Events

Upcoming Events and Deadlines

Check here for events through our Human Performance Lab, Kinesiology Club, advising team, and department. We also post Pre-Health events and upcoming deadlines students should be aware of. 

Commencement

June 16, 2019, 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Past Events Include

Around the (Sporting) World in 80 Minutes

February 1, 2019, 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Pigott 100

Sports are common in many country’s cultures, and by association, so is sports research.  The Kinesiology Department will host a discussion about conducting research overseas, which will include 8 minute digital presentations from researchers around the world. The researchers will speak to their country’s culture, the sports that are most followed, and the type of research they are conducting around sport and exercise. At the end, there will be time to speak to Americans who have (or are currently) completing research opportunities overseas.

American College of Sports Medicine Northwest Annual Meeting

March 1-2, 2019

Bend, OR

Faculty, staff, and students from the Kinesiology Department will be traveling to Bend, OR for the American College of Sports Medicine Northwest Annual Meeting. The theme of this years’ conference is ‘Innovation, Application and Future of Physical Activity, Exercise and Sport.' The group will network with both current and new colleagues and support their collaborative research with the University of Oregon that is examining cardiopulmonary physiology. In addition to attending a breadth of academic presentations, the group will culminate this experience by hosting a departmental event where attendees will share the knowledge and experience they gained with those students who were not able to attend.

Biomechanics Fair

March 14, 2019, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Athletic Performance Center

Winter quarter Biomechanics students will work in small groups to create hands-on demonstrations of biomechanical principles for local high school students. Read more here.

Panel on Careers in Sport and Exercise Science

May 21, 2019, 12:30 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.

Pigott 304

This event will feature 6 panelists representing a variety of career paths in the field of sport and exercise science. Learn from the panelists about how they chose their field, what they enjoy most about their work, how they have applied their education to their work, challenges their field is facing, and advice for others looking to enter the field. All students are welcome.