Mission Statement
The mission of Northern Michigan University's Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department is:
- to promote and support health enhancing lifestyles to the university community through courses and programs;
- to ensure quality teacher education programs and professional preparation in athletic training, health and physical education, outdoor recreation leadership and management, and sports science;
- to provide course work to meet program requirements for several teaching and non-teaching majors within the College of Professional Studies;
- to provide graduate education in exercise physiology and biomechanics;
- to enhance the learning experience through advances in educational technology;
- to provide students with quality development opportunities enhancing their knowledge, skills and professional practice; and
- to seek and develop ongoing research and funding opportunities that will continually promote quality programming.
