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Optimizing Health, Wellness, & Performance
Supporting our Kinesiology students' learning experiences helps them prepare for successful careers making a positive impact on the health and wellness of others.
Our Kinesiology program consists of faculty and students who are passionate about helping others improve their quality of life. We pride ourselves on providing research-informed education in the classroom as well as experiential learning opportunities outside of the classroom. We prepare future professionals to work in a variety of health, wellness and sport performance settings where they will use exercise as a form of medicine.
Why is this important?
This project helps provides unique experiential learning opportunities for our students as they learn about current trends in research and practice from industry and professional leaders. Examples include student attendance at the Midwest American College of Sports Medicine (MWACSM) conference and the ACSM Health & Fitness Expo. These experiences provide our students with the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they have developed in our classrooms and laboratories. Feedback we receive each year from our program graduates stresses the importance of pre-professional developmental experiences like these. However, it's difficult, if not impossible, for many of our students to be able to afford to attend these conferences.
Our program supports a large number of students-of-color and first-generation students striving to make a living for themselves in a field where they have been historically under-represented. The money that we're able to raise will help fund their professional conference and meeting participation. Without the funding, it's unlikely that they'll be able to participate in these conferences. These opportunities provide our students with unique, life-changing experiences that support their development and success in a personally gratifying career. This helps our program to continue to recruit and support culturally diverse students interested in improving the health and wellness of others.
How will your generosity advance this cause?
The goal of $3,500 will promote continued success of our students and programs by covering costs of transportation, food, lodging, and registration fees.
Please share our campaign link below with your friends, family, and colleagues so that they can help support our fund.
https://crowdfund.niu.edu/KNPEstudentdevelopment
Thank you!
Meals for one day while at a conference cost about $25. Your gift will help provide meals and much more.
Your $50 gift will help our students quickly (and safely) get access to key developmental experiences by providing transportation to and from events.
Your $100 gift will help to pay for lodging for students attending professional meetings and conferences.
Your $250 gift will help strengthen our students’ development as a future professional.
Go the distance! Your $500 gift will help students make the most of the experiential learning opportunities by providing funding to fully support attendance at a professional meeting or conference.
Your $1,000 gift will make a major difference in the lives of Kinesiology students! This gift can help support student experiential learning opportunities like attendance at professional conferences and site visits at facilities to meet with industry leaders.
