The students, faculty, staff, alumni, Advisory Council members, industry partners, and friends of Cal Poly's Experience Industry Management Department (formerly Recreation Administration and Recreation, Parks, & Tourism Administration) are celebrating 50 years as an academic program at Cal Poly (1976-2026). Program founder Dr. Carolyn Shank and long-time department head Dr. Bill Hendricks join Dr. Brian Greenwood to provide a retrospective on those 50 years.