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1987 Kyle McInnis (G), health sciences chair at Merrimack College and creator of Active Science, was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in partnership with the Merrimack Valley YMCA. McInnis will be working on a project called Active Science that combines education and reducing
childhood obesity. “Exerlearning,” as it is referred to, increases levels of physical activity and supports academic—science, technology, engineering, and math—areas through technology. Children wear activity trackers that send exercise data to mobile devices that show information through graphs and figures. Interactive
academic lessons are provided using the physical activity data that the children generate. Active Sciences has been operating through the Lawrence branch of the Merrimack Valley YMCA. In the future, the YMCA will create a National Active Sciences Center
as part of the Andover/North Andover facility expansion, which broke ground in March.
Jeff Maidment (G’90) recently was honored with the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association’s State Award of Merit for his work at Moses Brown School in Providence, R.I.
Continued from page 5 Elected Officials Join Faculty at Institute
A U.S. CONGRESSMAN, a mayor, a U.S. marshal, and a newspaper executive editor were among those distin- guished guests who joined Springfield College faculty and administrators to kick off the spring 2014 semester. State and local officials joined members of the
Faculty, including Joel Dearing at right, and students work with youngsters at the Dunbar Community Center
Center Leads New “Wellness Through Sports” Program
THE SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE Center for Wellness Education and Research, in collaboration with the Greater Springfield YMCA and the Dunbar Community Center, recently led a new initiative entitled, “Wellness through Sports.” The program was designed to teach kids practical skills to improve nutrition, physical activity, and stress management while promoting participation in youth sports. For five weeks at the Dunbar Community Center, Springfield College faculty members and students led youngsters through a program teaching the sport of volleyball. Participants included boys and girls ranging in ages from nine to 13 years old who learned fundamental volleyball skills; practical skills on making healthy nutrition choices; practical, fun ways to increase daily physical activity; and age-specific stress-management skills. The mission of the Center for Wellness Education and Research is to become
the preeminent provider of practical, individualized wellness solutions aimed at disease prevention.
Springfield College faculty and administration at the Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History for the spring semester-opening Faculty Institute. This unique event was designed to facilitate conversations between officials and faculty members on areas of both potential and concern for the city, including housing, public safety, arts, green space, media, health and nutrition, early child- hood education, downtown and regional economic development, and college-government relations. Participating were U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal (D-Springfield), Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, U.S. Marshal John Gibbons, The Republican Executive Editor Wayne Phaneuf, and numerous others. The Springfield College Faculty Development Committee,
chaired by Professor of Psychology Derek Paar, PhD, and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Gary Berte, EdD, planned the event. View media coverage at
springfieldcollege.edu.
College Leads Early Literacy Community Outreach Initiative
SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE led “Remember to Read,” an early literacy community outreach initiative that’s designed to encourage reading and reading readiness among kindergarten students. Representatives from Springfield College hosted literacy events at William N. DeBerry Elementary School and Elias Brookings Elementary School to present each kindergarten student with a copy of From Head to Toe, written by Eric Carle, and free admission passes that were donated by the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.
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