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Through the Peak Performance program, ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë physical therapy students conduct research while working with Division-1 athletes and athletic professionals.

Take the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) beginning Sunday, April 15, through Friday, May 4.  All students who submit a survey will be automatically entered in a random drawing for one of twenty-five $10 gift cards for Irazu.  Your health matters. Don't miss this opportunity to make your voice heard! 

The award honors distinguished professionals in the field of leisure and recreation who are considered to be a positive role model epitomizing the values and desired outcomes of recreation and demonstrates enthusiasm for the profession.  

The first presentation was titled: Sport Success in Three Easy Steps and was offered on Nov. 11. The second presentation was titled: The Pleasure Principle: The Biochemistry of Choice and was offered on Nov. 12. 

The article by Carol Smith and Rodney Parks explored deepening experiential learning in the absence of technology and will appear in the Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning.

Earlier this summer, Katherine Carter ’96 served as a contact for a group of ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë students visiting her adopted country, Namibia, embodying the saying ‘once an ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë student, always an ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë student.’

ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë earns 33 badges for excellence in rankings based on the outcomes of a college education. The rankings were published Sept. 8 by USA Today and College Factual.

 

The grant is for the project titled "Jumpstarting a Multi-Year Health Promotion Project through Connections and Collaborations."

In this class, Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance Carol Smith discusses how there is more to the Olympic games than athletic competition and national pride.

The chapter by the associate professor of health and human performance is included in "Exploring Teachers in Fiction and Film: Saviors, Scapegoats and Schoolmarms," which was published in April.