This year, Western Illinois University’s Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Camp Rocky program. The day camp program is run by students at WIU’s Horn Field Campus, and offers local youth the opportunity to participate in camp-related programming and outdoor cooking. The program, part of RPTA’s Camp Leadership class, was started in 1998 by RPTA Chair Emeritus Dale Adkins and is currently taught by RPTA Assistant Professor Megan Owens. During the years in between, the class was taught by former RPTA faculty member... Read More

This year’s Camp Rocky program, an annual event run by Western Illinois University students, was held April 30 at WIU’s Horn Field Campus. The program was organized and led by students from WIU’s Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration’s Camp Leadership course. According to RPTA Assistant Professor Megan Owens, the Camp Rocky students “ran a splendid outdoor day camp with local children in grades 1-4.” “The weather cooperated, and all activities were able to be held outdoors, including the all-time favorite climbing wall,” said... Read More