The National Council on Family Relations (www.ncfr.org) members and Dr. Jonathan Davis worked in collaboration with Chris Vizzina, head chef at Samford, to serve breakfast to the women and children at First Light Friday, November 20 at 5:35am.
First Light(www.firstlightshelter.org/), the only emergency shelter accepting homeless women and homeless women with children 24 hours a day in the area. The Department of Family Studies has maintained a collaboration Keep reading →
On Wednesday, November 18th, the School of Education and Professional Studies was thrilled to host 130 second grade students from Jemison Elementary School for the 3rd Annual Astronomy Day! This day serves as a culminating event to celebrate the completion of the unit of study on the solar system. Throughout the day, the second graders were able to visit the university planetarium, participate in many activities with education students, and have lunch on the quad.
Several faculty from the department of exercise science and sports medicine (ESSM) have been elected to serve on the board of the Alabama State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (ASAHPERD). Elections were held during the ASAHPERD Annual Fall Meeting held in Hoover, Al November 15-17, 2009.
Mike Jackson, a student in the Samford After Sundown photography courses, recently traveled to Florida on two separate occasions to photograph the launch of the space shuttle. His comments about his experience as well as a description of the two photographs are below: “The night photo is of the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-128 going to the space station that was launched near midnight Friday, August 29, 2009. The day photo is of the Space Shuttle Atlantis mission STS-129 going to the space station that launched Monday, November 16, 2009 at 2:28 pm EST. Keep reading →
The Alabama State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (ASAHPERD) annual fall conference was held November 15-17, 2009 in Hoover, AL. The Department of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM) made 10 presentations including:
For more information on ASAHPERD go to www.asahperd.org
Dr. David Finn, Associate Professor of Teacher Education, provided the keynote address, entitled ‘It’s All About the Little Things’ to the Alabama Early Intervention & Preschool Conference, which was held at the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center in mid-November 2009. This annual conference is designed to provide current professional development and networking opportunities for teachers, therapists, nurses, etc. who serve infants and toddlers who have disabilities.
Dr. Jim Angel, Professor of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine and Associate Dean for Budgets, was named the 2009 Health Educator of the Year by the Alabama State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (ASAHPERD) at the ASAHPERD Annual Meeting held in Hoover, Alabama, November 15-17, 2009. Dr. Angel has been on the faculty at Samford University since 1984 teaching courses in personal and community health, exercise physiology, and sports nutrition. Dr. Angel serves as a pre-health professions advisor at Samford, serves on numerous local community boards, and speaks regularly to churches on the important link between health and faith.
For more information on ASAHPERD go to www.asahperd.org.
The 2009 Homecoming Barbecue was a great time! We shot some video and complied a highlight reel from the weekend. Check it out to see if you made it. If you weren’t able to attend, see what you missed or get inspired to come next year! Click through to see the video.
The School of Education and Professional Studies is excited to announce the launch of The Educational Collaborative, an online, peer-reviewed journal as a platform that will foster a comprehensive and critical appreciation of constructive educational choices. The Educational Collaborative seeks contributions from individuals in the academic and professional arenas who, through their research and observations of professional practice, are dedicated to advancing the field of education. The Educational Collaborative will publish its premier issue in January/February 2010. Authors interested in submitting manuscripts to The Educational Collaborative for the January/February 2010 publication should submit manuscripts before December 15, 2009.
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Homecoming 2009 is fast approaching and the School of Education and Professional Studies is finalizing plans for a GREAT day. Free barbeque lunch (provided by Mrs. Myra’s) begins at 11:30 along with a special play area for children, 3D Holographic image demonstrations, a special area for alumni to meet and greet and much more. At this point over 250 people have indicated they will join us so we are very excited and hope to have a fabulous day. For additional Samford Homecoming information go to (http://www.samford.edu/alumni/homecoming.aspx?id=2147484132).
