American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance - AAHPERD

Issue: January 2010    

    Designing a University-wide Fitness Program to Promote  Campus Health and Department Image
    Jennifer VanSickle, Heidi Hancher-Rauch, & Lisa  Hicks

Abstract: Health and physical education departments across the  United States often face perception and reputation problems on campus and a  general misunderstanding of the nature of their academic work. One solution is  to offer a faculty-and-staff fitness program that showcases the academic and  leadership skills of the faculty, opens doors for collaboration and interaction  with faculty from other academic areas, and elevates the reputation and status  of the department. Such a program can also provide an essential service to the  campus community by placing a high value on physical fitness, giving them a  reason to hold the health and physical education or kinesiology department in  high regard. The purpose of this article is to provide a model for a  faculty-and-staff fitness program that can be implemented in any size  elementary or secondary school, college, or university.

Article category: Fitness