CAREER OUTCOMES
With three different majors, our grads pursue a variety of careers. Here's a small sample of some of the things our grads go on to do.
COMMON FURTHER STUDIES
- Education (teachers’ college)
- Occupational Therapy
- Business Administration (MBA)
- Tourism
- Recreation and Leisure Studies
GRADS AT WORK
BUSINESS
- President of Hockey Operations and General Manager, Edmonton Oil Kings
- Co-Founder and Creative Director, Lug Canada Inc.
- Business Technology Analyst, Deloitte
SPORT AND EVENT MANAGEMENT
- Events Co-ordinator, Silvertip Golf Resort
- Coordinator, Game Operations, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
- Events and Outreach Manager, Uptown Waterloo Business Improvement Area
- Director, Game Entertainment and Events, Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- Director, Community Impact, United Way of Elgin Middlesex
- Wellness Coach, Canadian Mental Health
CLIENT CARE AND WELLNESS
- Recreation Therapist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Instructor Therapist, Autism Intervention Services, KidsAbility
- Child Life Specialist, Hospital for Sick Children
- Speech Language Pathologist, Six Nations Health Services
TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY
- Senior Travel Consultant, Asia and the South Pacific, Kensington Tours
- Area Manager, Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park
- Conference and Events Sales Coordinator, The Sefton Group
RECREATION AND FACILITIES
- Sport Programming Co-ordinator, Ontario University Athletics
- Recreation Programmer, City of Surrey
- General Manager, Niagara Parks Commission
- Membership Director, YMCA
Each year, we survey our Recreation and Leisure Studies grads one year after they've finished their degree to see what they're up to.
Here were the results from 2022:
0%
ATTENDING SCHOOL (FURTHER STUDIES)
0%
STARTING A CAREER
0%
OTHER
JON
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RECREATION AND SPORT BUSINESS GRADUATE
CURRENTLY: CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, ELORA BREWING COMPANY
“The Recreation program gave me the skills to think critically, solve problems creatively, make sure the departments and people in our business are communicating and working properly. But the thing that was ingrained – and that I use all the time in our business – is focusing on customer needs.”
