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Show UNIVERSITY PREVIEW• SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY• FALL 1996 ' 7 P.E. offers myriad of benefits For years now, Southe rn Utah Unive rsity has been known as the "C oaching Factory" for its phenom enal success in providing winning coaches to high schools throughout the state of Utah, but perhaps as successfull y over the years, SUU's department of physical education has provided a myriad of opportunities for individual physical recreation and education to SU students. For the 1995-'96 sch ool yeai., SUV alumni who coach at high schools in Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico led their teams to win more than 2 7 state championships. "We have over 280 graduates in the state who are coaching-many of them are at 3A, 4A and SA schools, not just the smaller schools," says Steve Lunt, department head of physical education. " More often than not, the case is that students come to us because of our reputation as the 'Coaching Factory.'" If physical education is your intended major, you've picked a great place to learn. The emphasis at SUV is teaching future coaches how to teach and coach. PE majors get first-hand experience coaching, playing, and managing a wide variety of sports. For students who may want to help accident victims regain full use of their limbs through physical therapy, or set up a community recreation program in their home town or to become professional dancers or dance teachers, SUV has the right courses. Additionally, students may have all kinds of fun panicipating in other general education-fulfilling courses such as skiing, bowling, scuba diving, weight training, racquetball, swimming, tennis, circuit weight training, golf, square dance, social dance and rescue diving, while other classes such as aerobic conditioning, camping, and outdoor recreation do not fill general ed requirements but provide plenty of fun a nd re laxat ion. Students participating in suc h activi ties have opportunities to develop skills that w ill prom ot e physical fitness and maintain health . The multitude of recreational choices provide Students with the opportunity to round out their educational experience h ere. Many SUV students, in fact, claim that PE courses are an extremely important elem ent of their education. " My first PE class at SUV was tennis at 7 a. m .," said one student. " At first I wondered about the time, but eventually it was worth getting up that early in the morning. I looked forward to the class because it was fun and I was really improving. The professor gave each of us some good, individualized attention." "PE classes are a good break for me. 1n fact, I registered for tennis again-only this t ime it's at a later time." Not all classes are at 7 a.m. They're schedu led so that students may sprinkle them throughout their day to their best advantage. Not only do students have the opportunity to take credit classes for mere fun, but they can also satisfy general education requirements necessa ry for graduation. The basic gene ral ed requi.rem ent for st udents is PE 101 , Fitness for Life, whi ch is designed t o emphasize organic, biological and physical fitness. The course provides students wit h an in-depth look at reasonable, yet effective m ethods of improving their diets and exercise plans. It :}lso allows studen ts to take practical tests to determine the physical condition they are in. Several of these t ests have been known to inspire students t o start their own exercise programs to improve their strength and cardiovascu lar fitness. Ma ny students have also decided to m ajor or minor in PE beca·u se of what is done in PE 101. However, no physical exercise beyond the determinant tests is required. Students wish ing tO participate in the exe rcise portion of the class t hat accompa nies the lectures may enroll in t he lab that coincides with Fitness for Life. Golf is a popular P.E. clas ~ here. Student Development exists to help students " Our purpose is t o he lp stude nt s beco m e self-s uffi cie nt aca de mi cally a nd becom e s uccessfu l in th ei r co llege ca ree r," s h e sa ys . Su m m er 1996 has 11 socia lly," sa ys Judit h Bonniksen, d irecto r of Stu<l e nt Develop m ent, " b y one-da y freshmen ori e n ra t io n classes schcd u lcd-s tu de nt s ma y register tor p rovi di ng s uppo rt services a n d prog ra m s . We don' t te ll st ud e nts wh at t o do. a n y one. Du ring the workshop, ireshmcn wi ll learn ,1bo ut SU U and register We ju t t ry to put out a he lping hand an d m ake s tud en ts aware of t he op ti ons for fall quarter classes. " It' a chancc for stutkn t to gct everything n:;1dy for t h at are ava ilab le " next year and w m ,1ke n L'W T he t::i ff memhe,.., of UU's friends." tu den t Developmu1t enter, Bcc,1usc ot reque"t~, a new which abo inclu<les counselors opt ion tur parenrs ha'> hccn C aro lyn Wyn<lham and MLlanie added Patent'> mav chon~c Inman, advise students on from three date it' t hL·y "' t'>h careers, ch01ces for maiurs and to atte n<l J con-curre nt minor , Jnd setnng up Lias sess 1oti With th t:11 '>tudcnt. sched u ks. They ove rsee Th e agcnd.1 1<1r the n n c-<l,1y University O rienta t ion classes, claS5 1nc ludc~ inionn,1tt0n on p rovide academic coun seling ~clccting a ma1or, dcc,, 1011 an<l direc t studen ts to other m aking, pn;vcnting t he a hll'-C camp us offices fo r m ore of drug an d alcohol .111u how pecia I ized n eeds. to avo id da te rape, ,1:, well as " We' re ofte n t he firs t ones ad visement, rcg1 rrat1 ,rn, an d t ha fs tude nts a nd pa re nts mee t ,,. scheduling. A co11t1 n ental w hen th ey co m e to SUU," breakfas t, sn::icks a nd lunc h Bonnikse n sa ys . " An d we ca n will a lso he furn ishe<l for t h e h e lp the m ge t appo intm e nt fres h m en . w it h fac ulty advisers or find " We want stude nt s to oth e r ca mpus se rv ices th ey un derst an d t ha t t h is is" req uire ." com p re he ns ive un ivcn,ity and Testing se rvi ces include n ot a libera l arts in sti t ut ion; C LEP, AC T , SAT, LSAT, MAT , s tu <lc nts m us t ha ve a dcc larc<l M C AT a nd a varie ty o f inte rest m ajor a nd mi nor in order tu in ve ntory a nd career decis ion gra <luate. The Stu de nt tests. De velo pm e n t Cen ter s t aff One of the main fun c t io n s of offe rs reso u rces to he lp th e Student Devel opm ent stude nt s d ec i<le w ha t Cent e r is to give e nt ering educa ti o nal co urse is best fo r freshme n " tools to help the m Carolyn W yndham, fudith Bonniksen and Melanie Inman, from left, are here to counsel students. t he m. " I |