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Student Internship Opportunities with Stanford School of Medicine

There are two incredible internship opportunity available through the Stanford School of Medicine in the Stanford Prevention Research Center Solution Science Group for college students. One is an Assistant Coaching Position for an Obesity Prevention Research Study called Stanford GOALS. The other is working as a Health Educator for the same study. Please forward the attached information to professors, staff and students you think would be interested. Internships start on Monday, January 7th, 2012 and will continue recruitment through the end of the school year.

Assistant Coach Position Description:

The Stanford Prevention Research Center is seeking an Assistant Coach to assist in the implementation of an after school team sports program. The after school team sports program will be implemented at multiple community centers serving low-income, ethnically-diverse families in the East Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Redwood City areas. It is one element of a large-scale, multi-component, NIH- funded randomized controlled trial. Children will be 7-11 years old at the onset and will participate for three years.

Qualifications: 

• Working towards BA/BS in the biological, physical, social sciences or other quantitative subjects required.
• Prefer candidates to be fluent in English and Spanish.

• Requires experience coaching or playing on a competitive sports team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Prefer candidates with experience working with low-income ethnically diverse families.
• Minimum of 1 semester commitment preferred.

 

Health Educator Position Description:

The Stanford Prevention Research Center at Stanford University seeks Heath Educator Interns to join a multi-disciplinary team performing community-based intervention trials for overweight children and their families. The Health Educator will be responsible for working with kids to educate them and their families to make lifestyle changes that will promote weight loss among overweight children. Some of the events will include family fun nights, special athletic sporting events, and newsletter preparation.

Qualifications:

• Working towards BA/BS in the biological, physical, social sciences or other quantitative subjects required.
• Prefer candidates to be fluent in English and Spanish.
• Requires the ability to follow research protocol.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Requires flexibility to work some non-standard hours including evenings and weekends.
• Prefer candidates with experience working with low-income ethnically diverse families.
• Minimum of 1 semester commitment preferred.

Please contact Kelly Burke (kburke1@stanford.edu ) for more information.

KIN Ambassadors Connect KIN with Student Community at SJSU Student Org Fair

by Danika Ziemer, undergrad major KIN

Kinesiology Ambassadors Club is headed toward another great year. At the Student Org Fair last Wednesday, we met 49 new prospective members. Thank you to everyone who came out to our booth. The Org Fair was an awesome experience to connect with the student community. Our table was next to the KIN Pre-Physical Therapy Club and KIN Adapted Physical Activity Club, which allowed the officers from the various Kinesiology clubs a chance to meet, work together to attract new members, and pass students on to the adjoining tables.

We had the chance to work together as a unified Kinesiology family. Many students saw the importance of networking with fellow students and realized the positive impact that we can make on our school and community when we work collaboratively. Last year, we began this mission to promote Kinesiology to our SJSU student body and community at large culminating with winning Best New Club on Campus award.

We are looking forward to getting our new members together so we can organize the events that we have planned for this year. The most exciting part is having members from all emphases in the KIN Department. Imagine what the SJSU Kinesiology Department can accomplish when we combine the different disciplines that comprise the field of Kinesiology.

If you are a Kinesiology student, and you didn’t get a chance to stop by the booth to sign up, it’s not too late. Stop by our board in SPX and sign or send us an e-mail: sjsukinambassadors@gmail.com.

Reflections on Admitted Spartan Day: Kinesiology Major Writes about Growth & Confidence


As I stepped out of my car at 7:30am (yep I’m a commuter student), I felt the morning drowsiness slowly fade, replaced with déjà vu. It hit me when I bumped into a shuffling high school senior on my way to the Pre-Physical Therapy Club and Kinesiology Ambassadors tables at Admitted Spartan Day. “Hey,” I thought. I passed several more timid, wide-eyed students. “I was YOU. And YOU. Oh, and YOU too. Just one year ago.”

What a difference a year makes. One year ago, I was a Washington High School student (Fremont, CA), terrified at the thought of riding public transportation to SJSU. Almost one year ago, on April 16th 2011, I timidly walked toward the same Pre-Physical Therapy Club table, smiling nervously and stammering out questions in a clumsy manner. Yet this weekend, on April 14th 2012, I deliberately strode with a purpose toward the club tables. Wearing a Pre-Physical Therapy Club t-shirt and an invisible, yet proud, badge of “college student status” courage, I was ready to help make incoming students feel welcome and ready to help them move on to the next big stages in their lives.

There were moments of light-hearted laughter when it seemed as if a parent was planning to attend SJSU in the fall rather than their child. There was also excitement when talking with a student who had clearly given thought to future careers. It wasn’t until Admitted Spartan Day was in full swing that I realized how lucky I was. I never thought I would be laughing with the club officers, role models, students who I hope to be as successful as in the next few years. Imagine my surprise when I realized that I knew a lot more about kinesiology curriculum than I had thought! Education works.

I am grateful for the opportunities SJSU offers to students to get involved in the Spartan community. Most importantly, I am grateful for the friendly spirit that makes up Kinesiology, composed of individuals eager to teach, learn, grow, and make our world of physical activity a better place.

By Erin Enguero, Kinesiology Major, KIN Ambassador