The University of Michigan School of Kinesiology is always on the move!
Here's what we've been up to over the last few months.
Worth a Thousand Words
Kathy Kern, Applied Exercise Science
and Movement Science lecturer, taught
her newly virtual Principles of Motor
Behavior lab from her dining room.
Before COVID-19 struck, Movement
Science senior Semat Adekoya (front
center) and her student org, Maize Rage,
celebrated '90s Night at Crisler Center.
Faculty, staff, and alumni congratulated our
graduating students via a video produced
by Sport Management alum Jon Paley.
Watch it at myumi.ch/BoP5o .
Moving the World Towards Racial Justice
Dean Lori Ploutz-Snyder and Professor Ketra Armstrong respond to recent events that are rooted in systemic racism.
Countdown to the Kinesiology Building
Construction on our new home, the Kinesiology Building, was paused for two months due to Michigan’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order. Now that construction restrictions have been lifted, we’re ramping back up and are still on track for fall 2020 move-in and January 2021 classes.

We'll post new photos at myumi.ch/Lo9nn throughout the summer.
In the News
Planning for Fall
In a 5/27 video chat with incoming students, U-M President Mark Schlissel said he is optimistic the university can provide a “public health-informed” fall semester that brings students back to campus and blends in-person and remote learning. He added that the university would have a much clearer understanding of what the fall semester will look like by the end of June.

Title IX and Campus Sexual Misconduct
Last month, the US Department of Education issued new rules for how sexual misconduct investigations are handled on college campuses. Sport Management lecturer and practicing attorney Marissa Pollick talked with NPR Stateside 's April Baer about what these changes mean and how they relate to Title IX.

CHAMPion for Children
Applied Exercise Science and Movement Science associate professor Leah Robinson was awarded a five-year National Institutes of Health grant totaling $2.6M for the Children's Health Activity Motor Program (CHAMP) Afterschool Program: Promoting Physical Activity & Health in Children.

Returning to College Sports
What's the safest way to resume sports following a global health pandemic? Sport Management professor Mark Rosentraub wrote an op-ed for the Indianapolis Business Journal with suggestions for how and when college sports could return.

Prosthetic Breakthrough
In a major advance in mind-controlled prosthetics for amputees, U-M researchers, including Movement Science associate professor Deanna Gates , have tapped faint signals from arm nerves and amplified them to enable real-time finger-level control of a robotic hand.

Teachers and Best
Faculty members Pete Bodary , Tom George , and Kathy Kern , and GSI Allyssa Memmini , received the 2019-20 Students’ Excellence in Teaching Award, which is voted on and presented by the Kinesiology student body. Recipients were surprised with the news in their virtual classrooms.

Alumni Spotlight
Supporting the Front Line
As the manager of athletic training at the Henry Ford Health System, Christina Eyers (MVS '97) and her team were ready to join the fight against COVID-19. This included providing health screenings, assisting in emergency rooms and walk-in clinics, and safely transporting patients to isolation wings. "[The athletic trainers] were eager to help," she said.

Rising Star
Katharine Bohlmann (SM '19) , business solutions manager for the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium, got the surprise of her young professional career last month when she found out she's a 2020 Front Office Sports Rising 25 awardee. "It’s humbling to get to represent the University of Michigan," she said.

What have YOU been up to? Let us know and you might be featured in our next Alumni Spotlight !
Student Voices
Healthy Mind, Healthy Body
2020 Health and Fitness graduate Tiffany Yoo is a passionate advocate for mental and physical health. She promotes awareness through her Live Love Fitness LLF Instagram account and the Breaking the Silence of Stigma on Mental Health event she organized last fall. “If your mind isn’t in the right place, your body will follow," she said.

Social Celebration
As a content specialist and photographer for U-M Social, 2020 Sport Management graduate Grant Floto found a unique way to honor the Class of 2020. Each day in April, he posted a photo of a senior on the university's Instagram account, along with one word that represented their time at U-M.

Save the Date
Health & Fitness + COVID-19: Where Do We Go From Here?
Hosted by Mike Stack (MVS '04) , founder & CEO of Applied Fitness Solutions and Applied Exercise Science lecturer

Join us for a three-part webinar series exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the health science and fitness community:

Wed., June 17 • 1:00-2:00pm EDT T
Wed., July 8 • 7:00-8:00pm EDT
Wed., August 12 • 1:00-2:00pm EDT

Invitations and panelist details to come.
SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS
 Due to financial uncertainty, some students may not be able to begin or even return to their studies this fall. The  Kinesiology Emergency Aid (COVID)  fund assists with temporary expenses related to COVID-19, including technology, housing, and tuition support.