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This past weekend students from ES 506 Advanced Sport Management hosted a family fishing day at Spur Pond.  Over 150 people came out for a fun afternoon of fishing and lots of fish were caught!  The event received support from the Missouri Department of Conservation which provided fishing poles and goodie bags for kids and the Kirksville Bait Shop donated bait.  Other events for kids this semester are a Dive in Movie (March), Frisbee Golf (April 27) and the Hershey’s Track and Field Meet (May 4)-for more information about these events contact the Kirksville Parks and Recreation Department 627-1485 or www.kirksvillecity.com

 

Each year the Missouri Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance honors outstanding future professionals from each college and university in the state.  Truman’s Health and Exercise Sciences have chosen the following three students, pictured with Bill Russell, the current MOAHPERD president:  Bradley Schaefer, Exercise Science; Megan Purk, Athletic Training; and Erin Foster, Health Science.

The purpose of this program is to honor outstanding future professionals in the state and to focus attention on the work they have accomplished.  It provides incentives for future professionals to continue to strive for excellence in their professional preparation.  Qualifying standards are:  Junior or Senior status; overall GPA of 3.25 or higher; professional involvement in a majors club or other professional activity; leadership evidence; and other professional accomplishments.

Congratulations Brad, Megan, and Erin!

On November 10th, 2012, HES students traveled to the Lake of the Ozarks to present at the MOAHPERD conference.  Devon Myers, left, and Joe Emery won the McSwegin Oustanding Student Research Award.  They are pictured with the president of  MOAHPERD, Bill Russell, and with their research poster.

 

Pictured to the right are all the Truman Students who presented posters at the student research session at MOAHPERD.

Phi Epsilon Kappa’s first annual Spooky Mudder for a Cure took place Saturday, November 3, 2012, at the University Farm.  All proceeds went to benefit Adair County Relay for Life.  The obstacle 5k race took runners on a picturesque tour of the University Farm while allowing them to encounter many different obstacles.  Runners climbed hay bales, ran through mud pits and creek beds, hiked up and down the cattle trials of the pastures, and finally finished by running through the corn maze.  Costumes were encouraged, and winners were announced for the Best, Worst, Funniest, and Cutest Costumes.  The event was a lot of fun and PEK was able to raise over $400.00 for Relay for Life!  Be on the lookout for another PEK sponsored obstacle mudder to benefit Relay for Life in the Spring!

The picture above is of the winners of the costume contests. From left to right: Dr. Smith (Funniest Costume), Melissa Fulton (Cutest Costume), Alan Ward (Worst Costume), and Josiah Belzer (Best Costume).

Danna Kelly, a 2009 graduate of Truman State University with a BS in Exercise Science, was recently named the 2012 National Congress of State Games Female Athlete of the Year and the 2012 Iowa Games Marty McHone Female Athlete of the Year.

Over her years competing in the Iowa Games, Danna has accumulated 10 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 3 bronze medals, including a gold medal in this summer’s Iowa Games Triathlon.  Her winning time of 1 hour, 14 minutes and 28 seconds was good enough for 3rd place overall, out of both males and females.

During this past summer, Danna also qualified for the Olympic Trials Marathon in Houston, finishing in the top half of the field.  She wants to return to the trials in 2016 to improve her place and time.

To read more about Danna and her accomplishments, check out these articles:

Iowa Games Athletes Win National Athletes of the Year Awards

Iowa Games Marty McHone Female Athlete of the Year:  Life is a Marathon

Mile posts: Danna Kelly plans to enjoy 2012 Trials, with an eye toward 2016

Danna Kelly Runs to Inspire Her Community

Also, check out this video about her made by the Iowa Sports Federation!

Students in HLTH 150 Nutrition for Health and Wellness, taught by associate professor, Janice Clark, conducted a food drive during the week of October 1-7, 2012 as their course service project, raising $1,804.31, as well as 193 jars of peanut butter, and two large boxes of food.  The money and food were donated to the Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri, with the proceeds to directly benefit the Buddy Pack program and the three food pantries in Adair County.

The project was a service learning requirement for Clark’s course.  Students were challenged to raise more than the $1,200 collected by the 2011 Nutrition class.  On the Truman campus, the HLTH 150 students worked at multiple tables during October 1-5, asked their peers to donate the money they might have spent on coffee or a soda, and collected over $500.00.  They also asked for donations at the entrances of the Kirksville Hy-Vee Food Store on October 6-7, raising nearly $1,300.00, two large boxes of food, and 193 jars of peanut butter.

Mike DiSantis, Regional Coordinator from the Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri accepted the money and food donations on October 16, 2012 and personally thanked the student for their efforts.

The Truman Institute, along with the American Heart Association, is putting on a Basic Life Support class, designed to help people recognize and respond to several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED, and relieve choking in a safe, timely manner. The certification you receive on completion of this course is good for two years with the American Heart Association.

For more information, click here!

Cameron Jadali, senior Exercise Science major/pre-PT, completed his field experience this summer at Global Therapy Group, a non-profit group in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  Here is what Cameron had to say about his experience:

“I found out about Global Therapy Group through my mother, an occupational therapist of 20+ years. She was contacted by a past co-worker who was one of the founding members of Global Therapy Group. I was asked if I wanted to be a part of the team and couldn’t turn down an opportunity like this. My main duties at the Haitian clinic included, manual stimulation of muscles, application of pain relieving electronic stimulation, providing long term exercise prescriptions, cleaning supplies, giving therapeutic massages, and recording patient data. My work experience as a certified personal trainer of 2 years and knowledge learned in Exercise Science courses aided me with my work. I think this experience was so different from many of the other Exercise Science students and so special for me because I got to engage in hands on work. During all of my physical therapy observations hours in the U.S., laws prohibit non licensed physical therapists from touching the patients and thus makes observation hours somewhat repetitive and boring. This trip to Haiti let me interact with patients in a way not possible in may other settings. My experience has strengthened my resolve to be a physical therapist and will help me in my future endeavors. Below is a link to Global Therapy Group’s website. I would strongly recommend this experience to anyone interested in Physical/Occupational therapy.” – Cameron Jadali

http://globaltherapygroup.org/Welcome.html

 

 

Samantha James and Zach Treat (Exercise Science Juniors) have been accepted to the Bryant Scholars program at the University of Missouri.  Samantha and James are the only two Missouri college students to be accepted into the program from this summer’s interview process.

The Bryant Scholars program is a program designed to encourage young people from rural areas to pursue a medical education.  Studies have shown that students from rural backgrounds are substantially more likely to practice in rural areas than students from urban backgrounds.  This program allows students to receive their undergraduate degrees in their region while preparing for medical school at MU.  Congratulations on your acceptance, Samantha and Zach!

For more information on this program, please visit http://premed.truman.edu/early-admission-programs/