HLTH 150 students participated in filling Buddy Packs for local students. The filled Buddy Packs go home on weekends with students who receive free student lunches so these children can eat nutritious foods while away from school.
The students pictured from left to right are: Julie Sanger, Christina Rejko, Kristie Moosmann, Jasmine Johnson, Lauren Hearold, and Collin Dobson.
The Health and Exercise Sciences Department is excited to announce the dedication of the Jane Barnett Memorial Display Case. Jane was a fixture in the department through four decades of service retiring in 1993. With Jane’s recent passing and in honor of her many contributions to the department, representatives of the Jane Barnett Estate have made a generous and on-going financial commitment to the HES General Fund in her name. Numerous artifacts from Jane’s long and storied career will be on display in the case for all to see. We invite you to stop by and see the various reflections of her considerable career. *The above left picture shows Susan Thomas, Jane’s niece and ITS employee extraordinaire, presenting the first check to Dr. Chris Lantz, HES Department Chair. The above right picture is of Jane holding court in front of Pershing Building with Larry Boleach.
I am the Minor League Assistant at Roger Dean Stadium, Spring Training home to the 2011 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals and Florida Marlins and their respective Class-A Advanced affiliates, the Palm Beach Cardinals and Jupiter Hammerheads. Roger Dean Stadium is the only stadium in the nation to house four professional baseball teams, easily making it the busiest ballpark in the country. We also host the two largest high school baseball tournaments in the country- USA Baseball and The Perfect Game. During Spring Training, I work all the games, assisting all the Cardinals and Marlins front offices with numerous tasks. I also emcee all on-field promotions. As the Minor League Assistant, I emcee all of the on-field promotions, as well as help prepare public address announcements and game scripts. I run our Education Day program where 10,000 kids throughout Martin and Palm Beach Countys in South Florida come to the stadium to do a mock press conference with a baseball player and enjoy a morning game at the ballpark. I also head up our Scout Night, where hundreds of Cub Scouts sleep over on the outfield lawn. With these programs, I do all the advertisement, sponsorship and ticket sales. I also am a group ticket sales representative, selling tickets to groups of 15 or more in South Florida and back home in St. Louis. I schedule all national anthem singers, 1st pitches and honorary bat kids. These are the main duties I have, but in Minor League baseball you must be prepared to wear many hats- I may stand with sponsors at batting practice one day and the next have to help at the gates. It depends on what day it is and how many people are in park. It has been the best experience of my life so far. One day- I will be working at Busch Stadium because of this opportunity I have been given!
“I got to stand on the field during batting practice, meet the players, meet the front office. My office was in the same hallway as Mozeliak’s for the entire month of March! I was living my dream that is for sure. I definitely did not see the postseason coming, but when the Braves started choking I started thinking more positively. What a huge win! I bet the campus was a sea of red; I sure do miss that. I am so happy I got to be a part of their organization this year and am counting down the days until pitchers and catchers report in February. I would not be here today if it weren’t for all of the HES professors; you truly made my experience at Truman something I will never forget. “
TruAdventure is a summer excursion like no other – combining a great wilderness experience with wonderful learning and social opportunities. This seven-day program will reinvigorate your passion for the outdoors, your love of learning, and your sense of adventure as you visit breathtaking sites in the rugged parks of Colorado and Utah. Based on a wildly popular travel course designed for Truman undergraduates, TruAdventure has been adapted to meet the needs and interests of the adult traveler interested in a vacation that’s just a little off the beaten path.
Participants converge on Denver, Colorado for a Saturday night stay and Sunday morning departure by motor coach to Moab, Utah, where they spend two days and three nights visiting the sites surrounding Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. On Wednesday participants arrive in the Cortez, Colorado, area where they explore the Anasazi Heritage Center, the Lowry Pueblo Ruins, and the Howenweep National Monument. Thursday the tour continues to the Ute Mountain Tribal Park before transitioning to Salida, Colorado. Friday morning adventurers arrive in Buena Vista, Colorado for a refreshing whitewater rafting adventure on the Arkansas River. The journey concludes in Denver Friday night with time to relax and contemplate a return to our normal, less adventurous lives.
For more information, click on this link: http://institute.truman.edu/truadventure.asp
The HLTH 150 Nutrition class had a food drive and fundraiser for the Salvation Army food pantry during the week of October 17-23, 2011. They had tables on campus and at Hy-Vee requesting non-perishable foods and donations for the food pantry. In all, 25 boxes of food, 10 gallon-sized cans of vegetables, and a check for $1,321.67 was presented to Major Trapp on Monday, October 31, 2011. The students are pictured with Dr. Young and Major Trapp.
Taylor Hockman, CHES and HS class of May 2011, made a presentation to 35 interested HES students about prospects for working for Cerner, and the need for health information in the future. Taylor is currently employed with Cerner in Kansas City as a Delivery Consultant in Ambulatory Care.
On October 20, 2011, NEMO HH and TSU HLTH 440 students unveiled a new AED for the Fjeld Arms Apartments.
Shown in the picture left to right in front are NEMO HH Joe Schilling, and TSU HLTH 440 student volunteers Carissa Rethemeyer & Brian Strode (as mascot). On the second row are residents Joe Ann Burris, Sandra Lay, and LaDonna Doran, and property manager Bobbie Rockhold. Back row is Maintenance Elijah Mitchel, and resident Michael Bratton.
“They were so enthusiastic about having an AED put on their property…really makes it worthwhile to see how the community is responding to the efforts of NEMO HH. It was AWESOME!!! ” Lisa Archer, RN, BSN, NEMO Regional Medical Center
Brian Strode was the AED mascot in the Homecoming parade on 10/8/11. Brian is a HS major in HLTH 440 and is assigned to the NEMO Heart Health Committee to increase the knowledge of community members about AEDs. These HLTH 440 students are also helping to raise money and make appearances at the “unveiling” of new AEDs in the community.
“Brian did a great job as our AED Mascot!!!! I heard kids yelling, “HEY SUPERMAN”!!!! It was great!!! I think the greatest part about this day was the conversations I heard from people in the crowd as we handed them the brochure (and we handed out almost all 500 of them!). As the truck would pass, I heard people begin conversations about what they knew about AEDs and it was all GOOD!!!!! People really believe in AEDs and are recognizing their benefit. I believe this was one more affirmation that our work is not in vain and we are making a difference!!!!!!!” Lisa Archer RN BSN
Students from HLTH 440 are assisting the NEMO Heart Health Committee again this semester (fall 2011). The major objective of the NEMO Heart Health Committee is: 1) to raise community awareness about AEDs (Artificial External Defibrillators) and how they can be used in case of a sudden cardiac arrest; and 2) to raise money for the purchase of AEDs that will be placed in local businesses and facilities.
In just one year, NEMO Heart Health has placed over 20 AEDs throughout the Kirksville community. The latest placement was at Trinity United Methodist Church in mid-September 2011. The AED was made available in honor of Jack Bowen, former HES faculty member. Pictured in the photo are members of the Bowen family. Chelsie Covey, HS major, served as the AED mascot for the day.
Former Truman State Health and Exercise Science majors got a special treat as part of the Homecoming festivities on Saturday, October 8, 2011; they got to see their former dean, who worked at the school for more than 30 years.
Dr. Fontaine Piper returned to Truman State University to take part in a Dedication ceremony. The new movement analysis lab in the Health Sciences building was dedicated in his honor. The lab will be used by students studying physical therapy and athletic training to study muscle activity and analyze the body in motion.
Piper retired from the school in 2005. He returned Saturday to accept the honor and to speak to former students, colleagues, and friends.
“It’s kind of overwhelming,” said Dr. Piper. “You don’t think about those types of things when you’re here. I never had aspirations to think that one day, I ‘m working to have a lab named after me. I just did what I thought I was paid to do and that was to provide the best education for the students that were sent here.”
The lab will be getting new equipment such as a force plate, where students can analyze ground reaction forces, and a 3D motion analysis system which involves installing 12 3D cameras around the room so that students can analyze motion at different angles.