Student Research-Awards
STUDENT AWARDS
- American Association for Health Education (AAHE) Health Education "Major of the Year" Award.
- Michigan Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD) Student Honor Award
Each year universities offering undergraduate majors in Health may identify outstanding students for recognition by the AAHE, the National Convention of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) and by the Michigan Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD) at their state convention. Each fall students will be nominated by full-time faculty teaching in the undergraduate Health program. The criteria developed by the Undergraduate Health Committee to select the award recipients is as follows:
Criteria:
- Academic: A minimum grade point average of 3.5 in the major and 3.2 overall, with 30 semester hours of Health Education and Education courses completed at Wayne State University. Resilient credit hours will include course credits registered for during the term of nomination.
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Professional: Students will be judged on the depth and breadth of their professional involvement in activities, such as:
- Attendance workshops, conferences and conventions.
- Membership in campus organizations.
- Volunteer work with organizations such as Special Olympics.
- Working in a field related to physical education, such as coaching an athletic team, working at a health spa or gym, teaching at a YM/YWCA, or working at a recreation department.
- Providing leadership in local and state professional organizations.
- Students must be members of the respective state or national association to receive the award.
- MAHPERD student honor award recipients must be seniors during the term in which they receive the award.
- Students who have won the AAHE "Major of the Year" award continue to be eligible for the award nomination in subsequent years. However in committee deliberation special emphasis will be placed on those achievements which occurred after the award was granted.
Students who are interested in assisting faculty with research and other projects and/or teach undergraduate health education/physical education courses may submit an application to the Division of KHS.
Graduate Assistantships
| DEGREE: |
Master of Arts in Education with specialization in one of the following:
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| QUALIFICATIONS: | Baccalaureate Degree in Kinesiology, Health and Sports Studies or other relevant areas. Students with undergraduate degrees in areas such as communications, business or journalism may be accepted in the Sports Administration program. Nursing, nutrition, physical therapy students are often qualified to enter the Exercise and Sports Science program. Primary considerations will be given to applicants whose academic records indicate a potential for superior academic achievement, especially in the area of research. |
| RESPONSIBILITIES: | Graduate assistants are expected to consider their assistantship duties as their sole employment responsibility. The graduate assistant will assist faculty with research and other projects and/or teach undergraduate health education/physical education courses. It is expected that the graduate assistant will devote approximately 20 hours per week to their duties. The Graduate Assistant must carry a minimum of six and a maximum of ten semester hours per term of appointment. Appointments begin with the Fall semester and are customarily two academic years in duration. |
| STIPEND: | The stipend is approximately $12,000 per academic year (Fall and Winter semesters) with tuition waiver of up to ten credit hours per semester. Health insurance is also provided. |
| APPLICATION |
The deadline for application is March 1st. However, your WSU Graduate School application must be on file in the KHS office by this date, therefore, all your application materials including an official transcript should be received by WSU no later than February 1st. Also, two letters of reference are required for your assistantship application and these must be received by the KHS office by the May 1st application deadline. Please contact the KHS Graduate Program Director for specific information and application materials.
KHS Graduate Program Director 2339 Applebaum Building Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202 (313) 577-6219 r.gretebeck@wayne.edu |
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FURTHER ADMISSIONS INFORMATION: |
P.O. Box 02759, 42 West Warren Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202 (313) 577-3577 |