California University of Pennsylvania
Eberly College of Science & Technology
Department of Earth Sciences
Parks & Recreation Management Program

Welcome to Dr. Confer's Home Page!

Dr. Confer's Classes:

Fall Semester 2009 Important Events:

1. Class Calendar
   Classes begin - Monday, Aug. 31, 2009
   Labor Day - No Classes - Monday, Sept. 7, 2009
   Cal U Homecoming, Oct. 12-17, 2009
   Mission Day - No Classes - Wednesday,  Nov. 4, 2009
   Thanksgiving Break - No Classes - Wednesday, Nov. 25 to Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009
   Classes end - Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
   Reading Day - No Classes - Friday, Dec. 11, 2009
   Final Exams - Monday, Dec. 14 to Friday, Dec. 18, 2009

2. The National Parks: America's Best Idea, A 12-hour, six-part documentary series by Ken Burns
   Date: Coming to PBS on Sunday, Sept. 27 - Oct. 2, 2009 @ 8-10PM
   To find out more about this new series on the National Parks see my America's Best Idea webpage.

3. PA Greenways & Trails Summit
   Date: Sept. 27-29, 2009 @ Blair County Convention Center, Altoona, PA

4. National Parks & Recreation Association National Congress & Leisure Research Symposium
   Date: Oct. 13-16, 2009 @ Salt Lake City, UT

5. Association of Outdoor Recreation & Education
   Date: Nov. 5-7, 2009 @ Minneapolis, MN

Spring Semester 2010 Important Events:

1. Class Calendar
   MLK Day - No Classes - Monday, Jan. 18, 2010
   Classes begin - Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010
   Cal U Spring Break - No Classes - Saturday, Mar. 6 - Sunday, Mar. 14, 2010
   Easter Break - No Classes - Friday, Apr. 2 to Sunday, Apr. 4, 2010
   Classes end - Thursday, Apr. 29, 2010
   Reading Day - No Classes - Friday, Apr. 30, 2010
   Final Exams - Monday, May 3 to Friday, May 7, 2010

2. Pennsylvania Recreation & Parks Society District 1 (PRPS) Winter Workshop/Meeting (Click HERE for the Schedule)
   Date: Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 @ 8:30AM-4:00PM; Location TBA
   (Cal U PRM Students contact Dr. Confer or  Dr. Wickham for more Info & to Register)

3. Pennsylvania Recreation & Parks Society (PRPS) Annual Conference
   Dates: Saturday, Mar. 20 - Thursday, Mar. 25, 2010 @ Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion, PA (Click Here for the Schedule)
   Student scholarships - Click HERE for more Information

4. Northeast Recreation Research Symposium (NERR) (Click HERE for the Schedule)
   Dates: Mar. 28-30, 2010 @ The Sagamore Resort on Lake George, Bolton Landing, NY
   Student scholarships - Click HERE for more Information

5. Cal U Eco Learning Community Earth Day Celebration!
   Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010, Cal U Campus
   Details: TBA (Stay Tuned!)

6. 15^th Annual Pike Run Youth Fishing Festival!
   Dates: Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 7:00AM-2:30PM @ California Rotary Park

7. National Association of Recreation Resource Planners (NARRP) Annual Conference (Click HERE for the Schedule)
   Dates: TBA, 2010 @ TBA
   Student scholarships - Click HERE for more Information

15^th Annual Pike Run Youth Fishing Festival!
Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 7:00AM-2:30PM @ California Rotary Park
For Youth 15 yrs & under
Registration 7-9AM, Fishing begins @ 8:00
FREE FAMILY FUN!!! - Click HERE for more information!

This is my personal home page.  It contains information about me and my interests both professional and personal
If you are looking for my class websites for the courses I teach @ Cal U links to them are listed above.

Click HERE to see my CV

Teaching

• Cal U ECO: People, Nature & Media: Exploring Human Connections to the Outdoors & Natural World, a Learning Community (Fall 2008-Spring 2009)

• Classes taught: (Click to view Syllabus for each class)

  Undergraduate:

  • REC 165: Introduction to Recreation & Leisure

  • REC 362: Recreation Site Design & Management

  • REC 365: Recreation Resource Management

  • REC 374: Commercial Recreation Management

  • REC 378: Recreation Management & Leadership

  • REC 412: Program Planning & Evaluation

  • GEO 123: Introduction to CAD & GIS

  • GEO 240: Human Ecology

  • GEO 340: Historical Geography

Service

• Cal U Parks & Recreation Society, Faculty Advisor

• Cal U Rho Phi Lambda, the National Honorary Fraternity for Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services majors, Faculty Advisor

• Cal U Institutional Review Board (Member, Fall 2006-Present)

• Cal U FPDC Grants & Contracts Subcommittee (Member, Fall 2006-Present)

• Cal U Forum University Core Values Committee (Member, Spring 2007-Present)

• Cal U General Education Committee (Member, Fall 2008-Present)

• National Recreation & Park Association (NRPA) GIS Standards & Data Model Project for Parks, Trails & Recreation Facilities Advisory Committee & Task Force Member (Spring 2008-Present)

• National Association of Recreation Resource Planners (NARRP) 2009 National Conference Planning Committee 2009 Conference Planning Committee (Spring 2008-Present) - Cal U Earth Sciences Department, Parks & Recreation Management Program are Co-Sponsors of this year's NARRP National Conference, Pittsburgh, PA

• Northeast Recreation Research Symposium (NERR) 2009 Symposium Planning Committee Member (1995-Present)

• Pennsylvania Recreation & Parks Society (PRPS) District 1 Annual Winter Meeting Planning Committee & Local Liaison
  District 1 Annual Winter Meeting will be held here at Cal U in the Natali Student Center on Friday, February 6, 2009

• Member of the following Professional/Academic Associations/Organizations/Societies

  • Pennsylvania Recreation & Parks Society (PRPS)

  • National Recreation & Parks Association (NRPA)

    • Society of Park & Recreation Educators (SPRE)

    • National Society for Park Resources (NSPR)

    • American Park & Recreation Society (APRS)

  • National Association of Recreation Resource Planners (NARRP)

  • American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (AAHPERD)

    • American Association for Physical Activity & Recreation (AAPAR)

      • Council for Adventure & Outdoor Education/Recreation

      • Measurement & Evaluation Council

  • International Association for Society & Natural Resources (IASNR)

  • Pennsylvania Geographical Society (PGS)

  • Association of American Geographers (AAG)

    • Recreation, Tourism & Sport Specialty Group

    • Geographic Information Systems & Science Specialty Group

    • Water Resources Specialty Group

  • Association for Outdoor Recreation & Education (AORE)

  • Association for Experiential Education (AEE)

  • NWF Campus Ecology

  • The International Ecotourism Society

Research & Scholarship

Click HERE to see my CV

Dr. John Confer
Office: EBE 265 2^nd floor, Eberly Sciences & Technology Center
California University of Pennsylvania
Fall 2010 Office Hours:
  TBA or by appointment (E-mail for appointment)
Phone: (724) 938-4211
E-mail: confer@calu.edu
Dr. Confer's Home Page: http://workforce.calu.edu/confer/