WWW.NRPA.ORG * AUGUST 2011 * VOL. 46 * NO. 8 MAGAZINE COV E R S TO RY 46 A matter of Degree the only constant is change when it comes to parks and recreation academic programs . Elizabeth Beard f E AT U R E 52 Golf 2.0 how municipal courses can help develop more players and reboot the game of golf . Haley Adams f E AT U R E 56 Explaining the " GIS " in PrOrAGIS a how-to guide to the new mapping functions recently launched in ProraGIs . Contents Cover illustration: Lou Beach 2 Parks & Recreation A U G U S T 2011 www.NRPA .ORG shutterstoCk Bill Beckner