Tag: Physical Activity Courses

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Kinesiology Students

Video: Pushing the limits

From traversing deep in the forest, to trekking through high desert and scaling rugged peaks and glaciers, each year 9,500 Oregon State students experience all the Pacific Northwest – and beyond – has to offer.

These rare and unique experiences fall under Physical Activity Course (PAC) classes and select Kinesiology courses – housed with the College of Public Health and Human Sciences – and are run through the university’s Adventure Leadership Institute™ (ALI). Adventures include rock climbing, rafting, canyoneering, hiking, wilderness first aid and backpacking.

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Faculty Staff Fitness participant profile: Rick Brand

“I have a number of components to my philosophy around fitness and exercise. Consistency is very important, and creating good habits around overall fitness is first on the list. It’s about a way of life and includes diet, exercise and movement, focus, mental challenges, creativity and having fun with life. There is solitude in all of this, but at the same time it’s a social event. I probably do 90 percent of my exercise socially.”

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Video: Surf’s up at OSU

Did you know that all OSU students can catch the stoke of surfing while earning a Physical Activity Course (PAC) Program credit? Instructor Dan Hasselschwert takes PAC 247 guides students through the course. Participants learn about the history, terminology, safety precautions, and equipment of a sport that began with the ancient Polynesians and loved by countless. The class culminates with a 2-day field trip to the Oregon Coast, where students put the knowledge they’ve learned into practice as they paddle out to the lineup for an unforgettable session.

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Faculty and Staff Kinesiology

Getting to know: Melinda Ameele

“What I love most about my job is getting the opportunity to positively impact those who take my classes,” says Physical Activity Courses Instructor Melinda Ameele.

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Students

Video: Physical Activity Course (PAC) Program encourages students to get active

While more than half of four-year colleges and universities in the United States have dropped physical education requirements, Oregon State University is taking extra steps to ensure its students are getting – and staying – physically active.

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Faculty and Staff Kinesiology

Getting to know: Drew Ibarra

“Physical activity has always been a large part of my life, and being active is core to my life,” says Physical Activity Programs Director Drew Ibarra.