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 2023/2024 academic year. If you are interested in being considered for a teaching position during the 2023/2024 academic year, please submit the following to Department of Recreation, Hospitality and Parks Management, CSU Chico, Chico, CA 95929-560.

Please apply HERE: 2023-2024 Part-Time Lecturer Pool - Recreation, Hospitality, and Parks Management (opens in new window)

Morgan Geddie

Professor

Morgan Geddie is a professor of resort and lodging management in the Department of Recreation, Hospitality and Parks Management at California State University, Chico. Geddie received his doctorate from Oklahoma State University in occupational and adult education, with an emphasis in human resources development. He also has an MBA, with an emphasis in marketing, from the University of Central Oklahoma and a BS in hotel and restaurant management from Oklahoma State University. Before joining the faculty at Chico State, he taught at the University of Houston, Oklahoma State University, Eastern Illinois University, and Arkansas Tech University. He also has several years of hotel experience in the New York City, New York and Charlotte, North Carolina markets. Geddie specializes in the areas of lodging and cruise line management. He has published in many journals, textbooks, and trade magazines, as well as being a featured speaker at several conferences.

Portrait of Morgan Geddie
  • EdD, Occupational and Adult Education with emphasis in Human Resources Development, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
  • MBA Marketing, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma
  • BS Hotel and Restaurant Administration, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

Link to Vita (PDF)