Appalachian State University - Rhododendron Yearbook (Boone, NC)

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HEALTH The Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation has been very busy this year. In addition to hosting the annual convention for the North Carolina Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, the department has instituted a presently-successful recreation major a very innovative and unique off-campus Health Education Program and an unusual facility called the Laboratory for human Performance. The division of Driver Education and Traffic Safety has just completed the first phase in a grant-sponsored Emergency Medical Training program. In addition to the year-old recreation major, several courses were added. These included courses in outdoorsmanship, self-defense, table tennis and billiards, conditioning, adult fitness, european team handball, selected recreational activities, consumer health education and public, private and commercial aquatics. A concentration in dance I also been instituted, as well as a recently-approved dance minor. The North Carolina Association for Health, Physical Educati and Recreation Annual Convention was a great success and over 800 members (more than has ever attended the state conference in organization ' s history) atte nded. Mr. Roger Thomas, a professor m the department and past-president of the organization, served as the convention manager. Several faculty members gave speeches and many departmental majors assisted in co-ordinating the event. The recreation major is in its second year and has attracted over fifty juniors and seniors already. Surprisingly, the majority of the courses required for the major are taken in other departments. Internships are required for both juniors and seniors. The unusual off-campus Health Education Program was initiated this fall. The program administers a specially-designed program of health education to area registered nurses in order that they may earn Bachelor of Science degrees in Health Education. The program requires the nurses to attend two night classes a week for three and a half years. The department says that it ' s the only program of its kind in the state, and it may well be the only one in the country. 1 PHYSICAL 1

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ent ' s Bill Dunlap was the feature tide in the February issue of quire. The cover picture was a ask of James Dickey, done by Bill jnlap when Dickey visited last iring. The mask itself wasn ' t the key to the publicity. Rather, a mishap that occurred in the molding of the mask inspired Dickey for part of his new book. The Art Department has managed to pour out creativity from a small building. The much- needed new art building will be completed in the fall of 76, but who knows what will happen in art when adequate facilities are available? rT ACADEMICS TODAY, May 1976 51

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Dr. Vaughn Christian directs the Laboratory for Human Development. With the change to the semester system requiring a revision in curriculum from the departments, programs were restructured to allow for more efficient use of the facility. Physical Education majors now have several opFwrtunities to be involved in the actual demonstrations and testing of the laboratory. The new program for Emergency Medical Technicians was funded through a grant from the state. They purchased and developed vans to transport students in the program to remote areas of the state to allow a more individualized instructional format. Results during the first six months of the system ' s implementation show that the individuals enrolled are completing their requirements in less time than with previous methods. Traditional courses are taught in the more heavily-populated urban areas, and the students from those programs are not scoring as high on the state examinations as are the students in the new program. The grant has recently been extended to adapt the program for use in community colleges and to allow furthur improvements in the newly-implemented procedure. Wendy Behrendt was hired this year to originate the dance minor and the concentration in dance and awaiting approval from the Board of Governors, a major in the same field. She is currently teaching dance and is the first teacher employed for this, aside form artists-in-residence. The Lady Apps volleyball team hosted an invitational met including 16 teams from around the state. The ASU Invitational Volleyball Tournament was somewhat of a disappointment, since the Apps didn ' t win Duke did. In the semi-finals, the Blue Devils out-playeo the Apps and went on to narrowly defeat Wake Forest for the championship. In early October, eight P.E. majors from ASU attended the North Carolina Student Major Convention, this year at Gardner-Webb. The students put on a display of team handball and one on water basketball, as well as attending several other similar demonstrations from other schools. AND EDUCATION