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Brigham Young University. Department of Exercise Sciences

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 2005-

Administrative History

The Department of Exercise Sciences (est. 2005) is an instructional unit at Brigham Young University.

The Department of Exercise Sciences was formed in a reorganization of the earlier Department of Physical Education in 2005, and provides instruction in athletic training, exercise science, fitness and wellness management, and physical education/coaching. Department chairs have included Ruel M. Barker (2005-2006) and Larry T. Hall (2006- ). The department was initially under the College of Health and Human Performance, but moved into the College of Life Sciences in 2009.

Citation:
BYU Organizational History Project website, via WWW, Apr. 2, 2014 (Department of Exercise Sciences; est. 2005; previously Department of Physical Education; chairs, Ruel M. Barker (2005-2006) and Larry T. Hall (2006- ); several different programs or emphases available under the Department of Exercise Sciences. Among these are Athletic Training Emphasis, Exercise Science Emphasis, Fitness and Wellness Management Emphasis, and a Physical Education K-12 Teaching/Coaching Emphasis; part of College of Health and Human Performance (2005-2009) and College of Life Sciences (2009- ))

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence, 1962-1997

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1147
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains correspondence, meeting minutes and reports dealing with the Department of Physical Education. Also included is information about the National Olympic Academy held at Brigham Young University in 1979.

Dates: 1962-1997

Department of Exercise Sciences retirees / by Mel Olson, Ruel Barker

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233645008]
Identifier: UA 5394
Abstract Spiral bound volume containing oral history interviews with retirees from the Department of Exercise Sciences at Brigham Young University. Retirees interviewed were: Ruel Barker, Rollie Bestor, Connie Blakemore Cook, Bob Bunker, Boyd Call, Mark Clarke, Robert Conlee, Walter Cryer, Earlene Durrant, Garth Fisher, Rulon Francis, Joyce Harrison, Nena Rae Hawkes, Cyntha Hirst, Boyd Jarman, Clayne Jensen, Richard Jones, Courtney Leishman, Kathy Lewis, Carl McGown, Elaine Michaelis, Elmo Roundy, L....
Dates: 2007

Department of Physical Education records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1147
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, meeting minutes and reports dealing with the Department of Physical Education. Also included is information about the National Olympic Academy held at Brigham Young University in 1979.

Dates: 1962-1997

Meeting Minutes, 1972-1997

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1147
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains correspondence, meeting minutes and reports dealing with the Department of Physical Education. Also included is information about the National Olympic Academy held at Brigham Young University in 1979.

Dates: 1972-1997

National Olympic Academy, 1976-1979

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1147
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains correspondence, meeting minutes and reports dealing with the Department of Physical Education. Also included is information about the National Olympic Academy held at Brigham Young University in 1979.

Dates: 1976-1979

Reports, Manuals, Histories, 1972-1990

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1147
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains correspondence, meeting minutes and reports dealing with the Department of Physical Education. Also included is information about the National Olympic Academy held at Brigham Young University in 1979.

Dates: 1972-1990

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Type
Archival Object 4
Collection 2
 
Subject
Letters 5
Minutes (Records) 5
Provo (Utah) 5
Oral histories 1
Physical education and training -- Utah -- Provo 1