USU Kinesiology and Health Science Department

10/13/2026

Student Spotlight: Turning Experience Into Impact

This summer, one of our undergraduate students, Taigan Seamons, had the opportunity to intern with Huntsman Cancer Institute, gaining hands-on experience in cancer prevention and community health.

But her work didn’t stop when the internship ended.

Through her experience with Huntsman Cancer Institute, she helped bring the organization’s cancer prevention efforts to Cache Valley for the first time—opening the door for new health and wellness resources to reach our local community.

Now, she’s continuing that work by helping expand and sustain these efforts here in Cache Valley. From gaining experience as an intern to helping create opportunities for community members to learn more about cancer prevention, she’s turning what she learned into meaningful impact. 🙌

We’re proud to see our students take their classroom and internship experiences and use them to make a difference beyond campus and in the communities around them.

👏 We’re excited to see where her work takes her next!

10/12/2026

Basically… yeah. 😂🌲

There’s definitely fun involved in Recreation Management, but there’s a whole lot more to it than meets the eye! From leadership and planning to community engagement and creating meaningful experiences, there’s more behind the degree than just having a good time. 😉

10/09/2026

🧠 Mental health is more than what's happening in our minds. Our mental well-being is connected to our relationships, communities, environments, physical activity, and everyday experiences.

October 10 is World Mental Health Day, and this year's theme—“Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change”—highlights the importance of listening to and meaningfully involving people with lived experience.

At KHS, our fields—from kinesiology and health education to recreation, and outdoor adventure—each offer a different perspective on how we can support healthier, more connected lives.

10/08/2026

Not sure what classes to take next? Have questions about your major, career goals, or what comes after graduation? Your advisor is here to help! 💙

Academic advising is more than checking boxes on your degree plan. It’s an opportunity to talk through your goals, explore opportunities, and make a plan for where you want to go next.

Meet our advisors! Get to know the three advisors who support students across our programs:

👋 Jana Johnson
👋 Raquel Friddle
👋 Zoyee Cantwell

Your advisors are here to answer questions, help you make a plan, and support you throughout your college journey.

📅 Haven’t met with your advisor recently? Reach out or schedule a meeting!

10/07/2026

What do kinesiology, health education, sport, & recreation have in common? 👀 More than you might think.

At KHS, our fields may look different on the surface, but they’re connected by a shared focus: helping people live healthier, more active, meaningful lives. From understanding how we move, to promoting health and wellness, to creating opportunities for connection, leadership, recreation, and adventure—each field brings a unique perspective to the bigger picture of health and well-being.

Because health doesn't happen in a silo. Different fields. One shared purpose: helping people thrive. 💙

10/06/2026

What can a game teach us about living a good life?

Join us tomorrow, October 7, 2026, for a book talk with Kinesiology and Health Science faculty member Javi López Frías and co-author Alex Asay as they explore the ideas of philosopher Bernard Suits.Suits challenged us to think differently about play, leisure, sport, and what makes life meaningful in a world that often places work and productivity at the center. Come explore how something as simple as play can open the door to some pretty big philosophical questions.

📚 Bernard Suits: A Playful Philosopher
📅 October 7
⏰ 3:30–4:30 p.m.
📍 USU Library, Room 101

10/05/2026

10/02/2026

🍂 A change of season means a change in how we play, explore and connect.

As summer gives way to fall, long days of outdoor recreation shift into crisp mornings, changing leaves and a new season of activities.

Football, soccer, volleyball and cross country are just the beginning. Fall also brings opportunities to go hiking, take a bike ride, visit an apple orchard or pumpkin patch, explore a corn maze, enjoy a fall picnic, take a walk to see the changing leaves, or simply spend time outside with friends and family.

The changing seasons remind us that recreation isn't just about competition. It's about movement, community, tradition and finding ways to enjoy the places and people around us.

🍁 So, what sport, activity or fall tradition signals the arrival of the season for you?

10/01/2026

What can the ethics of sport teach us about AI?

We often ask whether AI can help us perform tasks faster or better. But what happens when technology starts doing the work that helps us develop our own skills?

New research from Javi Lopez Frias explores this question by looking at an unexpected place: sport ethics.

The research identifies four ideas from sport—agency, effort, natural talent and identity—that can help us think about what we might gain, or lose, when AI takes over human tasks.

Read the research: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00146-026-03377-z

09/30/2026