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Carol Smith presents at regional conference

Carol Smith — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:22:00 +0000

The topics of the sessions were the pedagogy of dance; and research on the value of outdoor education. In addition, she represented to the Division of Sport & Leisure as the current chair of the Council on Community Recreation and Outdoor Education at the General Assembly meeting.

Students present at conference with faculty member

Carol Smith — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:08:00 +0000

Carol Smith presents and is elected chair of new council at conference

Carol Smith — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:11:00 +0000

Smith’s individual presentation was titled “Can adventure programs affect student retention?” and she co-presented “Circle up to dance” with three public school physical education specialists at the conference.

In addition to serving as a representative to the General Assembly, Smith completed her three-year commitment as the member-at-large to the Council on Physical Education for Children. Smith also was elected chair of the newly-formed Council on Community Recreation and Outdoor Education.

Carol Smith, students present at state convention

Carol Smith — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:41:00 +0000

Harris, Thompson, Brown & Deutschle (left to right)

Megan Deutschle ’11, Rob Brown ’12, Chris Brown ’12 and Jared Thompson ’12 co-presented a dance pedagogy session with Dr. Carol A Smith in November at the 62nd-annual North Carolina Alliance for Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance convention in Winston-Salem, N.C. The session, attended by approxiately 100 public school and higher education faculty, was regarded as a highly successful one-hour presentation.

Smith & Jennings present at International Conference

Carol Smith — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:09:00 +0000

Dr. Carol A Smith and Sam Jennings ’11 recently presented at the 22nd International Conference on the First-Year Experience in Montreal Quebec Canada.

The session, “Assessing adventure programs as a retention tool,” addressed how 51��’s Adventures in Leadership and other outdoor education-based programs positively effect the retention rate from first to second year of college.

Carol Smith presents at state convention, publishes article

Carol Smith — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:14:00 +0000

Dr. Carol A Smith, associate professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance conducted a session at the North Carolina Alliance of Athletics, Health, Physical Education Recreation & Dance (NCAAHPERD) annual conference in Winston-Salem. The session, “Learning New Dances: Contra and International Folk” was co-presented with Jenna Temple ’10, Tracy Llewellyn ’10 and Katherine Molzon ’10.

Additionally, Smith recently had an article published: “Outdoor Adventure Program Retains New Students” in E-Source for College Transitions, vol 6, no.1. This reported on the retention rate of students involved in the Adventures in Leadership Program, a weeklong leadership program based on adventure education principles.

Smith Presents at National Convention

Carol Smith — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:03:00 +0000

Dr. Carol A Smith, Associate Professor of Physical Education and Health/Health and Human Performance presented a session at the national AAHPERD convention in Ft Worth Texas the week of April 8-12. In addition to her presentation on introducing county and western dance into the physical education curriculum, she was elected to the Executive Board of the Council of Adventure and Outdoor Education/Recreation of the American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation. She continues to serve on the Council of Physical Education for Children for the National Association of Sport and Physical Education.

Elon Equestrian

Carol Smith — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:31:00 +0000

I am pleased to announce that Ms Lexi Chaytor placed first in her class at the Dressage Nationals through the IDA (Intercollegiate Dressage Association) this past weekend. The event was held at Lake Erie College in Ohio. We are very proud of Lexie for this accomplishment!

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