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Health and Human Performance

Welcome to the Department of Health and Human Performance

The Department of Health and Human Performance offers a major in Physical Education and Health.

The Physical Education and Health curriculum is designed to prepare prospective K-12 teachers to be active and thoughtful practitioners in a community of learners. Courses are aimed at evaluating, improving and applying skills through knowledge and inquiry in a professional manner.

Department News

HHP Department News: A roundup of the most recent news from the Department of Health and Human Performance.

Resa Walch and Peter Felten receive The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society Grant: The grant will help build a strong, sustainable faculty learning community related to contemplative pedagogy at Elon.

Residence hall in The Oaks named in honor of Professor Emerita Janie Poole Brown: Administrators and friends of the university gathered in the McCoy Commons patio under cloudy skies Friday morning for the dedication of four residence halls in The Oaks neighborhood.

Residence halls in The Oaks dedicated: The buildings in The Oaks neighborhood were named in honor of four emeriti faculty in recognition for their service to the university.

Carol Smith co-leads breakout session at National PE Institute 2012: Carol Smith, an associate professor of health and human performance, co-led a breakout session July 31 at the National PE Institute 2012 conference at the University of North Carolina at Asheville.