Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) has worked with the University of Denver to develop an Outdoor Recreation Industry (LORI) program.
ORR said the program’s goal is to train and develop more outdoor recreation leaders.
ORR President Jessica Wahl Turner said: “This is a really exciting moment for ORR. We work with each of our members to address the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the outdoor recreation economy and know that our partnership with the University of Denver will help us create a better environment for businesses and recreationists alike for years to come.”
The University of Denver’s LORI program launched in early 2023, thanks to a $3 million grant from The VF Foundation. The program offers coursework across three academic units—the Daniels College of Business, Sturm College of Law and Josef Korbel School of International Studies.
Said Chris Castilian, senior executive director of LORI, “We are grateful to partner with the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable and are excited to pair our unique, interdisciplinary graduate-level program with ORR’s premier network of national outdoor recreation industry leaders.”
The program is fully online with one-credit “Sprint” courses designed for the industry’s existing and emerging leaders.
“From growing the industry’s workforce to increasing equity in access to the outdoors,” Wahl Turner said, “we look forward to working with DU to support the next generation of outdoor recreation industry leaders and the businesses and customers ready to work with them.”
