Ashley Ward, a senior Exercise Science major, is a Fulbright finalist for an English Teaching Assistantship in Spain. Fulbright Scholars are college graduates who travel abroad for a year to serve as ambassadors for their alma mater and the United States. Congratulations and good luck to Ashley!
Month: February 2011
Students Develop New Exercise Course
Senior Exercise Science majors, Sadie Nelson and Ashley Ward are teaching a Student Initiated Lifetime Activity Course (SILAC) focusing on intense plyometric exercise and health lessons. The students are also conducting research on the impact the course has on various fitness measures including body composition, cardiovascular endurance, and power. Six days a week, 30 students gather to engage in structured plyometric exercises while also exploring various health-related topics. SILACs are a new initiative within the Department of Health and Exercise Science with the purpose of providing students experience in developing and implementing academic courses while providing the campus community a broader range of highly engaging activity experiences.
Athletic Training Education Storms the Capitol
On Tuesday, February 8th, 10 students and all five certified athletic trainers from the Truman Athletic Training Education Program travelled to Jefferson City, MO for Missouri Athletic Trainers’ Association’s Day at the Capitol. This year MOATA was advocating with legislators on two important issues: insurance reimbursement and head injury legislation. With a number of new legislators in office this year, the students made an important contribution to the promotion of the profession and had hands on experiences with the political advocacy associated with professional practice. Students had the opportunity to speak to their senators and representatives and educate them on who athletic trainers are, what they do, and the current bills under consideration that MOATA was supporting. Several students had the opportuity to be recognized by their local representatives and senators at the beginning of session that day.
Students who attended were: Brittany Whittaker, Mike Atkinson, Mike Chastain, Maureen Freeland, Cade Arnold, Courtney Meyer, Kourtney Bowyer, Liz Rodell, Henry Dodd, and Kelsey Lockyer.