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Karl Kozlowski, PhD, associate professor of kinesiology, presents a session entitled “Development of Strength & Conditioning Program Utilizing CrossFit Methodology at the Western Zone Conference hosted by PHETE.

The physical and health education/teacher education program (PHETE) hosted the annual conference for the Western Zone of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AHPERD) on Tuesday, April 17 at the Koessler Athletic Center.  With more than 120 physical and health educators from the Western New York area in attendance, this marks the seventh year that the Canisius PHETE program hosted the conference.

Teacher candidates from the PHETE program also presented a workshop entitled Gamification in Physical Education: The Effective Way.”  Other presenters included the First Tee of Western New York, US Games, New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Narcan Training and many other local health and physical education professionals.  Karl Kozlowski, PhD, associate professor of kinesiology, also presented a popular session entitled “Development of Strength & Conditioning Program Utilizing CrossFit Methodology.”

A special thanks to Greg Reeds, PhD, associate professor of kinesiology; Lauren Cavanaugh, PhD, assistant professor of kinesiology; Jane Pope, administrative associate, kinesiology; Tim Seil, assistant director, athletic facilities; Pat Clarke, director of athletic facilities; and PHETE majors Allie Cornacchia MS ᾿19, Amber Schiele BS ᾿18, Kaley Vazquez-Regan MS ᾿19 and Matt Chase MS ᾿19 for their efforts to make this conference a huge success.

Submitted by: Clancy Seymour, EdD, assistant professor/director of Physical and Health Education/Teacher Education.

Caption: Renowned Catholic thinker Robert P. George, professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, delivered the Raichle Lecture on Law in American Society on April 12 in the Grupp Fireside Lounge. George’s lecture, entitled “Constitutional Structures, Civic Virtue and Political Culture,” included discussion of the Catholic doctrine of subsidiarity, which, as articulated by Pope Pius XI in his 1931 encyclical Quadragesimo Anno, which holds that social and political issues should be handled by the lowest or least centralized authority or association necessary for their resolution.

Submitted by: College Communications