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Our mission is to co-create transformative solutions that enhance the social, cultural, environmental, and economic well-being of communities.
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Are you interested in the sustainable management of parks, protected areas and community-based recreation services as well as special events? Learn to integrate managerial, natural and social sciences to make sustainability informed decisions for recreation service delivery and enhance community livability.

Are you interested in being a recreation therapist? Learn how to provide equitable recreation and activity-based therapeutic interventions to address the needs of individuals living with illnesses and/or disabling conditions in our community.

Are you interested in the sustainable management of tourism destinations and enterprises, locally and internationally? Learn to create, measure, and implement practices and policies that promote sustainable tourism development and enhance community well-being.

Are you interested in positively impacting youth and community development through sports as well as adaptive sports? Learn about the equitable role recreational and amateur sports play in enhancing quality of life, domestically and abroad.

Are you interested in leadership within the nonprofit sector to positively impact community livability and sustainability? Earn national certification from the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance, and be prepared to lead and strengthen nonprofit organizations.

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ASU students step out of the classroom and into the venue for real-world lessons on event planning

March 5, 2020

To help students get an authentic feel for their subject matter, some teachers will abandon the lecture hall in favor of a real-world learning environment...Read more

School of Community Resources and Development celebrates 15 years

February 25, 2020

In the 15 years since Arizona State University’s School of Community Resources and Development was created, it has blossomed from its origins as a...Read more

Cover of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Vol. 48, No. 1

Top journal publishes CRD faculty article on nonprofits' revenue diversification

February 21, 2020

An article by ChiaKo “JK” Hung, PhD, a recent graduate of the School of Community Resources and Development and Mark Hager, SCRD associate professor, has...Read more