Dr. Michael Dao Joins KIN Dept in History of Sport/Cultures Position

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Michael Dao has accepted the History of Sport and International Physical Cultures position and will be joining the KIN Department in the Fall 2019.Michael Dao

Michael Dao recently defended his Ph.D. dissertation at the University of  Toronto under the guidance of some of the top sport studies scholars in North America, and previously earned his M.A. degree from our department at San Jose State. His dissertation work involved a year long ethnography of sport for development in Vietnam, and he plans to continue this work, as well as other projects dealing with sport and immigration and other issues here at SJSU.

We are excited to welcome a newly minted Dr. Mike Dao into KIN as an assistant professor.

We look forward to his contributions to teaching and research in our department, and think that we will find that there will be great potential for collaborative work with other faculty.

Please join us in welcoming Michael to the department.

More on Mike here: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/michael-s-dao

2nd Annual Tympany Center Open House 4.27.2019

Timpany Center 2nd Annual Open House
Join us for the 2nd Annual Open House, 4.27.2019, to sample many of the diverse programs that the Timpany Center has to offer.
Throughout the day there will be FREE land and water classes as well as open pool and fitness center times.  Come by and meet our personal trainers, group exercise instructors, swim instructors and the new owners of our onsite partners, Omega Physical Therapy (iMotion).
This is the perfect time for new and current members to check out what the center has to offer. In conjunction with San Jose State University there will be other activities such as FREE fitness assessments and nutritional surveys.  Raffles tickets will be distributed throughout the day for a chance to win a variety of prizes.
Current members simply need to show up.  Non-members will be asked to fill out an Open House liability form. Forms and printable flyers are located here: http://www.sjsu.edu/timpany/

KIN Staff Curt Sennewald Recognized for Long-time Service

We take time to thank Curt Sennewald for his 25 years of service to the Department.Curt S Bio Pic
He has been a tremendous asset since he came to the Department of Human Performance, and continues to be an invaluable member of the team as we are now the Department of Kinesiology.
Curt does a great deal behind the scenes to support our students, classes, faculty and staff.
We cannot begin to express how much he is appreciated and emphasize how much he does that many are not aware of.
Thank you so much Curt for all that you do, and bringing your smile and positive attitude to the Department every day.
We are a better department having you as part of our team.
51st Annual Spartan Service Celebration, honoring staff for their campus service (Thursday, March 7) from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Student Union Ballroom.
All employees are invited to attend the recognition program followed by a celebratory reception.