People Background
Matthew Ebbott MS

Matthew Ebbott MS

Senior Lecturer in Recreation & Outdoor Education and Environment & Sustainability

Contact Information

970.943.2115 mebbott@western.edu
Paul Wright Gym 222

Academic Divisions

Recreation, Exercise & Sport Science Department Clark Family School of Environment & Sustainability

Functional Areas

Outdoor Environmental Education Water Studies Individualized Contract Recreation Outdoor Leadership Food Systems Climate Action Planning Environment & Sustainability Recreation and Outdoor Education Public Land Management Honors Program

Education

MS, Western Illinois University, Recreation, Park & Tourism Administration, 2001
BA, John Carroll University, History and Secondary Education, 1995

Biography

Courses Taught

  • ROE 182: Introduction to Leisure and Recreation
  • ROE 189: Principles of Outdoor Recreation
  • ROE 283: Recreation Leadership
  • ROE 333: Ski Marketing & Public Relations
  • ROE 398: Program Planning
  • ROE 464: Travel & Tourism
  • ROE 466: Management of Recreation Facilities
  • ROE 473: Wilderness Education Association National Standards Program
  • ROE 490: Recreation Philosophy & Ethics
  • ENVS 100: Introduction to Environment and Sustainability

Hobbies

Playing hockey, telemark skiing, snowboarding, golf, backpacking, philosophy, history, theology.

Favorite Quotes

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is more people who have come alive.””

“If you are a person arguing with the processes of life, you are like a rock trying to argue with a stream.” —Lao Tzu

“Veni, Vidi, Vici” —Caesar

“”Illegitimi non carborundum””