UW-Madison School of Education
Every year the School of Education recognizes the most outstanding members of its family with Distinguished Achievement Awards. Congratulations to Dr. Ruth Benedict for being selected to receive the School of Education’s 2019 Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award this year! These are given to faculty members who have made particularly significant contributions in teaching, research, and service to …
Congratulations to all Kinesiology Graduates!!
UW–Madison’s McKenzie Miller received the Society of Health and Physical Educators’ (SHAPE America) Major of the Year Award, an honor which celebrates outstanding undergraduate students in the fields of health, physical education, recreation, and dance. Miller accepted the award last week during the SHAPE American National Convention and Expo in Tampa, Florida. The senior from …
Please join the OT Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in congratulating Dr. Sharon Gartland, OTD, Clinical Professor, on being selected as the new professional OT Program Director effective February 1, 2019! As you may know, Dr. Ruth Benedict, who directed the program for the past 7+ years, will be retiring this summer so we …
Please join us in Gym 6 at the UW-Natatorium to celebrate the 5th annual Adapted Fitness Open House. Meet clients and student volunteers and discuss their experiences with the program. There will a selected client keynote speaker at the beginning of each hour. Clients will be interacting with University student staff. Healthy and delicious food …
Student Information sessions on the health promotion and health equity (HPHE) bachelor’s degree are being held April 4 from 3:00pm-4:00pm and on April 5 from 10:00am-11:00am in GYM-NAT 1140. If you are interested in more information on this degree, please attend one of the information sessions or email HPHE@education.wisc.edu.
On Feb. 24, the School of Education’s Cindy Kuhrasch presented at the 23rd annual All-Campus Leadership Conference, hosted by UW-Madison’s Student Leadership Program. Kuhrasch is the coordinator of UW-Madison’s Physical Education Teacher Education program, which is housed within the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. She gave a presentation titled, “Creating Connected Teams,” which used …
The expertise of UW-Madison’s Jill Barnes has appeared in two recent reports from Runner’s World magazine. Barnes is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. Her research interests include the regulation of blood flow and blood pressure in humans, and how this changes with aging and exercise. She has published more than …
The University of Wisconsin System’s Board of Regents voted Friday to approve a new undergraduate degree program at UW–Madison in health promotion and health equity. The development of the program responds to student interest and employer demand for health-related expertise and health education careers. The bachelor of science in health promotion and health equity (HPHE) …
More than 100 years ago, the field of occupational therapy emerged in the U.S. to support the health and well-being of World War I veterans and people with mental health conditions. The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Occupational Therapy (OT) program was founded in 1943. Members of the university’s OT program Class of 1951. “There were very …