Numerous CPASS graduates and one doctoral student presented at the SHAPE PETE Conference in Atlanta at the end of October, including CPASS faculty Eloise Elliott, James Hannon and Stephen Harvey.
Tyler Goad, current doctoral student, discussed PETEtechnology applications. Recent doctoral program grads, Luciana Braga and Kacey DiGiacinto, presented while graduates Rachel Gurvitch, Georgia State University, Beth Hersman Khalaf, Wright State University, Tony Pritchard, Georgia Southern, and Scott Townsend and Derek Mohr, Appalachian State University, also presented.
At the 2015 WVHAPERD Conference at Pipestem Resort and State Park in late October, severalWVU CPASS faculty attended, including Sean Bulger, Emily Jones and Andrea Taliaferro. The following students and faculty earned awards:
- Sarah Verdis, UG PETE, received the Bea N. Orr Student Award and a Presidential Citation from WVAHPERD President Keith Bowling
- Kibum Cho, PhD CATS, received the Ethnic Minority Graduate Fellowship
- Stephen Harvey received the Scholar Award
- Amanda Metcalf, graduate, PETE doctoral program and current faculty member at Fairmont State University, received the Young Professionals Award
Additionally, the following WVU CPASS faculty members will serve on theWVAHPERD board and representative assembly for the 2015-2016 year:
- Obidiah Atkinson, UG PETE, student representative
- Annie Machamer, PhD CATS, dance section chair
- James Hannon, vice president-elect for higher education
- Emily Jones, past-vice president for higher education
The college recognizes Byron Towner, Greg Goodwin, Sean Bulger, Andrea Taliaferro and Emily Jones who presented at WVHAPERD pre-conference workshops on Thursday afternoon. Towner shared insights at the young professional’s workshop, which was coordinated by Sarah Verdis, 2015 student representative. Goodwin presented on university level recruitment and retention issues and solutions and Bulger, Taliaferro and Jones presented on the strategic recruitment and retention efforts employed within the PETE program.
Six graduate students traveled to Pipestem to present practical and research-oriented sessions. These students represented the college by sharing new ideas: Adam Keath, Annie Machamer, Hannah Kipfer, David Robertson, Gentry Shrewsbury and Jun Baek. Congratulations to WVU CPASS students, faculty and alumni who successfully exemplified leadership at the state and national levels.