1. News Story - Jaimie Bozack - A & S Jump
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Nathan Wilson Co-Editor in Chief Beginning in fall semester 2013, LCC will of- fer a new curriculum to meet the demand for certified fitness professionals. According to Amy Stoakes, Physical Fitness and Wellness director, the Professional Fitness Leader program will be a “stackable” cur - riculum, allowing students to earn certificates while building toward their degree. Over the course of six semesters, students can earn a certification of completion as a group fitness instructor, certificate of achieve- ment as a personal trainer, and an associate’s degree in Applied Science as a professional fit - ness leader. “Within the first two semesters, (students) can become a group fitness instructor and be prepared to take a national certification exam,” Stoakes said. “If they want to continue on, they add two more semesters to do the personal trainer cer - tification … Two more semesters will allow them to finish their associates in Applied Sci - ence.” The curriculum guides can be found on www.lcc.edu under the following codes: 1704 for Group Fitness Instructor, 1705 for Personal Trainer and 1703 for Professional Fitness Lead- er. “In 2012, Gov. Rick Snyder launched a pro- gram called the Michigan Health and Wellness 4 x 4 Plan,” Stoakes said. “He did that because, according to the behavioral risk survey that was done in Michigan, Michigan’s obesity rate was 30 to 35 percent, which is higher than the national obesity rate. “He was encouraging people to take per - sonal responsibility of their own health. We thought most people don’t know where to get started or how to get motivated … so we thought we would answer that demand by creating this new curriculum.” According to Stoakes, the Professional Fit- ness Leader program is designed to provide students with an excellent foundation of knowledge. Through this program, students will learn about physiology during exercise, biomechanics, sport and exercise psychology, and working with diverse populations. “We’ve had a lot of interest in this program from people who have a degree in nutrition or a degree in something else,” Stoakes said. “This is good for people who are just starting their education path but also for those people who are interested in this field and want to come back to school.” For more information on the Professional Fitness Leader program, contact Physical Fit - ness and Wellness at (517) 483-1227 or the Aca- demic Advising Center at (517) 483-1904. Sept. 3-15, 2013 www.lcc.edu/lookout NEWS 2 when they learned of some of the cool features the building has to offer. “I really enjoyed the high-tech feel of the build- ing,” said LCC student Ervin Ansley. “They have stuff in the classrooms that I could only imagine the Jetsons having.” The new A&S Building is filled with technology and is focused on help- ing prepare students for the new job market and future. Writing on walls, multimedia centers and state-of-the-art smart boards are just the begin- ning of the endless new things A&S has to offer. “As you wander through the building, you realize how trans- formed this building re- ally is and how much good it will bring for the future of LCC students,” Nealon said. cords and Registration. Montague said classes will continue in some parts of the Gannon Building; mainly away from the con- struction. Other interior renova- tions include the student commons center, which will replace the recently closed swimming pool. According to LCC Direc- tor of Public Affairs Ellen Jones, the first phase of the Gannon Building renova- tions will include exterior work, beginning in October. These changes will include new glass on the east side of the building–where the pool was located–and improve- ments to the mall entrance. Student Life Coordinator Patti Ayers said she is look- ing forward to the transition to a service-oriented space. “It is very exciting antici - pating the changes that will take place in the Gannon Building over the next sev- eral months,” Ayers said. “My understanding is that the renovations will create an even more open and ac- cessible LCC student servic- es experience. I am looking forward to seeing the com- pleted project.” A&S Gannon Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 Students enjoy relaxing study space on campus Nursing majors Doris Maupin (left) and Marie Hertly eat lunch in the sunny basement of the HHS building Aug. 23. Freshman Emily Noel (below) studies psychology in the amphitheater Aug. 29. Students (above) relax during downtime in between classes in the outside amphitheater. The Fitness Center in GB 270 will be used for the Professional Fitness Leader program in fall. Photos by Suzanna Powers Photo by Nathan Wilson LCC offers Professional Fitness Leader curriculum for fall semester
Transcript of 1. News Story - Jaimie Bozack - A & S Jump
Nathan WilsonCo-Editor in Chief
Beginning in fall semester 2013, LCC will of-fer a new curriculum to meet the demand for certified fitness professionals.
According to Amy Stoakes, Physical Fitness and Wellness director, the Professional Fitness Leader program will be a “stackable” cur-riculum, allowing students to earn certificates while building toward their degree.
Over the course of six semesters, students can earn a certification of completion as a group fitness instructor, certificate of achieve-ment as a personal trainer, and an associate’s degree in Applied Science as a professional fit-ness leader.
“Within the first two semesters, (students) can become a group fitness instructor and be prepared to take a national certification exam,” Stoakes said.
“If they want to continue on, they add two more semesters to do the personal trainer cer-tification … Two more semesters will allow them to finish their associates in Applied Sci-
ence.”The curriculum guides can be found on
www.lcc.edu under the following codes: 1704 for Group Fitness Instructor, 1705 for Personal Trainer and 1703 for Professional Fitness Lead-er.
“In 2012, Gov. Rick Snyder launched a pro-gram called the Michigan Health and Wellness 4 x 4 Plan,” Stoakes said. “He did that because, according to the behavioral risk survey that was done in Michigan, Michigan’s obesity rate was 30 to 35 percent, which is higher than the
national obesity rate.“He was encouraging people to take per-
sonal responsibility of their own health. We thought most people don’t know where to get started or how to get motivated … so we thought we would answer that demand by creating this new curriculum.”
According to Stoakes, the Professional Fit-ness Leader program is designed to provide students with an excellent foundation of knowledge. Through this program, students will learn about physiology during exercise, biomechanics, sport and exercise psychology, and working with diverse populations.
“We’ve had a lot of interest in this program from people who have a degree in nutrition or a degree in something else,” Stoakes said. “This is good for people who are just starting their education path but also for those people who are interested in this field and want to come back to school.”
For more information on the Professional Fitness Leader program, contact Physical Fit-ness and Wellness at (517) 483-1227 or the Aca-demic Advising Center at (517) 483-1904.
Sept. 3-15, 2013www.lcc.edu/lookout
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when they learned of some of the cool features the building has to offer.
“I really enjoyed the high-tech feel of the build-ing,” said LCC student Ervin Ansley. “They have stuff in the classrooms that I could only imagine the Jetsons having.”
The new A&S Building is filled with technology and is focused on help-ing prepare students for the new job market and future. Writing on walls, multimedia centers and state-of-the-art smart boards are just the begin-ning of the endless new things A&S has to offer.
“As you wander through the building, you realize how trans-formed this building re-ally is and how much good it will bring for the future of LCC students,” Nealon said.
cords and Registration.Montague said classes
will continue in some parts of the Gannon Building; mainly away from the con-struction.
Other interior renova-tions include the student commons center, which will replace the recently closed swimming pool.
According to LCC Direc-tor of Public Affairs Ellen Jones, the first phase of the
Gannon Building renova-tions will include exterior work, beginning in October. These changes will include new glass on the east side of the building–where the pool was located–and improve-ments to the mall entrance.
Student Life Coordinator Patti Ayers said she is look-ing forward to the transition to a service-oriented space.
“It is very exciting antici-pating the changes that will take place in the Gannon Building over the next sev-
eral months,” Ayers said.“My understanding is that
the renovations will create an even more open and ac-cessible LCC student servic-es experience. I am looking forward to seeing the com-pleted project.”
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Students enjoy relaxing study space on campus
Nursing majors Doris Maupin (left) and Marie Hertly eat lunch in the sunny basement of the HHS building Aug. 23.Freshman Emily Noel (below) studies psychology in the amphitheater Aug. 29.
Students (above) relax during downtime in between classes in the outside amphitheater.
The Fitness Center in GB 270 will be used for the Professional Fitness Leader program in fall.
Photos by Suzanna Powers
Photo by Nathan Wilson
LCC offers Professional Fitness Leader curriculum for fall semester
