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Abstract
As resources for higher education have become more competitive, some recreation, park and leisure service curricula have flourished while others have struggled to survive. While there is no single strategy that will guarantee success in building an academic program, the author offers a number of actions based on personal experiences over an extensive career as department head, and as a result of observation of programs that have experienced growth and fiscal support, or decline and budgetary reversion. These “Lessons Learned” are offered to help assure the growth of academic programs and the continued professional development of their faculty.
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Phillip S. Rea
Phillip Rea is Professor of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management at North Carolina State University. He is SPRE's representative to the NRPA Board of Trustees and is on the Board of Directors of the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration. He served as department head from 1987 – 2003.