Message from Dean Gallahue
HPER at 60:
This year, 2006, your School of HPER is celebrating the 60th anniversary of
its founding in 1946 by President Herman B. Wells. Our 60th year has
been a watershed year in the life of the School. In January, President Adam
Herbert visited the school and spoke at length with members of our Academic
Council about the new Life Sciences Initiative and the role HPER could
play in this important emphasis that will drive the agenda of the University
for years to come. In April, University Chancellor, Ken Gros-Louis addressed
our faculty and staff at the annual State-of-the School Address and spoke eloquently
on HPER’s 60 year legacy. At the same meeting, the university’s
new and very first Provost, Michael McRobbie, mapped out a vision for the School
as it moves forward for the next five to ten years. In May, President Herbert,
after a stimulating meeting with our Board of Advisors, also known as the Dean’s
Associates, made a request for a proposal from the school for a comprehensive
campus wellness program designed specifically faculty and staff.
These are indeed exciting times. As the theme of our 60 year celebration Grow – Move -- Change implies:
- HPER continues to grow as a significant a player in the Life Sciences.
- HPER continues to move boldly forward with cutting edge research and scholarship, teaching and learning.
- HPER continues to change in ways that permit us to better serve students and the citizens of Indiana.
HPER at 60 --- Not a bad place to be.
David L. Gallahue, Dean
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