Physical Fitness Specialist Major Earns Renewed Recognition
Oct. 20, 2010 - 1:33 p.m.
Penn College’s fitness and lifetime sports program recently received renewed recognition from the National Strength and Conditioning Association. This recognition status confirms the college’s educational program – an associate degree for physical fitness specialist – continues to meet educational guidelines recommended by the NSCA. “We are one of only two programs in Pennsylvania to receive this recognition at the associate’s level and one of only 12 in the nation,” said Ron Kodish, assistant professor of fitness and lifetime sports. “This is a feather in our program’s cap and will help our degree to grow in numbers and in national recognition.”
Fitness, Lifetime Sports Faculty Member Presents Talks
July 27, 2010 - 3:36 p.m.
In the space of four weeks early this summer, Paul A. “Babe” Mayer, associate professor of fitness and lifetime sports at Penn College, was the go-to speaker for four organizations.
He was selected as keynote speaker at the Loyalsock Township High School Girls Basketball Awards Banquet and at the Annual District IV All-Star Football Game Banquet, presented twice at the Pennsylvania State Strength & Conditioning clinic, and served on a writer's panel when the college hosted the Sport Literature Association’s annual conference.
College Hosts Camps for High Schoolers Interested in Health Careers
June 30, 2010 - 4:08 p.m.
Penn College hosted nearly 50 high school students on its campus on June 16-17 to learn about a variety of health careers. The college’s School of Health Sciences offered two activities: Health Careers Camp and EMT-Paramedic Camp, both of which were open to students entering grades nine to 12. The camps offered hands-on workshops and opportunities to network with Penn College students and faculty, as well as working professionals in the health-care industry.
Students, Faculty Take Part in Correctional Health Fair
Nov. 24, 2009 - 3:45 p.m.
Penn College faculty and students from the dental hygiene and physical fitness specialist majors participated in a health fair at the Allenwood Low Security Correctional Institution. Topics covered were: oral health with Barbara K. Emert-Baldwin, instructor of dental hygiene, and four students; and Introduction to Functional Training, Health Risk Factors, and Cardio Exercise for Weight Loss with Judy Quinti, assistant professor of fitness and lifetime sports, and six students. “The two sessions of workshops were well-attended, and it was an educational afternoon for all,” Quinti said. “The participants were full of questions and seemed to be appreciative of the fact that Penn College supports education in all walks of life.”
Library Forum Puts Focus on Fitness
Nov. 12, 2009 - 5:05 p.m.
The role of personal responsibility in maintaining a healthy lifestyle and avoiding the risk factors that can spell an early demise was outlined by Judy Quinti, an assistant professor of fitness and lifetime sports at Penn College, in a Thursday forum in Madigan Library's second-floor reading loft. The speaker, joined by Lynne Maietta, of Blue Health Solutions, was the latest in the college library's informative series of free, public forums held on a variety of topics.
Photo by Michael S. Fischer, student photographer
Library Forum to Assess Personal Responsibility in Health, Fitness
Oct. 6, 2009 - 2:48 p.m.
The role of personal responsibility in maintaining a healthy lifestyle will be addressed by an assistant professor of fitness and lifetime sports in an upcoming forum at Penn College’s Madigan Library. Judy Quinti, a faculty member in the college’s School of Health Sciences, will present “Health Care and Fitness: Taking Responsibility for Your Health and Wellness Through Fitness” from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in the library’s second-floor reading loft. The program, part of the Madigan Library Forum series, is free and open to the public.
Faculty Member Offers Professional, Inspirational Talks
June 25, 2009 - 7:45 a.m.
Paul “Babe” Mayer, associate professor of fitness and lifetime sports, offered several talks in June. He was an invited speaker at the student body awards assembly at Loyalsock Township High School and, on June 12 and 13, was a presenter at the Pennsylvania State Strength & Conditioning Clinic at Juniata College.
Faculty Member Speaks at Professional Conference
April 1, 2009 - 1:32 p.m.
Judy Quinti, assistant professor of fitness and lifetime sports at Penn College, was an invited speaker at the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Personal Trainers Conference. The topic of Quinti’s presentation was “Personal Training Your Baby Boomer Client.” The baby boomer generation stands at 78 million strong and represents 37 percent of health-club memberships.
Coach Presents Lecture for Fitness Majors
Aug. 26, 2008 - 11:00 a.m.
Doug Sellmann, head strength and conditioning coach for Hunterdon Central Regional High School, presented a lecture to physical fitness specialist students on Aug. 22. Sellmann discussed the many career choices a fitness major is offered after the associate degree. He emphasized education as the No. 1 criteria needed to succeed in the field of fitness, sports management, or strength and conditioning.
YMCA Offers Opportunity to Physical Fitness Specialist Majors
April 16, 2008 - 4:01 p.m.
Penn College students enrolled in the physical fitness specialist major were given the opportunity to experience aquatic-exercise classes, thanks to the Williamsport YMCA. The physical fitness specialist major recently revised its curriculum, and the 25 second-semester students who traveled to the YMCA on April 7 are the first to take a required course called group fitness leader training, which helps prepare them to become instructors in a variety of group-exercise formats, including aerobics, muscle conditioning and stretching.
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