HAIL TO THEE CLASS OF 2020
Remember to celebrate the class of 2020 with the University of Minnesota’s virtual commencement at 11:00 a.m. on May 16.
Celebrate Graduation with the Alumni Association
All graduates are invited to participate in Alumni Association virtual events. Enjoy heartwarming alumni greetings in the week leading up to the University's virtual commencement ceremony.
Congratulations 2020-21 Scholarship Winners!
Each year, students from the School of Kinesiology are awarded prestigious scholarships to pursue a myriad of academic or research areas. Meet our scholarship recipients of 2020 – 2021—Congratulations, students!
REMINDER: Win $20 to spend at Nico's Tacos!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Join the 2020-2021 Kinesiology Student Council (KINSC) to gain valuable professional experience, and learning and networking opportunities. KINSC serves the School of Kinesiology community through yoga classes, coffee and donuts, trivia nights, study breaks, and the Kinesiology Research Day. Fill out an application here.
UPCOMING EVENTS
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Summer 2020 | Asynchronous Online
Taught by Zan Gao, PhD
This online course is designed to address current health issues and problems, including but not limited to COVID-2019, aging, gun control, the obesity crisis, tobacco control, and health equity. It employs critical thinking skills to examine current health issues in research and media. Students will be asked to consider issues specific to conflict, stress, public policy, and communication using modern technology through a variety of projects, research, readings, and discussions. >>">Learn more here >>>
KIN 5126 Social Psychology of Sport & Physical Activity
Fall 2020 | Tuesday and Thursday, 9:45 - 11:00 a.m., Cooke Hall 215
Taught by Maureen Weiss, PhD, [email protected]
Theory/research on social influences, individual differences, motivational processes. How sport/physical activity contribute to psycho-social development. Social psychological factors influencing physical activity beliefs/behaviors.
Prerequisites: 3126W or equiv or grad student or instr consent
EPSY 5401 | Counseling Procedures
Fall 2020 | Thursdays, 4:40 to 7:30 p.m.
Appleby Hall 226 (Online options will be available.)
Taught by: Sherri Turner, [email protected]
In this course, you will learn a short-term model of counseling that is rooted in both client empowerment and positive psychology, aimed at helping clients, students, and others manage problems more effectively and develop opportunities more fully. The course relates to the COVID-19 pandemic in that students will learn skills to help others manage stress and isolation, overcome anxiety and fear, and make and implement personally-meaningful choices in their lives. This course is appropriate for individuals whose professional work includes counseling and interviewing and for those interested in advising, counseling, and consulting.
WRIT 5051: Graduate Research Writing
Fall 2020 & Spring 2020
Taught by Sheryl Holt
Do you want to improve your graduate-level writing? This is an ideal course to help you improve discussion of data, summary, critique, and researched writing such as primary and secondary research and published journal articles. You will expand your knowledge and practice of American academic writing language skills through drafting, revising, and editing to meet graduate-level standards with the instructor as well as with a content expert in your specific field of study. In-class or online work will include discussions and exercises designed to help
international students become more sensitive to the rhetorical and strategic decisions made by scholarly writers and readers’ expectations of that writing. Students select topics from their own field and current research writing. In other words, you can use the writing you are currently working on (e.g., projects, research, essays) as the basis for assignments. An online version of the course is also available.
For more information contact Sheryl Holt [email protected].
WRIT 5052 – Graduate Research Presentations
Spring 2020
Taught by Sheryl Holt
This course focuses on presenting graduate-level and scholarly research for
conferences, professional seminars, or your oral exam. Students develop skills in
delivery of professional academic presentations to academic and professional
audiences, particularly in the U.S. which is a particularly important scholarly
endeavor. Students select topics from their own research or studies. This course
is offered only spring semester. For more information contact Sheryl Holt [email protected].
KIN 8122: Graduate Seminar for Exercise Physiology "Free Radical Biology in Medicine and Exercise"
Fall 2020 | Thursday 5:45 - 7:30 p.m. | 2 Credits
Taught by Li Li Ji, PhD
All graduate students in exercise physiology and related fields are invited to register for this 2-credit course in Fall 2020. Major topics will include Literacy of COVID-19, History of free radical biology, exercise and immune function, Free radicals in cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, redox signaling in exercise adaptation, metabolic and genetic regulation of skeletal muscle, antioxidant and phytochemicals in cell signaling, mechanism of aging, epigenetic control of gene expression, etc. Main means of instruction: reading and reviewing the literature, discussion, select lectures. If you have a question regarding this course, please contact Professor Ji, [email protected].
KIN 5122: Applied Exercise Physiology
Fall 2020 | Tuesday 5:00-7:30 | 3 Credits
Taught by Sarah Greising
This course will be taught at a graduate level and will cover advanced topics generally related to exercise physiology. This course will provide an in-depth presentation of concepts in applied exercise physiology specifically related to bioenergetics and muscular and cardiovascular physiology. Students will also learn to identify pertinent research articles, both “classic” and recent articles, which provide scientific bases for physiological responses to exercise/inactivity/disease and the underlying mechanisms. Critical evaluation of articles is necessary throughout the course. The course will consist of lectures by the instructor, peer-reviewed journal article critiques/presentations, structured debates on relevant topics of interest, and other interactive exercises that will require the application of knowledge gained from readings and lectures. Prerequisites: KIN 4385 Exercise Physiology or similar class with instructor consent. For more information, email Dr. Greising at [email protected].
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Opportunity: 10-20 hours, Monday - Friday
Deadline to apply: June 5, 2020
Assisting the strength and conditioning staff with the design and implementation of strength, speed, and agility programs:
- Assisting with the supervision of training programs
- Daily upkeep and maintenance of equipment
- Assisting with daily administrative and maintenance items
- Other duties as assigned by the Head of Sports Performance
For more information contact Scott Hintz, 165-169-66533.
Kinesiology and Anatomy Tutors Needed
Lindahl Academic Center, UMN Twin Cities Campus
Despite the University’s distance from campus, the Lindahl Academic Center is now hiring new tutors for Summer/Fall Semester 2020 to offer tutoring services to students via the online Zoom Platform.
Openings are paid positions available to both Graduate and Undergraduate students. Learn more about the position here.
Full-time Lecturer in Human Physiology
Boston University
Department of Health Sciences
Boston, MA
Find more information and apply here.
Assistant Professor - Physiology
Ponce Health Sciences University - St. Louis
Medical Sciences
St. Louis, MO
Find more information and apply here.
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
Xi’an Jiaotong University
Global Health Institute
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Find more information and apply here.
Asst Professor/Assoc Professor
University of North Texas
UNT-Kinesiolgy, Hlth Promo, & Rec-132320
Denton, TX
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Instructional Faculty in Human Anatomy and Physiology
Temple Univ. Coll. of Health Professions and Social Work
Public Health, Kinesiology
Philadelphia, PA
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Lecturer - General - Physical Edu. Program
University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
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Instructional Faculty in Exercise and Sport Science
Temple University College of Public Health
Kinesiology
Philadelphia, PA
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Part-Time Instructor / The Department of Kinesiology
North Carolina A & T State University
Temporary Employment
Greensboro, NC
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Assistant Professor in Sport and Exercise Psychology
University of Kentucky
8G040:Kinesiology - Health Promotion
Lexington, KY
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Adjunct Professor - Health, Wellness & Physical Edu. Studies
Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY
Find more information and apply here.