Students in Jocelyn Glenn‘s health promotion class this fall have gained experience passing on their wellness knowledge to a variety of group through various hands-on opportunities. All of the students are pursuing a degree in kinesiology with a concentration in exercise science.
Glenn, a lecturer of kinesiology, encouraged students to identify a population, determine if the group had a knowledge gap on a health-related topic and hold four short meetings with the population to help close that gap. Kinesiology students have been doing similar projects for a few years now, and Glenn has been grateful to take the reins on supervising these projects in the most recent semesters.
“My role has been to help the students navigate challenges, grow professionally and recognize the meaningful impact they can have on others with the skills and experiences they have gained during their time here at UNG,” Glenn said. “It’s also important to recognize that the organizations and populations that engage with this project play a pivotal role in allowing our students to learn through real-world experience. These projects challenge the students in meaningful ways, and I am incredibly proud of the dedication they show and the positive impact they have made on the populations they serve.”
The highlights of this fall’s projects include:
- Gabrielle Feinzig and Danielle Urban worked with UNG’s Ranger Challenge team, creating six podcast episodes to discuss athletic performance and overall well-being. Ranger Challenge is the varsity sport of Army ROTC.
- Landon Greene and William Orris discussed sleep, nutrition and hydration with eighth-graders at North Hall Middle School.
- Caitlyn Petty and Claire Roper talked about stress management, adequate sleep and student environment adaptability with a pair of UNG introduction to kinesiology classes.
- Alex Withers shared information on social health, sense of belonging and social connectedness with international UNG students.
Feinzig and Urban are more used to their studies focusing on traditional athletes, so the chance to support cadet-athletes on the Ranger Challenge team was a change of pace.
“It was interesting to be able to take our information we learned and apply it to something different,” said Feinzig, a senior from Cumming, Georgia.
Source: ung.edu
