School of Physical Education Welcomes New Staff
By Angela Perry

The School of Physical Education welcomes two new staff members, Lisa Angermeier-Howard and Gretchen Hueni.

Ms. Angermeier-Howard has recently accepted the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Education. She is the only Health Educator in the Department and is responsible for many of the Health Education Classes. She is currently responsible for new curriculum changes in the Health Education sector of the Department of Physical Education.

Ms. Angermeier-Howard received her Ph.D. from Indiana University-Bloomington from the Department of Applied Health Science. At Bloomington, she studied Health Education with a specialty in School Health Education. Her dissertation topic was Health Education for Students with Disabilities.

Ms. Angermeier-Howard grew up in Columbus, Indiana. Before accepting her new position, she worked as an Assistant Professor at Eastern Michigan University for three years.

What she most enjoys about her new job are the people with whom she works.Ms. Angermeier-Howard explains that, “I have found it to be an extremely supportive and positive environment in which to work. I am also enjoying the students at IUPUT. The student population is similar to the student population at Eastern Michigan University. It can be challenging, since so many students have numerous outside obligations, but I enjoy that.” As a student myself, I do have many outside obligations and I appreciate the consideration that Ms. Angermeier-Howard notes.

We also give a warm welcome to Ms. Gretchen Hueni. She has recently taken on the position of Development Director of the School of Physical Education. Her responsibilities include the planning, implementing, and managing of activities to identify prospective donors. Her duties also include cultivating and soliciting major gifts for the IU School of Physical Education. She manages all aspects of project campaigning that include the annual fund, alumni relations, and special events. She oversees and supervises volunteer fundraising activities.

Ms. Hueni grew up in Noblesville, Indiana. She attended IU Bloomington. She graduated with a BA degree in Telecommunications with a Minor in English. Before starting her new position at IUPUI, she worked as a Marketing and Development Officer for the Alzheimer’s Association and as the Annual Giving Director at Park Tudor School.

Ms. Hueni notes what she likes most about her newly obtained job, “My job provides me with the unique opportunity to create and foster philanthropy-which is very rewarding. I enjoy meeting alumni and friends of the school and hearing about their experiences - what teachers and programs most influenced their lives - and then helping them to identify the means to make a financial contribution to honor that person or provide support of a program.

I enjoy being able to use a wide variety of skills in my day-to-day work such as strategic planning, problem solving, writing skills, inter-personal communication and special event planning.”

She also explains that she very much enjoys the people with whom she works. “Dean Kellum, Dr. Brothers, Dr. Jones, and the entire HPER and TCEM faculty and staff are very friendly and helpful. I can’t imagine doing my job without them,” Ms. Hueni explains.

The School of Physical Education and I thank you for your nice words.
Welcome to IUPUI and best wishes in your new positions!

2001 NTF Intern Sums Up Experience
By Damon Bell

In July 2001, I applied for an internship with the National Tourism Foundation. The described responsibilities were to assist in the coordination and activities of NTF scholarship winners an also assist in the preparation and production of silent and live auctions. The internship also included attending the NTA Annual Convention in Houston.

I considered this portion of the internship to be the smallest component of the experience. Boy, was I wrong. The convention experience turned out to be the heart and soul of my internship with NTF. It was something that we spent months preparing for and something that the NTF staff will be following up on for months to come. All of the preparation could not prepare me for the excitement of the convention. While there, I had the opportunity to.both work with the amazing NTA staff but also participate in activities with the NTA delegates. I attended spectacular events and fantastic seminars. The Travel and Tour Exchange was a priceless component of the experience. I was able to job shadow to see how business was taken care of in what NTA calls “the stock market of the tour and travel industry”. Another valuable part of the experience was the network contacts that I was able to make. An internship with an association provided expanded career opportunities for me and I highly recommend students consider an internship with an association or foundation.

Department of Physical Education Develops New Programs
By Jay Bradley

Greetings to all the Alumni and friends of the School of Physical Education. As a member of the Curriculum Council, I’ve been asked to write a brief article informing you of all the changes that have or are occurring within the academic programs within the Department of Physical Education. We now have 6 different tracks for our majors to choose from. The original track - Teacher Ed, the next oldest - Exercise Science, a changed one - Fitness and Sports Studies (old Generalist track revamped), a few new ones - Exercise Science Pre-PT and Exercise Science Pre-Med, and the newest - Athletic Training.

The Teacher Ed track is under going a series major evaluations to make certain that we comply with the new competencies as identified by the Indiana Professional Standards Board and that we provide the latest information in the field, especially considering how the field is changing to more fitness and leisure activities. All of the faculty in the Teacher Ed track have been surveyed to identify which of the new competencies they cover in their courses and how well they feel they do cover them. As well, it is our intent to survey a few Alumni to get their impressions on how well they felt they were prepared in regards to the new standards. From these surveys recommendations will most certainly be made in regards to how we might better meet the new standards.

Not much has changed within the standard Exercise Science track. We still see this track as being one to prepare people to go into the fitness industry and then to further their education with advanced degrees in this or other related areas. What we have done is to add two additional and very closely related tracks emphasizing many more science requirements. The Exercise Science Pre-PT track prepares one to meet the prerequisites for admissions into the Physical Therapy here at IUPUT (does not guarantee admission). This program has also undergone major changes and is now a doctorial program (D.PT.). The other new track in this area is the Exercise Science Pre-Med track, which prepares one to apply to Medical School, and presently have a student or two traveling through this track.

The old Generalist track has been modified and re-titled to be the Fitness and Sports Studies track. This track is designed for those interested in the Fitness industry and becoming Personal Trainers with later aspirations of possibly opening their businesses. Many will probably go on for advanced degrees later in their careers, but it is not high on their priorities at the present time.

And the newest track, the Athletic Training track. Athletic Training has been a minor since approximately 1984 and many former graduates are serving the profession quite well. For the longest time there was no possible way that we could ever consider moving that to a major as we lacked the staff and the teams with the Athletics Department to provide the proper experience to ever get the program accredited to become a major. But with the move to NCAA Division I four years ago and now the realization that an increased Athletic Training Staff was necessary to provide the proper coverage for all of the athletes, it provided an opportunity for the School of Physical Education to apply for the proper credentials to move the minor to a major. It also didn’t hurt that the standards with the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) also changed, and only students from an approved major could sit to take the NATA National Certification Exam after 1/1/2004. The faculty approved the move to a major in May of 2001 and the Athletics Department hired their second full-time Athletic Trainer in August of 2001. Application was made in September and the letter of acceptance into Candidacy by CAAHEP (Commission for Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs) was just received (1/23/02). This means we are in the process of becoming an approved program. The process will take two years before we can officially claim to be an approved major. But this is a major hurdle that we have just jumped.

Don’t be strangers! Don’t hesitate to come around and observe, or even just call and ask how things are going.

Jay A. Bradley ATC/L
Director of the Athletic Training Program
IUPUI
901 W. New York Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 274-0617
(317) 278-2041 — Fax
irbq100@iupui.edu

State Tourism Director Assumes New Position with DNR
By Linda Brothers

John Goss, Director of the Indiana Tourism Division, is stepping down from that post to take over the Department of Natural Resources. Governor O’Bannon appointed Goss to replace Larry Macklin. Goss has directed the tourism division for nine years. In that time, he developed a partnership between state government and the tourism industry including a $2 million marketing program. He intends to apply some of the same marketing strategies at DNR.

Chancellor Bepko Appointed to Key Tourism Positions
By Linda Brothers

Gerald L. Bepko, Indiana University Vice President and IUPUII Chancellor, was recently appointed Chairman of the board for the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association according to William K. McGowan, Jr, President of the ICVA. The board advisees the ICVA on its long range planning and marketing strategies for the city. Also, Chancellor Bepko is the Chairman for Tourism Tomorrow, Inc. This group promotes the image of the state to enhance tourism.