1. William T. Splawn
Electronic Portfolio - 2014
862 Bluestone Wild Rd., Banner Elk, NC 28604(704)860-6101splawnwt@appstate.edu
Bill Splawn
2. Personal Leisure Philosophy
Leisure is very important in my life, which is one reason I choose Recreation
Management as my major. There are a lot of things that I believe leisure is and what leisure
should include. These next ideas describe what leisure means to me.
I believe leisure and recreation is a way to express who you are through the
activities you pursue. I love to skateboard, mountain bike, snowboard and fish. I believe these
activities help express who I am. These activities help create my identity and distinguish who I
usually hang out with. It does not mean I only hang out with or only like people who do these
activities, but when I do these activities I would rather hang out with people who also have the
same love for them.
I believe leisure promotes a healthy lifestyle and helps you grow as a person.
Whether activities are physical or mental, participating in leisure is good for the body and mind.
Like I said, I love to skateboard, snowboard and mountain bike. Those activities are physically
good for my health, because my body stays active and gets a proper amount of exercise. Being
active and exercising builds a strong healthy body that becomes more immune to illnesses and
one will tend to be more happy with their life. Mental activities are also included in leisure, such
as crossword puzzles or Sudoku. These activities keep the mind at work and healthy and help
prevent diseases such as Alzheimer's. Therefore leisure is a good way to maintain a healthy life.
I believe one should not only participate in one leisure activity, but should
participate in multiple activities to experience and understand other's concept of fun and
enjoyment. A lot of people limit themselves to one main activity that they love to do. I totally
understand why. For the longest time I would only skateboard. I skated everyday all day long,
3. but I started to do other activities, like the ones I mentioned above. I met new people and started
to understand why they had fun doing the other activities they did. Participating in other
activities led me to meet new friends and also let me explore other fun things to do in life.
I believe leisure helps make friends, and those friends in my case are my best
friends. When I moved to Boone I really did not participate in many activities. I spent most of
my time just hanging out with people and socializing. I met a few friends freshman and
sophomore year, who all skated and got me back into skating. These few guys became my best
friends. Not only do we all skate together, but we all picked up new activities to do. We share
these activities with each other and love to do them all together.
Including everyone is a part of leisure and even if some are not good at the group is
doing, then the chance arises to teach others and help develop their skills at whatever the
activity may be. My current roommate is essentially like a brother I never had and he is my best
friend. When we met I got him to buy a skateboard. I taught him as well as I could and he
became a great skater. In exchange he got me to try snowboarding, and taught me the basics. I
feel that everyone should be included in recreation and leisure. We just need to make the
accommodations to make all activities more accessible for everyone.
Watauga County Skate Park
Several years ago, the Watauga County Park and Recreation department operated a skate
park located near the Watauga Swim Complex. According to locals in Boone, NC the park was
closed down due to vandalism, misuse of the equipment, and users disobeying the rules of the
park. I feel like if the park is done correctly, with the right people involved and supporting the
park, then the town come cross the barriers constraining them from allowing the legalization of
skateboarding and the development of a new skate park.
4. Several other mountain towns in North Carolina have recently added a skate park to their
current list of parks, such as Waynesville, NC and Cherokee, NC. I feel that if Boone would
follow the footsteps of surrounding towns and understand that a skate park keeps young adults
from being bored and also keeps them active. The creation of park would also bring in tourism
to our mountain town, because skateboarders love to skate new and different parks all the time.
After completing some research I discovered that neighboring city and towns receive
grant funding from the Tony Hawk Foundation. This foundation allows any qualifying
candidates to apply for a grant between $1,000 and $25,000. Even if the town of Boone applied
for the grant and did not receive the highest amount, that does not mean the county is defeated or
that they have to find funding from other sources. A lot of people think of skate parks as a huge
concrete area developed and built by professionals, but there are other options.
If there was only enough funding to lay a slab of concrete down, then that would be
enough. After becoming friends with pretty much every skateboarder in Boone, and working at
Recess, the local skate shop, I come to find out that if a piece of concrete was given to us to
skate, then local skaters in the area would come out to the location and spend their own time and
money developing and building the rest of the park. This example has been proven to work in
the River Arts District outside of downtown Asheville. Local skateboarders in the community
raised their own money to develop a piece of abandon property into a successful place for
anyone to come and skate. They brought their own trash cans to keep the park clean and also
clean the park weekly.
A second grant option is Home Depot, which seems a little odd. But Home Depot is
willing to supply either money to use at their stores to buy supplies for local DIY skate parks. So
5. if the Tony Hawn Foundation donated enough money to lay a concrete surface in town, then
Home Depot would fund the supplies needed to construct skate obstacles.
Website for grants:
Beginning Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ycn-10743235
Tony Hawk Foundation: http://tonyhawkfoundation.org/skatepark-grants/apply/
Home Depot: https://hdepot.sponsor.com/
Rocky Knob Fall Festival
This past weekend, October 11 and 12, Rocky Knob Mountain Bike Park hosted its annual fall
festival. The festival consisted of a pump track jam on Friday night, where riders were
challenged physically and mentally by the series of competitions hosted. The riders competed in,
the longest manual, best trick, best style and Jr. shredders. All competitions were very laid back
and for fun. Redbull appeared at the event, and brought a long their signature DJ booth and
played smooth jams all night. Saturday morning was a whole different setting, with Take A Kid
Mountain Biking Day. Twenty-Four youngsters showed up with their bikes in hand, ready to
learn necessary skills to ride the pump track and trails at Rock Knob. Kristian Jackson held a
skills clinic to educate the kids on pump track safety and showed them how to have fun while
riding. By the end of the day, there was a noticeable improvement in the kid's riding abilities.
Also on Saturday, Santa Cruz Bikes ran a demo at Rocky Knob. Santa Cruz brought twenty-five
bikes, and had seventy-five people participate in their demo. As Saturday came to an end,
participants gathered at the picnic pavilion, where they were served fresh BBQ and participated
6. in a raffle that raised Rocky Knob $250.00. To the say the least, the event was once again
another success.
Rocky Knob would like to give a thanks to all of the sponsors who helped contribute to the
event: Bald Guy Brew, Tsuga, Mountain Khakis, Bell, Giro, Yakima, Spy Optics, Black Cat,
Ingles, Lowes Food, Harris Teeter, Earth Fare, Jimmy Johns, Stick Boy, Specialized Bikes,
Roachel Laney(BBQ), ASU Recreation Management, Boone Area Cyclists, Magic Cycles,
International Mountain Biking Association, Redbull, Bandanna's BBQ, Beech Mountain Resort.
Rocky Knob would also like to give a special thanks to Appalachian Mountain Brewery. AMB
held two in-house food and beverage fundraisers raising $500.00.
Transcript Data
STUDENT INFORMATION
Name : William T. Splawn
Birth Date: May 28, 1991
Student
Type:
Continuing
Curriculum Information
7. Current Program
Bachelor Of Science
Program: Recreation &
Park
Management
College: College of
Health Sciences
Major and
Department:
Recreation
Management,
Health Leisure
Exercise Sci
Major
Concentration:
Recreation &
Park
Management
Minor: General
Business
8. ***Transcript type:WEB Unofficial Self-Service is NOT Official ***
INSTITUTION CREDIT -Top-
Term: Fall 2009
College: University College
Major: Graphic Arts and Imaging Tech
Student Type: Freshman
Academic
Standing:
Good Standing
9. Subjec
t
Cours
e
Leve
l
Title Grade Credit
Hours
Qualit
y
Points
Start
and
End
Dates
R CEU Conta
ct Hours
ENG 1000 U EXPOSITORY
WRITING
B 3.000 9.00
PHL 1501 U EVERYDAY PHL:
HIST & SOC
PERSP
B 3.000 9.00
PSY 1200 U PSYCH: HIST,
SOC & SCIENT
FNDS
WC 0.000 0.00
TEC 3601 U ENERGY ISSUES
& TECHNOLOGY
B 3.000 9.00
UCO 1200 U FINANCES &
QUALITY OF
LIVING
B 3.000 9.00
13. Academic
Standing:
Good Standing
Subjec
t
Cours
e
Leve
l
Title Grade Credit
Hours
Qualit
y
Points
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and
End
Dates
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AST 1001 U INTR ASTRO
I/SOLAR SYST
B 4.000 12.00
HIS 1130 U THEMES IN
GLOBAL
HISTORY
B 3.000 9.00
MAT 1020 U COLLEGE
ALGEBRA
W/APPLIC
B 4.000 12.00
MUS 1042 U GUITAR CLASS I B 1.000 3.00
THR 2010 U ANALYZING
STYLE & FORM
B 3.000 9.00
15. Academic
Standing:
Good Standing
Subjec
t
Cours
e
Leve
l
Title Grade Credit
Hours
Qualit
y
Points
Start
and
End
Dates
R CEU Conta
ct Hours
ACC 2100 U PRIN OF
ACCOUNTING I
Repeat
(excluded from
GPA)
D+ 3.000 0.00 E
AST 1002 U INT ASTRO
II/STAR GALAX
C+ 4.000 9.20
ECO 2030 U PRIN ECON-
PRICE THEORY
C 3.000 6.00
MAT 1030 U CALCUL WITH
BUS APPLNS
B 4.000 12.00
16. P E 1877 U INTERM
SNOWBOARDIN
G
A 1.000 4.00
Term Totals (Undergraduate)
Attem
pt
Hours
Passe
d
Hours
Earne
d
Hours
GPA
Hours
Qualit
y
Points
GPA
Current Term: 15.000 12.000 12.000 12.000 31.20 2.60
Cumulative: 54.000 51.000 51.000 51.000 152.10 2.98
Unofficial Transcript
Term: Fall 2011
College: University College
Major: Graphic Arts and Imaging Tech
17. Student Type: Continuing
Academic
Standing:
Good Standing
Subjec
t
Cours
e
Leve
l
Title Grade Credit
Hours
Qualit
y
Points
Start
and
End
Dates
R CEU Conta
ct Hours
ACC 2100 U PRIN OF
ACCOUNTING I
C 3.000 6.00
ECO 2040 U PRINC OF ECON
- MACRO
Repeat
(excluded from
GPA)
D 3.000 0.00 E
ENG 3100 U BUSINESS
WRITING
A- 3.000 11.10
LAW 2150 U LEGAL ENVIRON
OF BUS
D 3.000 0.00 E
18. Repeat
(excluded from
GPA)
PSY 1200 U PSYCH: HIST,
SOC & SCIENT
FNDS
B 3.000 9.00
Term Totals (Undergraduate)
Attem
pt
Hours
Passe
d
Hours
Earne
d
Hours
GPA
Hours
Qualit
y
Points
GPA
Current Term: 15.000 9.000 9.000 9.000 26.10 2.90
Cumulative: 69.000 60.000 60.000 60.000 178.20 2.97
Unofficial Transcript
Term: Spring 2012
19. College: College of Business
Major: Finance and Banking
Student Type: Continuing
Academic
Standing:
Good Standing
Subjec
t
Cours
e
Leve
l
Title Grade Credit
Hours
Qualit
y
Points
Start
and
End
Dates
R CEU Conta
ct Hours
ACC 2110 U PRIN OF
ACCOUNTING II
D 3.000 3.00
ECO 2100 U BUS & ECO
STATISTICS I
C 3.000 6.00
FIN 3680 U INTRODUCTION
TO FINANCE
C 3.000 6.00
20. MGT 3630 U INTRO TO ORG
BEHAVIOR
D 3.000 3.00
P E 1876 U BEGINNING
SNOWBOARDIN
G
A 1.000 4.00
POM 3650 U PROD & OPER
MANAGEMENT
C 3.000 6.00
Term Totals (Undergraduate)
Attem
pt
Hours
Passe
d
Hours
Earne
d
Hours
GPA
Hours
Qualit
y
Points
GPA
Current Term: 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 28.00 1.75
Cumulative: 85.000 76.000 76.000 76.000 206.20 2.71
Unofficial Transcript
21. Term: Fall 2012
College: College of Health Sciences
Major: Recreation Management
Student Type: Continuing
Academic
Standing:
Good Standing
Subjec
t
Cours
e
Leve
l
Title Grade Credit
Hours
Qualit
y
Points
Start
and
End
Dates
R CEU Conta
ct Hours
CIS 1026 U PERS
COMPUTING
EFFECTIVENESS
B 3.000 9.00
ECO 2040 U PRINC OF ECON
- MACRO
B 3.000 9.00
22. ECO 2200 U BUS & ECO
STATISTICS II
WC 0.000 0.00
ENG 2350 U STUDIES IN
AMERICAN
LITERATURE
B- 3.000 8.10
LAW 2150 U LEGAL ENVIRON
OF BUS
B- 3.000 8.10
Term Totals (Undergraduate)
Attem
pt
Hours
Passe
d
Hours
Earne
d
Hours
GPA
Hours
Qualit
y
Points
GPA
Current Term: 12.000 12.000 12.000 12.000 34.20 2.85
Cumulative: 97.000 88.000 88.000 88.000 240.40 2.73
Unofficial Transcript
23. Term: Spring 2013
College: College of Health Sciences
Major: Recreation Management
Student Type: Continuing
Academic
Standing:
Good Standing
Additional
Standing:
Dean's List
Subjec
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Cours
e
Leve
l
Title Grade Credit
Hours
Qualit
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Points
Start
and
End
Dates
R CEU Conta
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R M 2100 U LEISURE IN
SOCIETY
A 3.000 12.00
R M 2110 U INTRO TO REC & A 3.000 12.00
24. LEISURE
R M 2120 U LDRSHIP GRP
DYNAMICS REC
B 3.000 9.00
R M 2210 U RECREATION
RESOURCE
MGMT
B 3.000 9.00
R M 2310 U ADMN OF
LEISURE SERV I
B+ 3.000 9.90
Term Totals (Undergraduate)
Attem
pt
Hours
Passe
d
Hours
Earne
d
Hours
GPA
Hours
Qualit
y
Points
GPA
Current Term: 15.000 15.000 15.000 15.000 51.90 3.46
Cumulative: 112.00
0
103.00
0
103.00
0
103.00
0
292.30 2.83
25. Unofficial Transcript
Term: First Summer 2013
College: College of Health Sciences
Major: Recreation Management
Student Type: Continuing
Academic
Standing:
Good Standing
Subjec
t
Cours
e
Leve
l
Title Grade Credit
Hours
Qualit
y
Points
Start
and
End
Dates
R CEU Conta
ct Hours
CIS 2050 U FDN OF
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
B- 3.000 8.10
26. R M 3157 U ENVIRONMENTA
L EDUCATION
SKILLS
A 3.000 12.00
Term Totals (Undergraduate)
Attem
pt
Hours
Passe
d
Hours
Earne
d
Hours
GPA
Hours
Qualit
y
Points
GPA
Current Term: 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 20.10 3.35
Cumulative: 118.00
0
109.00
0
109.00
0
109.00
0
312.40 2.86
Unofficial Transcript
Term: Second Summer 2013
College: College of Health Sciences
27. Major: Recreation Management
Student Type: Continuing
Academic
Standing:
Good Standing
Subjec
t
Cours
e
Leve
l
Title Grade Credit
Hours
Qualit
y
Points
Start
and
End
Dates
R CEU Conta
ct Hours
MKT 3050 U PRINCIPLES OF
MARKETING
C+ 3.000 6.90
Term Totals (Undergraduate)
Attem
pt
Hours
Passe
d
Hours
Earne
d
Hours
GPA
Hours
Qualit
y
Points
GPA
Current Term: 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 6.90 2.30
28. Cumulative: 121.00
0
112.00
0
112.00
0
112.00
0
319.30 2.85
Unofficial Transcript
Term: Fall 2013
College: College of Health Sciences
Major: Recreation Management
Student Type: Continuing
Academic
Standing:
Good Standing
Last Academic
Standing:
Good Standing
Subjec
t
Cours
e
Leve
l
Title Grade Credit
Hours
Qualit
y
Points
Start
and
End
R CEU Conta
ct Hours
29. Dates
R M 2140 U NAT RES:
BECOMING
INFORM CIT
A 3.000 12.00
R M 2410 U REC PROGRAM
PLANNING
B 3.000 9.00
R M 3210 U INCLUSIVE
RECREATION
B 3.000 9.00
R M 3220 U PLN DSGN LEIS
FACILITIES
C+ 3.000 6.90
R M 3315 U CAREER DEV
LEIS SERV REC
A 1.000 4.00
R M 3610 U ADMN LEISURE
SERVICES II
B 3.000 9.00
Term Totals (Undergraduate)
30. Attem
pt
Hours
Passe
d
Hours
Earne
d
Hours
GPA
Hours
Qualit
y
Points
GPA
Current Term: 16.000 16.000 16.000 16.000 49.90 3.11
Cumulative: 137.00
0
128.00
0
128.00
0
128.00
0
369.20 2.88
Unofficial Transcript
TRANSCRIPT TOTALS (UNDERGRADUATE) -Top-
Attem
pt
Hours
Passed
Hours
Earne
d
Hours
GPA
Hours
Qualit
y
Points
GPA
Total Institution: 137.00
0
128.00
0
128.00
0
128.00
0
369.20 2.88
Total Transfer: 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.00 0.00
31. Overall: 137.00
0
128.00
0
128.00
0
128.00
0
369.20 2.88
Unofficial Transcript
COURSES IN PROGRESS -Top-
Term: Spring 2014
College: College of Health Sciences
Major: Recreation Management
Student Type: Continuing
Subjec
t
Cours
e
Leve
l
Title Credit Hours Start
and End
Dates
P E 1727 U FLY FISHING 1.000
32. R M 3561 U LEIS SERVICE
PROMOTIONS
3.000
R M 4110 U EVAL REC/LEIS SERV
MGT
3.000
R M 4210 U SENIOR SEMINAR 2.000
Unofficial Transcript
Bachelor of Science in Recreation Management (BS)
2012-2013 (Revised 5/29/12)
College of Health Sciences (CHS) Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science
Major Code 574* Director: Dr. Mandy Harrison
CIP Code 31.0301 828-262-6326
Concentration Codes: 574 E or F or G harrisonmb@appstate.edu
33. Non-Teaching HLES.Appstate.edu
GENERAL EDUCATION……………………………………………………………………………………… 44
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS………………………………………………………………………………….. 53-54 GPA Requirement:
An overall 2.0 GPA is required in the major. 18 sh must be completed at Appalachian.
* “C” (2.0) minimum required for each course
Core Requirements (38 sh)
* R M 2110__x____(3) Introduction to Rec & Leisure (minimum grade of “C”)
R M 2120___x___(3) Leadership & Group Dynamics in Recreation (Prerequisite: RM 2110 or Consent of
Instructor)
R M 2210___x___(3) Recreation Resource Management (Prerequisite: RM 2110 or Consent of
Instructor)
R M 2310___x___(3) Administration of Leisure Services I (Prerequisite: RM 2110 or Consent of
Instructor)
R M 2410___x___(3) Recreation Program Planning (Prerequisite: RM 2110 or Consent of Instructor)
R M 3210___x___(3) Inclusive Recreation (Prerequisite: RM 2110 or Consent of Instructor)
* R M 3315___x__ (1) Career Development in Leisure Ser & Rec
R M 3610___x___(3) Administration of Leisure Services II (WID) (Prerequisites: RM 2110, RM 2310)
34. R M 4110___Enrolled___(3) Evaluation in Rec & Leisure Ser Mgt (Prerequisites: RM 2110, RM 2310, RM
2410 or
Consent of Instructor)
* R M 4210__Enrolled____(2) Senior Seminar (CAP) (Prerequisite: RM 3315 or Consent of Instructor)
R M 3561__Enrolled____(3) Leisure Service Promotion (Prerequisites: RM 2310 or RM 2410)
R M 4900___Fall 2014___(8 sh min) Internship (See page 357 of Undergraduate Bulletin)
CONCENTRATION – CHOOSE ONE CONCENTRATION
574G Commercial Recreation & Tourism Management Concentration (15 sh)
R M 2130_______(3) Principles of Commercial Recreation & Tourism (Pre: RM 2110 or Consent of
Instructor)
R M 3241_______(3) Travel & Tourism (Prerequisite: RM 2130 or Consent of Instructor)
R M 4450_______(3) Seminar in Tourism Development (Prerequisites: RM 2110, RM 2130, RM 3241 or
Consent of Instr.)
NOTE: 6 sh of HOS electives or other electives approved by advisor: ENG 3100 CIS 1026 LAW 2150
________________________________________
(Need written verification for Dean’s Office)
OR
35. 574E Recreation & Park Management Concentration (15 sh) NOTE: Students should meet with a
Recreation Management advisor for appropriate 15 sh of classes.
All selected courses must be approved by an advisor
RM 3220, 2140, 3157, 2100, and TEC 3601
_________________________________________________________
OR (Need written verification for Dean’s Office).
574F Outdoor Experiential Education Concentration (16 sh) NOTE: * C minimum if Outdoor Experiential
Education is your concentration
* R M 2220_______(3) Principles of Outdoor Experiential Education (Prerequisite: RM 2110 or Consent
of Instruct)
R M 3154_______(3) Outdoor Experiential Education Laboratory (Pre: RM 2220 w/”C” min. or Consent
of Instructor.
Prerequisite/Corerequisite RM 2410)
R M 4140_______(3) Outdoor Leadership (Prerequisites: RM 2110, RM 2220, RM 3154 and Consent of
Instructor)
AND
Choose two of the following courses:
R M 3151_______(2) Climbing Site Facilitation (Prerequisite: RM 2220 or Consent of Instructor)
R M 3152_______(2) Ropes Course Facilitation (Prerequisite: RM 2220 or Consent of Instructor)
36. R M 3153_______(2) Canoeing and White Water Rafting (Prerequisite: RM 2220 or Consent of
Instructor)
AND
Choose one of the following courses:
R M 3140_______(3) Camp Management/Conference Center Management
R M 3155_______(3) Wilderness First Responder (Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor)
R M 3630_______(3) Interpretive Methods (Prerequisite: RM 2110 or Consent of Instructor)
Other__________( ) __________________________(with approval of advisor):
____________________________
MINOR REQUIRED (minimum sh required)………………………………………………………………..…. 12 NOTE: Each
minor differs in number of hours and requirements – see catalog. 9 sh of a minor must be completed at
Appalachian
FREE ELECTIVES ( to total a minimum of 122 sh) ………………………………………...…………….up to 13 NOTE: 2 sh
of free electives outside the major discipline are required _____
TOTAL …………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 122
