CCSU Department of PE and Human Performance

10/16/2026

ATC Position at Ramapo High School in New York

09/16/2026

09/11/2026

Registration is now open for the 13th Annual Central Connecticut Dance Festival!

Join us on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at Central Connecticut State University for an inspiring day of master classes, professional learning, community building, and performance opportunities.

Participants will have the opportunity to take classes with accomplished Broadway, commercial dance, concert dance, and Dance Education professionals.

Collectively, their credits include Broadway’s Wicked; the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show; the Grammy Awards; Space Jam: A New Legacy; Wolfs; FBI: Most Wanted; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; The Metropolitan Opera HD Live; Ballet Hispánico; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; the National Dance Theatre Company of Trinidad and Tobago; Brazilian television; and the New Britain Symphony Orchestra.

These artists have also performed, choreographed, taught, or worked with Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott, Camila Cabello, Gwen Stefani, Fergie, The Black Eyed Peas, Kanye West, Sheila E., Famke Janssen, JaQuel Knight, and many others.

The festival welcomes dancers ages 11+, dance educators, schools, and studios. Come learn, move, connect, and celebrate the power of dance with us!

📍 Central Connecticut State University
📅 Saturday, October 17, 2026
🔗 Register now: www.ccsu.edu/dance
📧 Questions: [email protected]

Please share this invitation with dancers, educators, schools, studios, and dance communities throughout New England!

09/04/2026

Physical Education alum Kenya McVey doing the program proud!! Adapted PE Teacher Of The Year 👍

Our very own FPS Adaptive Physical Education Teacher, Kenya McVey, has been named the 2026 Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year by the Connecticut Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

Ms. McVey tirelessly supports students across Fairfield Ludlowe High School, Fairfield Warde High School, the Community Partnership Program, and aquatics. This prestigious recognition honors educators who go above and beyond to ensure every student, regardless of ability, has full and meaningful access to physical education.

Thank you, Ms. McVey, for your dedication, passion, and unwavering advocacy for our students!

08/14/2026

Part Time Employment - Newington and Enfield Ice Rinks

08/14/2026

07/05/2026

PEHP professor emerita Catherine Fellows took 2 first place medals at a Ballroom Dance competition. She's still got it 6 years after retirement!!

07/04/2026

PEHP wishes everyone a happy and safe holiday!!

05/28/2026

CCSU was recognized at the 2026 ACSM Annual Conference as a Gold Campus by the American College of Sports Medicine "Exercise is Medicine" initiative. Thanks to Dr Cassandra Forsythe, other EXS faculty and students who helped achieve this amazing recognition (Dr Leong pictured in the middle). 👍