College of Health News

Hannah Bogden at PWS Campus Class Read More

The adventures of 'Barnacle Boy': Hannah Bogdan reflects on 138.2-mile kayak capstone expedition

 |  Michelle Saport  |  ,

Recent graduate of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Hannah Bogden, reflects passionately on her two-week kayak expedition from Whittier to Valdez. She was joined by other students and two instructors, with the trip being part of a capstone course for the college’s outdoor leadership program.

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138 miles in a kayak: HPER students paddle from Whittier to Valdez

 |  Keenan James Britt  |  ,

Six students in the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER)’s outdoor leadership program, and two instructors, completed a 14-day kayak capstone expedition.

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Visualizing the ocean and outdoors with GIS

 |  Keenan James Britt  |  ,

For Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation outdoor leadership graduate Frank Schweers, a passion for exploring the outdoors led to new opportunities to help others visualize the outdoors using geographic information system (GIS) technology. Read more.

Students in the human performance lab Read More

Slideshow: Human Performance Lab

 |  Jordana Newman  |  ,

The Human Performance Lab has a new location with updated equipment. Witness demonstrations of the equipment and testing procedures at an upcoming open house event.

Kendyl Laughlin relaxing in kayak on water Read More

Alumni Spotlight: Kendyl Laughlin - Ready to make an impact in the therapeutic recreation world

 |  Jordana Newman  |  , ,

Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation alumna shares her experience of being the first graduate of the Therapeutic Recreation concentration and recently passing her national CTRS exam.