Mission Statement
To create, interpret, transmit, and apply knowledge related to movement, exercise, and human occupation with the ultimate goal of enhancing human health, productivity, and quality of life.
Adapted Fitness changing the perception of what’s possible
One pillar of the Impact 2030 initiative centers on the UW–Madison School of Education’s commitment to providing transformational and innovative learning experiences for students. The Adapted Fitness program run through the Department of Kinesiology is an …
PE Graduate Feature
Mackenzie Swenson, a recent grad from the PETE program in the Kinesiology Department, has been featured on WKOW for her amazing dedication to teaching physical education to students! Within her first weeks as a teacher, …
Dr. Dane Cook Receives Bucky’s Best Advisor Award!
The annual Bucky Awards are meant to showcase the amazing contributions that members of UW-Madison have made to our campus and our community. Individuals must be nominated for the Best Advisor award which recognizes those …
News
Student Highlight: Mayrena Hernandez
October 14, 2020Join the Early Morning Fitness 2020 (Virtual) Open House!
September 30, 2020PE Graduate Feature
September 22, 2020Kinesiology Student Highlight
September 9, 2020- More News
Events
- November
- November 3Election Day, including same-day registrationElection for President, US Rep., State legislature, DA, County Clerk, Treasurer, and Reg of Deeds.7:00 AM, Find your polling place at myvote.wi.gov
- November 26Thanksgiving recess12:00 AM
- November 27Thanksgiving recess12:00 AM
Departmental Statement on Diversity
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Kinesiology endorses the UW-Madison Institutional Statement on Diversity:
“Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison.
We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways
their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion
enrich the university community.”
We are committed to creating a welcoming and engaging environment
that encourages open dialogue to better our scholarship,
to promote a broad spectrum of ideas,
and to apply those ideas in service of the health and wellness
of all individuals in our community.
We are dedicated to implementing practices, procedures, and structures
that foster the integration of ideas from all members,
and believe this commitment elevates the quality and value of all discourse.