Monthly Archives: August 2013

KIN Alumni Valeri Garcia (Quintero) on Life After Graduation

My name is Valeri Garcia (Quintero).  I graduated from San Jose State University with a degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Teaching in 1998.  When I started there, I had wanted to be a college coach and believed that SJSU would give me the best education to become one.  I set out to be a college coach and was able to be one but for only two years.  I turned my attention to college advising but knew, in my heart, that it was youth sports that I would enjoy the most.

During college and after graduation, I continued to coach and help out here and there with several teams but stopped until I had my own kids and it was time for them to play sports.  I now have three amazing, beautiful daughters.  Annelise is 10 years old and Mia and Micaela are 7 (yes, twins!).  I’m a youth sports coach in multiple sports, mostly softball.  Recently, I was awarded the Positive Coaching Alliance’s Double-Goal Coaching award.  At a banquet last week, I was given the opportunity to speak and when I did, I made sure to speak about how wonderful and amazing the faculty and my department was at SJSU and how much I learned from them.  I’ve been asked how I know how to coach and I tell them that I have had great coaches to learn from but I was extremely lucky to have had professionals in the field to teach me through my major.  Though I’m not coaching as a career, I do utilize many ideas that I learned as a student into my job as a college advisor at UC Davis for a program called Guardian Scholars.  We provide support to students that are former foster youth.

It’s long overdue but I want to extend my gratitude for the faculty and education I received from all of you.  I recognize many names from the website that are still teaching that were my professors when I attended.  I’m so glad to know that SJSU’s Kinesiology department continues to have the BEST faculty.

Here is an article in the SacBee that came out today about youth sports.  I was mentioned but, again, I don’t know if i could have be the coach I am today without all of you.

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/27/5683034/bruce-maiman-positive-coaching.html

Valeri Garcia (Quintero)
Class of 1998

SJSU Department of Kinesiology and Peer Connections: Join Us!

On behalf of the SJSU Department of Kinesiology and Peer Connections, we wish to welcome or welcome you back to SJSU!

If you are interested in having an SJSU Kinesiology Mentor for the 2013-2014 academic year, please read and follow the information below.

The purpose of the Kinesiology Mentor Program is to provide mentors for new kinesiology majors/minors and new undeclared students who wish to become kinesiology major/minors. A Kinesiology Mentor is an experienced and successful kinesiology student who can provide you with general advice, guidance, support, and direct you toward the resources you need to get your questions answered and to succeed as a student. The vast majority of the mentorship will take place though Email.

To be assigned a Kinesiology Mentor, you need to attend the Meet Your Kinesiology Mentor Meeting on Thursday, August 29th, 2013 from 4:30-6:00 pm. The meeting will take place in Spartan Complex (SPX) room 107 (the conference room) and the surrounding courtyard.

If you plan to attend the Meet Your Kinesiology Mentor Meeting, please go to this link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W96YDC8 and respond “yes” to the question by noon on Wednesday, August 28th. This is so that we can estimate the amount of food to provide at the meeting.

If you are unavailable at this day and time and would still like to be assigned a Kinesiology Mentor, please Email kinesiologymentorcoordinator@gmail.com. We may be able to make an alternative arrangement for you.

Feel free to Email me at kinesiologymentorcoordinator@gmail.com
if you have any questions.

I look forward to meeting you on August 29th!

Ariana Skripek
Kinesiology Mentor Coordinator
Peer Mentor ~ SJSU Peer Connections

Job Opportunity: Health Fitness Corportation

Health Fitness Corporation, a national health improvement and fitness management service, is contracted to Lockheed Martin in Sunnyvale, CA and helps run their fitness facilities, recreational departments and internship program.

They are looking for interns throughout the year who are a junior or senior level student and pursuing their degree in physical education, exercise physiology, kinesiology, recreation, health education, health promotion or related field.  In the past we have had one or more students from your program participate in our internship program and they have all been great candidates for a further career with HFC.  This would help juniors and seniors earn their internship hours.

A description of the internship program, needed qualifications, about HFC and how to contact them is below.  All interested students must first submit their resume to our national office, but can include in their request what city and state they wish to work in.  If any students have further questions about a possible intern position specifically here at Lockheed Martin, they are welcome to contact Ms. Hoopes (info below).

For more information, contact,

ADRIENNE HOOPES

Program Coordinator

 

HealthFitness

Phone: 408.742.7706

Fax: 408.742.8829

Email: adrienne.p.hoopes@lmco.com

www.hfit.com