Wvu College Of Physical Activity And Sport Sciences Fall 2018 Cpass

The Society of Health and Physical Educatorshas nationally recognized CPASS forhaving met or exceeded the Initial PhysicalEducation Teacher Education Standards inpreparing our undergraduate students.Among other categories, the reportreviews students’ success in passing thephysical education specialty test. WVU’sPETE students boast a pass rate of 100percent on the Praxis II physical educationexam. “The high pass rate on the Praxis IIspecialty test speaks volumes about thescope and sequence of the undergraduatePETE curriculum, along with the qualityof the faculty who deliver it,” said ValerieWayda, chair, Coaching and Teaching StudiesDepartment, CPASS.Accreditation acts as a seal of approvaland makes sure educator programs preparenew teachers to enter the classroomready to teach effectively. To maintainaccreditation, the institution or programmust undergo a review on a regular basis.Typically, SHAPE conducts overviews every7 to 10 years. These reviews, rooted incontinuous improvement, are helping toensure that preparation programs are morelikely to produce successful educators.SubmittedPREPARING EFFECTIVEEDUCATORSDean Brooks poses with host and presenter, Don Nehlen.The 2018 Don Nehlen Lecture Series featured Coach Mack Brown,former University of Texas head football coach, and Dr. John Ivy,professor emeritus, University of Texas. The event included a discussionabout optimizing performance in Division 1 football. Brown, alongwith Ivy, who oversaw the Department of Kinesiology and HealthEducation at the University of Texas, reviewed their unique partnershipin combining coaching and the science of sport. Coaches, athletes,students and community members learned more about enhancingphysical performance and outcomes.WORKSHOPPING WITHRENOWNED EXPERTSA MAJOR INThe NSCA State Conference, a CPASS-hosted event,provided unprecedented access to renowned sport sciencesprofessionals this year. This first-ever workshop of its kind inWest Virginia featured speakers typically found on nationalplatforms, while allowing area coaches an opportunity tobenefit from the locally based clinic. Industry professionalsincluded a former head of physiology at the U.S. OlympicCommittee, a two-time Olympian, the director of appliedperformance at Baylor University, a former NSCA presidentand a long-term athlete and resistance training expert. Theydiscussed topics ranging from sport and coaching science toresistance training to long-term athlete development.“The audience had direct access to world leaders in thefield of strength and conditioning and sport science whopresented at the state clinic,” said Guy Hornsby, WVU CPASSathletic coaching education teaching assistant professor. And,perhaps most importantly, CPASS students gained pricelessknowledge and networking opportunities.A new CPASS major focuses on the importanceof regular physical activity in promoting health,reducing risk for chronic disease and improvingquality of life — a career area projected to growfaster than average. Students in the PhysicalActivity and Well-being major will completespecialized training and hands-on learningexperiences in movement sciences, personaltraining and physical activity instruction. Thestudents will choose an area of emphasis inadventure and outdoor learning, aquatics,recreational sport or well-being, preparing themto work with clients from youth to older adults.Students may complete the program in eightsemesters and can earn two degrees, a bachelor’sand a master’s, in four or five years.FALL 20183

Viewfinder: Commencement 2018On Friday, May 11, 2018, hundreds of family members,faculty and staff gathered with soon-to-be CPASSgraduates to mark the end of one chapter and thebeginning of another.Provost Joyce McConnell (right) reminded studentsto pursue their passions wherever they lead. “Strive forthe things in life that put a spark in your eye,” she said.“[You] are equipped to find the kind of deeply satisfying,engaging work that will give you that reason to get out ofbed in the morning . The world needs you. Change theworld for the better, now and for future generations.”(Below) WVU men’s basketball players Jevon Carter and DaxterMiles, Jr. stood with other CPASS graduates in the Coliseum tosing “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” It was all smiles as thetwo friends celebrated and looked back on their four years ofhard work and accomplishments.4WVU COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORT SCIENCESJennifer ShephardJennifer Shephard

Jennifer ShephardJennifer Shephard(Above) CPASS students sing “Take Me Home, Country Roads”with classmates at the conclusion of commencement.(Left) CPASS graduate Joshua Best gestures to family andfriends in the crowd after getting his diploma.STUDENT SPOTLIGHTSSteven Ware, Physical Education Teacher EducationHe will always remember winning his national title for WVUboxing and defeating a tough boxer from Army West Point inthe finals.J.T. Mellendick, Athletic Coaching EducationHe has already found a full-time position as an athleticcounselor at Marshall University, and says he loves his job andbeing able to help student-athletes.Georges Noubossie, Sport Science and Coaching EducationHe has accepted a position at Alderson Broaddus University withtheir men’s soccer team as an assistant coach.FALL 20185

Student NewsThe CPASS Office of Student Success (OSS) providesstudents professional advising and academic supportservices. And in collaboration with the WVU CareerServices Center, the OSS will expand its programmingduring the upcoming academic year to incorporatean increased focus on career readiness to preparestudents for a diverse job market.Career Development specialists Jessica DiLelloand Çağla Çelik will partner with College faculty andstaff to offer greater access to career-related learningexperiences and individual consultations. “[This]represents an exciting next step in helping us to meetthe needs of our students,” said Lindsay Augustine,interim director of enrollment management.The expanded focus on career development isexpected to enhance post-college opportunities andachievement for CPASS graduates who pursue a widerange of careers in the social sciences, business andindustry and allied health professions. “It’s never tooearly to work toward achieving your personal andcareer goals,” DiLello said.PITTSBURGH PIRATESFIELDTRIPIn February, nine CPASS students and sport managementfaculty attended the Curt Roberts Step Up to the Plateevent commemorating the late Curt Roberts, the firstAfrican-American drafted by the Pirates.Frank Coonelly, Pittsburgh Pirates president,served as the keynote speaker. Following Coonelly’spresentation, students and Pirates front office membersformed a panel to discuss inclusion in the workplace andcareer advice.“The Curt Roberts Step Up to the Plate eventwas a great opportunity for us to get a behind-thescenes look of one the most prestigious baseballorganizations in the country,” said Evan Banasick, asenior in sport management.After the event, students networked and WVUrepresentatives met with the panelists and front officestaff to learn more about the workplace and specificdepartmental roles.6WVU COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORT SCIENCESSTUDY ABROAD:COSTA RICASubmittedAN EYE ONA study abroad journey designed to give studentsthe opportunity to work with local underservedyouth combined sport performance, safety and sportpsychology in Costa Rica, Central America.The faculty-led trip offered preparation in injuryprevention, sport drills and sport psychologylessons. During the trip, students examined therole of sport within the Costa Rican culture byattending professional sporting events, communityrodeo, local-styled dance and adventure activitieswhile focusing on sports medicine and culture inCosta Rica.CPASS faculty leaders, Allison Hetrick, clinicalcoordinator, athletic training, and Scott Barnicle,teaching assistant professor, sport and exercisepsychology, saw the students fall in love withCosta Rica.“Throughout the trip, the students spreadour area’s expertise and opened new doors forconnections while sharing our mutual love of sport.Sport psychology was a new concept, and thelocal coaches and athletes embraced it with openarms. We hope to cultivate these new relationshipsinto opportunities for our students in the future,”said Hetrick.“Throughout the week, they built cohesion,resilience and confidence in themselves and others.They left an incredible impact on all those we camein contact with. As faculty leaders, we could not beprouder of how these students responded.”

Submitted2017-18 STUDENT AWARDSLINDSAY BERG received Honorable Mentionfor the 2018 AKA National UndergraduateScholar Award. Berg was selected as a finalistfor this award from all local AKA UndergraduateScholars nationwide. This honorable mentionspeaks volumes about her distinguishedacademic and leadership record.BROOKE TOWNER received HonorableMention for the 2018 AKA National DoctoralScholar Award. Towner was selected asa finalist for this award from all local AKADoctoral Scholars nationwide. Towner wasrecognized for her distinguished academic andleadership record.GrantsDean Brooks engages with students presenting at the CPASS Research Day.GRADUATE RESEARCH DAYOn April 27, students and faculty participated in the sixth annual CPASSResearch Day. Both undergraduate and graduate students exhibited theirwork, while faculty judged the research and announced winners in bothresearch and applied topic foci.LEIGH SKVARLA (formerly Bryant), hasblended her passion for research andperformance wellness, leading her to receivean NCAA grant. Skvarla, a 2017 PhD graduate,is an adjunct professor at Chatham University,Pittsburgh, Pa.GRADUATE WINNERSGraduate Applied - Lynda BowersGraduate Research - Alexandra Walker, Tyler Mitchell, Kelly Maskerand Soren ButlerGraduate Ethics - William Way2017 WVHAPERD ConferenceUNDERGRADUATE WINNERSUndergraduate Applied - Toby Russell, Bri Chute and Anthony HaUndergraduate Research - Cobi Dreher, Connor Gore, Alexandra Radikeand Alexia Ruiz-MillanBROOKE TOWNER earned the Bea N.Orr Student Award, upon recommendationby CPASS. Towner exhibited outstandingachievement and service in the areas of healthand physical education as a student.After a six-hour road trip, and four states later, 61 CPASS studentsand faculty converged on Indianapolis, Ind., for the Sport ManagementWorldwide Football Career Conference and NFL Scouting Combine inearly March.The students attended a daylong networking event with speakersfrom NFL Network and ESPN along with analysts, agents, team generalmanagers, former NFL coaches and front office personnel.The following day, students, who spanned every major in CPASS,spent Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium for the NFL Scouting Combine.“This is what it’s all about,” said Tanner Cain, a senior in sport management.“This is why I love this sport. I’ve worked my whole life to become an NFLgeneral manager, and seeing all of this only solidified my passion.”NATASHA ADEMAKINWA received theEthnic Minority Graduate Fellowship Awardfor outstanding achievement and service to theprofession as a graduate student.LORRI LIPSCOMB, PETE program graduateand the adapted physical education teacherin Monongalia County, won the AdaptedPhysical Education Teacher of the Year award.ELOISE ELLIOTT, Ware DistinguishedProfessor, received the first Dana BrooksMentor Award. Elliott demonstratedexcellence while serving as a mentor tohealth and physical activity professionals,students and others in fields who promotehealthy lifestyles.ANDREA TALIAFERRO earned theRecreation/Leisure Leadership Award forexhibiting outstanding and creative leadership inthe recreation profession and for her innovationas an educator at the university level.FALL 20187

Brian PersingerFaculty News150 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONAs one way to recognize employees, WVU created 150 Celebration Coinsto show appreciation for individuals who shine with the principles of service,curiosity, respect, accountability and appreciation. Only 150 distinctive goldcoins were created to honor faculty and staff who exemplify these valuesand strive to excel each day in their respective roles. CPASS recipients of the150 Celebration Coins include the following: Sharon Sisler, business planningofficer; Joanne Pollitt, office administrator; Tracy Wheeler, operationsmanager; and Sean Bulger, professor (via WVU online program).The globalization of sport hasnever been more evident than itis today, and the cross-culturalreach of sport continues toexplode at the recreational,amateur and professionallevels. It is the mission of FiTPublishing, the publishing division of the International Centerfor Performance Excellence (ICPE), to support CPASS’sinternational educational initiatives by disseminating themost recent research in the sport sciences field — by bothnational and international scholars — to a global audience inthe form of our journals and books.In 1992, FiT Publishing began publication of its firstjournal, Sport Marketing Quarterly (SMQ). Today, SMQ isrecognized internationally as a premier sport marketingjournal, with a subscriber base in more than 20 countries,an upcoming impact factor rating, and, recently, videopodcasts to accompany each issue. The InternationalJournal of Sport Finance (IJSF) serves as a high-levelforum for the worldwide dissemination of current research8WVU COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORT SCIENCESon sport finance topics, with the objective to advanceknowledge of the topic area from both a globally diversifiedand multidisciplinary perspective. FiT also publishes theSport & Entertainment Review (SER), which seeks to be oneof the world’s leading journals on publishing cutting-edge,authoritative thinking on the key issues facing executives inthe world of sport and entertainment.FiT publishes books in the sport sciences ranging fromsport and cultural studies texts, such as “Case Studiesin Sport Diplomacy, Embodied Masculinities in GlobalSport, and Racism in College Athletics,” to foundationalsport management textbooks including the upcomingfourth edition of “Financing Sport” and second edition of“Research Methods in Sport Management.” To accommodateinternational growth, FiT Publishing provides many of itstexts in different languages to consumers around the worldand has expanded its worldwide distribution network toinclude contracts with book distributors in the UnitedKingdom, Portugal, Australia and New Zealand.For more information about these and other publicationsfrom FiT, please visit fitpublishing.com.

SubmittedMembers of the WVU men’s basketball team pose with Theresa Scafella.CPASS sport management graduate and guard for WVU men’sbasketball, Jevon Carter, was named Male Athlete of the Year at the2018 Blue and Golden Globe Awards.Overall, 260 Mountaineers were acknowledged for GPAs of 3.0 orbetter and 40 of those were honored for 4.0 GPAs. The top graduatingsenior from each Mountaineer program invited his or her mostinfluential professor to the awards banquet and, as the top graduatingsenior out of men’s basketball, Carter chose to bring his longtimeadviser Theresa Scafella. “She’s been with me since my freshman year put me in all the right classes I needed to make sure that I was ontime to graduate,” Carter said.Other CPASS awardees included head Men’s Basketball Coach BobHuggins, CPASS Outstanding Alumnus, who was named Coach of theYear and women’s soccer team forward Michaela Abam, a 2018 CPASSathletic coaching education graduate, who was named Female Athleteof the Year.NEW CPASS FACULTYJeremy Yeats, PhD, is a native of Colorado and has been an assistantprofessor at Adams State University for six years. The past two years, hehas served as graduate coordinator for the coaching master’s program. Heearned his doctorate in sport and exercise science, with an emphasis in sportpedagogy from the University of Northern Colorado; an MA in educationalpsychology from the University of Colorado at Denver; and a BA in healthand physical education from the University of Hawaii at Hilo. His teachingphilosophy centers on a constructivist framework, where learners use theirprior knowledge, have learning experiences, construct new meanings, usereflections and start the cycle over again with a new set of prior knowledge.His teaching style reflects a student-centered and culturally-responsiveclassroom, which helps create an active community of learners.WELCOMING ANEW VISITINGCOMMITTEEThe CPASS Visiting Committee is madeup of 18 alumni from the College inmultiple specialty areas over severaldecades. This year’s group hails from 10states (West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland,Pennsylvania, Colorado, Florida, Ohio,North Carolina, New Jersey and Texas),and are experts in their fields. Theybring a wealth of knowledge to the tableto support the dean, strengthen theCollege and further the primary goalof helping students succeed in theirendeavors at WVU and beyond.This fall, the committee will host amentoring session for CPASS students.The committee has been in discussionswith students and faculty to determinehow this event can have the greatestimpact and will finalize details so thatfaculty can start promoting the eventand include it on their course syllabi.A major portion of the fall agendawill include discussions dealing withthe transformation committee report.Numerous people have continuedthis work since the review panel finalreport was made public during thelast academic year. A common themehas focused on the positive aspectsof CPASS and need to build on ourstrengths. As we look to the future, thecentral theme for all discussions musthighlight students’ best interests.Members look forward to the2018 Hall of Fame reception andaward ceremony, which is traditionallyscheduled in conjunction with the fallmeeting. If you have never attended,please try to do so. It is a great time tocatch up with old friends and make newones. The College will host this year’sinduction ceremony on October 19 atthe Erickson Alumni Center.The committee is aiming to increasethe number of nominees for possibleinduction into the CPASS Hall of Fame.You can submit your preferred CPASSgraduate’s name for consideration tothe 2019 CPASS Hall of Fame class atFALL 20189

2017-2018CPASS RETIREESSHARON SISLERBusiness Planning Officer,48 yearsThroughout her career,Sharon wore countless hatswithin the College and wasconstantly tasked with managinginnumerable projects. Throughall responsibilities that she wasexpected to manage, she alwayshad a smile on her face and aword of encouragement for thosearound her. We wish her well inher next adventure.VINCE STILGERAssociate Professor,Athletic Training, 24 yearsAs the Athletic Training director,Vince has led the program formore than 20 years. During thistime, the program has experiencedunprecedented achievement instudent success, as exhibited bythe first-time passing rates onthe BOC exam. We are extremelylucky to have had Vince Stilgerguiding our program. He will besorely missed.JOANNE POLLITTOffice Administrator,Dean’s Office, 35 yearsJoanne works diligently to keepthe Dean’s Office organized andrunning smoothly, all the whilebringing a smile and levity to everysituation. She is known for hercreative and humorous storytellingabilities, generating a chuckle inany crowd. Her smile is infectious,and her personality lights upeach room that she enters. Hercolleagues will miss these delightfulqualities that Joanne brings towork with her every day.SubmittedFaculty NewsDana Voelker, Sport and ExercisePsychology assistant professor, joinsthe ranks of West Virginia Universityfaculty members selected for the 2018Foundation Award for OutstandingTeaching, which honors exceptionalprofessors who go the extra mile to inspiretheir students.“Dana Voelker is a dedicated teacherwho does a great job of interacting withstudents and facilitating their learninginside and outside of the classroom,” saidJack Watson, professor and chair in theDepartment of Sport Sciences. “Studentslove her teaching style and are challengedto push themselves outside of theircomfort zones in her classes.”"Her work helps to improve the body image of female athletes through theintegration of evidence-based knowledge, leadership and pedagogy. She conductscommunity outreach and publishes her work in the highest quality journals.”Voelker’s applied efforts include contributions to five student-athlete enrichmentprograms across three states. Voelker received a 2016 NCAA Innovations in Researchand Practice grant to support a multi-site evaluation of Bodies in Motion, an educationalprogram designed to promote positive body image in female college athletes.Voelker earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology with highest distinction from PennState University. Her master’s in counseling and doctorate in kinesiology were awardedfrom Michigan State University, where she specialized in the psychosocial aspects ofsport and physical activity. She spent two years as an assistant professor at The College atBrockport, State University of New York, before coming to WVU in f

degrees as WVU. The relationship between WVU and UFPR had its origins about a decade ago when Gonzalo Bravo, CPASS associate professor of sport management, participated in a sport policy conference, organized by the UFPR Center for Sport and Leisure and Society. Morio via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0