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Alumni Circle
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 State of the School
Jan Harris |
Retrospective from Retiring Director: JAN HARRIS
I will be retiring in August after a 35-year career that has included four years at SDSU, eight years at Cal State Los Angeles, 18 years at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and five years at a variety of other institutions early in my career. It has been an honor to serve as Director of the School of ENS for the past four years, working with a group of very bright and hard-working faculty who are student-centered and passionate about their programs. Read more from Jan Harris' retrospective.
Fred Kolkhorst | Message from the Incoming Director: FRED KOLKHORST It is an exciting honor to have been appointed by Dean Gattas to serve as the School's next Director. It is also a wonderful opportunity to lead such a talented faculty. ENS has much to be proud about. Over the next several years, we will be moving on several initiatives. One of the most critical will be to more closely integrate our various academic programs. Another initiative is to continue improving the connections between the School and you, our alums and friends. We want your help to making our programs even stronger. |
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Awards and Honors
2010 Outstanding Graduating Seniors and Most Influential Faculty
The faculty of the School of ENS selected two outstanding graduating seniors in recognition of their top-notch academic achievements: Kil Suk Yi from Foods and Nutrition, and Kathleen Graham from Kinesiology. Read full article...
Larry Roberts Receives the Robert J. Moore Distinguished Athletic Training Award
Larry Roberts was awarded the Robert J. Moore Distinguished Athletic Training Alumnus award on March 18th during a ceremony held in the Auditorium of the Athletics Hall of Fame. He graduated from SDSU in 1973 with a BS in Health Sciences and has been active at every level in San Diego throughout his career. He was the head Athletic Trainer at USD, the San Diego Clippers, San Diego Gulls, and Carlsbad High School. He was also an Assistant Trainer for the San Diego Chargers. Having worked with the outstanding 1973 SDSU men's volleyball team, Larry was inducted into the SDSU Hall of Fame along with that team. He is currently on the staff of the HealthSouth Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic. Larry continues to support our School of ENS Athletic Training students through his participation and contributions to our student professional organization, the Future Athletic Trainers Society. 1950's Alum/MLB Official Inducted into Hall of Fame
Doug Harvey worked in 4,673 regular-season big league games and was a crew chief in 18 of his 31 seasons (1962-92) as a National League umpire. Harvey worked nine National League Championship Series (1970, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991), six All-Star Games (1963, 1964, 1971, 1977, 1982, 1992) and five World Series (1968, 1974, 1981, 1984, 1988). Read about Doug Harvey on the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum website.
Kristi Robusto Wins Presidential Award in SDSU Student Research Symposium
School of ENS Master's student Kristi Robusto was selected to receive one of ten Presidential Awards at the 2010 SDSU Student Research Symposium, a two-day conference at which undergraduate and graduate students present the fruits of their research and creative activities. Read full article...
Anne Rosser is Recipient of the Meritorious Achievement Award at the San Diego County High School Coaching Legends 11th Annual Induction Banquet in November 2009.
Anne Rosser was a very active professional throughout her physical education teaching career in San Diego, much of which was at Madison High School. During that time she was a leader in the California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, as well as the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, and she has continued this work during her retirement. She has also been an active SDSU alum, especially lending support to the College of Arts and Letters programs in China. She was also instrumental in helping us make contact with many of the 1950s Kinesiology alums (at the time, of course, the major was titled Physical Education) who attended this year's campus tour and Aztec baseball outing in April 2010. |
Recent Events
1950's and 1960's Alumni from School of ENS Return to Campus for Tour and SDSU Baseball Game About 20 School of ENS alumni from the 1950s and 1960s (decades when we were still known as the Department of Physical Education), returned to campus on April 20th to glide around campus on a golf-cart tour, walk through the new Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center, take in the view from the Aztrac Stadium, and then cheer on the Aztecs at the baseball game against UC Irvine at Tony Gwynn Field. Read full article...
2010 Pathways to Health Colloquium Focuses on Exercise, Nutrition and Cancer
The School of ENS annual Pathways to Health Colloquium, this year focused on Exercise, Nutrition and Cancer, kicked off on Thursday evening, March 11 with two distinguished lectures by well-known academic authorities who provided excellent insights and cutting-edge knowledge about the contributions of diet and exercise to preventing cancer, dealing with effects of treatment, and enhancing survivorship. Our speakers were Dr. Norman Hord (Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University) and Dr. Kerry Courneya (Faculty of Physical Education, University of Alberta). Read full article... Changes Underway in Peterson Gym
The "gym" moniker in Peterson Gym is becoming less apt now that two former gym spaces are being renovated to become classrooms that will open for the first time in Fall 2010. With the tightening of the California budget, large classroom space is at a premium. The gym space that for years served as the site for Aztec Gymnastics under the able leadership of Ed Franz, and then morphed to become the main classroom/gym combo for our physical education pedagogy program, will soon be a classroom for 213 students. The upper balcony on the east side of the main gym is being split into two classrooms for 125 students and 45 students, respectively. The new gym space for our physical education pedagogy program is located in the upper balcony on the west side of the main gym, and this has been renovated with a permanent wall between the balcony and the main gym, adequate equipment storage, basketball hoops on the walls, and a refinished floor.  Fitness Clinic Continues to Grow |
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School of ENS Holds 2nd Annual Reception for Students Interested in Studying Abroad
With global ties on the increase, traveling to another country for university study is becoming increasingly popular at SDSU. The School of ENS hosted it 2nd annual reception in September 2009 for students contemplating such educational adventures. Read full article...
 Nutrition Students Reach Out to Food Insecure Families Students in the School of ENS Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) are deeply committed to community service events that target food insecure populations, contributing at least 600 hours to various agencies each semester. All students do a 16-hour placement at the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program. Read full article...
Kinesiology Undergrads Participate in Posture Awareness Initiative
Several undergrad students in Kinesiology recently participated in a new local initiative to help people develop better posture awareness. Working with the Posture Biomechanics Foundation of San Diego, School of ENS Kinesiology major Kayli Dalton led a group of students who assisted with client screening and exercise demonstrations. Read full article... |
Research and Sabbaticals
Four ENS Faculty Funded by University Grants Program
The SDSU University Grants Program makes research funds available each year for faculty whose proposals are successfully reviewed at several campus levels. Fifty-three grants for 2010 were awarded campus-wide out of 89 applications, and 11 of those went to faculty in the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts, including 4 School of ENS faculty. Read full article...
New External Grants Funded in 2009-2010
School of ENS faculty are continuing to be successful at attracting funding from external agencies for their research. This is crucial because the University can provide only modest research support from internal sources. Competition for external research funds is intense, and success is a mark of scholarly excellence. Our faculty are associated with several projects that were newly-funded during the past year. Read full article...
Bob Mechikoff Completes Sabbatical Research on Ancient Stadium in Turkey
By Gina Jacobs
To the untrained eye, it looks like any other open field in the great expanse of the Turkish coastline. But Robert Mechikoff wasn't wandering through the area without intention. He knew the overgrown vegetation disguised something special. What he didn't know was his discovery would rewrite ancient sports history. Read full article...
International Scholars Visit School of ENS
Several visiting scholars have been on campus during the 2009-2010 academic year to work on research with four faculty members in the School of ENS. SDSU is continuing to expand its worldwide connections for the benefit of our own students and faculty as well as those at many institutions in other countries, and our faculty are excited to be contributing to this. Read full article...
Child wearing a accelerometer for Dr. David Kahan's research project | David Kahan Completes Sabbatical Work in Local Schools
David Kahan spent his year-long sabbatical engaged in three projects. First, as part of the City Heights Collaborative professional development group, he twice surveyed 700 inner-city middle school students regarding their activity preferences and attitudes about dressing for physical education. In another study centered around a virtual walk from San Diego to Saudi Arabia, he tested a faith-based pedometer intervention--steps to Umra--among middle schoolers at San Diego County's only Islamic day school. Read full article...
Research Highlights: Ongoing Studies of ENS Faculty
Research dealing with various facets of physical activity and nutrition continues to be a strength of School of ENS, and typically faculty invite students-both graduate and undergraduate students-to help with their projects. This is a win-win situation where students provide valuable help to faculty, and they also gain important hands-on research experience. In 2009-2010 numerous School of ENS faculty continued their work on various projects. Read full article... |
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