part of a successful work environment? The video below explains three workplace etiquette rules you should follow!

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Born and raised in Southern California, Neil is currently a Senior at Indiana University studying …

By Neil Patel
Neil Patel Student Ambassador: Blog Co-Editor
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The Art of Reflection: The Stand Out Scholarship Essay

It’s about what you learned, not what you did.

You may have a rap sheet of accomplishments, activities, jobs, and hard skills, but that is not the purpose of an essay. If the foundation or organization providing the scholarship wants …

By Mackenzie Jones
Mackenzie Jones Student Ambassador
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Make Magic for a Semester: The Disney College Program

As Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation focus month draws to a close, I want to take the chance to speak about a popular opportunity in this field. Applications are now live for the Fall 2018 Disney College Program. If you’ve ever …

By Shay Harmon
Shay Harmon
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Find your next step at the Tourism, Hospitality, and Recreation Career Fair

Are you looking for employment in the Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation industry? Good thing there is a Career Focus Fair on Wednesday, January 24th from 11am-2pm in the IMU Alumni Hall. Because this is a big event and there are …

By Alyssa Steinman
Alyssa Steinman
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The Adventures of a Recreation Major

Happy Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation month! There are so many students that comprise this career community, like my friend Ellie, who have had many positive experiences related to their career! I asked her some questions regarding an internship she had …

By Megan Lisch
Megan Lisch
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6 Tips and Tricks to Create a Resume that Gets the Job Done

By now, we all know college is a time where we can all start putting our lives together because we are expected to be grownups. Kind of. Anyway, a big part of  “adulting” is having a resume that can lend …

By Nik Roseau
Nik Roseau
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I’m an Online Fitness Coach Who Overcame a Lot of Obstacles to Make It

“When things are going really badly, the one thing you can almost always control is your movement,” explains Bo Hickey, a full-time online fitness coach for RITTER Sports Performance. “‘I’m lucky that I’ve always had mentors who’ve taught me how …

By Alec Burcham
Alec Burcham
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The Intersection of Hospitality, Tourism, Recreation, and Public Health

Welcome back to all students, faculty, and staff!  It is hard to believe that winter break is over and it is already 2018.  That means it’s time to jump into the first career community month of the year with a …

By Derek Herrmann
Derek Herrmann Graduate Student, Visiting Research Associate
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MY WORD OF THE YEAR FOR 2018: PROGRESS

Happy 2018 and welcome to my annual ritual of choosing a word of the year for the upcoming 12 months.

Picking a “word of the year” continues to be an alternate path for those of us who don’t want to …

By Lindsay Pollak
Lindsay Pollak Author/Keynote Speaker
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