Department of Recreation, Hospitality, & Parks Management
Our Office

Yolo Hall, Room 173
530-898-6408
RHPMStudent@csuchico.edu

Regular Hours
8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Monday–Friday

Mailing Address
Recreation, Hospitality & Parks Management
400 W. First St.
Chico, CA 95929–0560

Now Accepting Part-Time Faculty Applications

The College of CME, Department of Recreation, Hospitality and Parks Management is collecting application materials for temporary faculty for teaching opportunities that may be available in the 2022/2023 academic year. If you are interested in being considered for a teaching position during the 2022/2023 academic year, please submit the following to Department of Recreation, Hospitality and Parks Management, CSU Chico, Chico, CA 95929-560.

Jesse Engebretson

Assistant Professor
Jesse loves all things outdoor recreation, but he has a special love for bikepacking and packrafting (anything that "can get me far out")as well as winter recreation. He also tries to spend a lot of time growing things and making pizza. Jess is also involved in several notable publications and projects, including:“The Historical Meaning of “Outstanding Opportunities for Solitude or a Primitive and Unconfined Type of Recreation” in the Wilderness Act of1964” and “How the Nonhuman World Influences Homeowner Yard Management in the American Residential Macrosystem,”and all of his wilderness-related work with the US Forest Service andNational Park Service.
Portrait of Jesse Engebretson
  • PhD Oregon State University, Forest Ecosystems and Society
  • MA University of Kent, Environmental Anthropology
  • BS University of Minnesota, Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
  •  BA University of Minnesota, Anthropology

Link to Vitae (PDF)