Ouachita Baptist University Kinesiology & Leisure Studies

05/05/2021

Congratulations to Sara Hulse and Kristen Holeyfield for their selection onto the Advisory Board of the American College of Sports Medicine's (ACSM) Exercise is Medicine on campus. Ouachita has a Gold Status for supporting exercise as a medicine to combat obesity, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and other metabolic diseases.

09/15/2020

So proud of our students that are leading this virtual exercise program for Group Living Inc.

08/19/2020

Welcome new faculty member Hallie Clark. We are excited to have you join us.

08/11/2020

SPEC is ready for students to arrive!!

08/04/2020

Parents and educators, SHAPE America Has put together these free resources for teaching health and fitness this year.

SHAPE America is dedicated to helping physical education and health education teachers across the country as many schools and school districts are moving to distance learning due to COVID-19. In response, we have created a collection of resources fro

07/20/2020

Excited to be working on this project.

A team of Ouachita Baptist University faculty members has been selected as a recipient of the Accelerating Disability Inclusion Community-Based Micro-Grant by the National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability’s (NCHPAD) Inclusion: Community Micro-Grant Program.

05/14/2020

We interrupt your COVID feed for this exciting news! We are proud to announce that the abstract presented by Senior, Jasper Sanford at the Central States, ACSM meeting this past fall is now published in the International Journal of Exercise Science. Check him out! Jasper was our research assistant on the FitU project this past academic year.

Jasper Sanford1, Amber Chelette1, FACSM 1Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas Kinesiology & Leisure Studies In this study, we assessed the physical health of college students in their first year. The obesity epidemic has continued to grow in America. Young adults are the most susceptib...

04/16/2020

Way to represent Hunter Groom!

Welcome to Student Teacher Spotlight! Today, we celebrate Hunter Groom.

Hunter’s OBU Teaching Journey
Major: K-12 Kinesiology
Practicum: Goza Middle School
Student Teaching: Central Elementary

"Hunter had an outstanding experience during his first rotation of student teaching. I was so impressed with his proactive work ethic, approachability for his elementary students, commitment to professionalism in his every action, and desire to grow as an educator. As a teacher and coach, Hunter will make a tremendous impact on his future students' lives! So proud of you, Hunter!"

-Mrs. Sue Shults
-Photo: Dr. Kluck

04/01/2020

Thanks for the shoutout!