#cphhs students

Commencement 2017: Jessica Klopfenstein, BS Kinesiology

Jessica completed her bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology in winter 2016 Jessica Klopfenstein graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology in winter 2016. Since completing her degree, she’s been working on campus as a TOUR Ambassador. Following commencement, Jessica will start physical therapy school in southern California. Synergies caught up with Jessica to ask her about her time at OSU and…

Commencement 2017: Anna Gianpetro, post-baccalaureate Dietetics Internship

Anna Gianpetro recently received an Outstanding Student Achievement Award from the Oregon Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (OAND) at the 2017 Educational Conference on May 5 in Portland, Ore. The path to professional success is rarely straight – and sometimes you need a new path altogether. Anna Gianpetro did, and decided to step away from her profession as a data analyst to pursue her true…

CPHHS student going for his personal gold

Keet Daly is a Kinesiology student in the CPHHS. Photo courtesy of Rec Sports. Keet Daly, 22, is a Kinesiology student in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences (CPHHS) – but he’s so much more. Keet is also a student-worker at OSU’s Dixon Recreation Center, a member of the OSU Triathlon Club and is training for a half Ironman. Believe it or not, Keet somehow is able to sleep at night. He…

Kinesiology student-athlete Ali Alshujery honored with Wilma Rudolph Award

Photo courtesy of OSU Athletics Communications Department Oregon State wrestler and Kinesiology student Ali Alshujery has been named one of four recipients of the 2017 Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award by the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A). A senior from Portland, Ali will receive his award on June 10, during the 2017 N4A Convention Awards Luncheon at…

Photo by Zbigniew Sikora Lives are more than stories, but sometimes the story of a life can be incredibly powerful. The ability to dream, to overcome and to tell our stories is only possible because of the freedoms we have in the United States. We are able to inspire others with our own stories through this freedom gained by the blood, sweat and tears of our military forces and those giving…

Students “Thank a Vet”

The Healthy Aging Club hosted “Thank a Vet” on Nov. 7 and 8 Oregon State University’s student-run Healthy Aging Club hosted its second annual “Thank a Vet” activity at the SEC Plaza last week. More than 160 thank you notes were created by members of the OSU community. The notes were delivered to residents at the Oregon Veterans Home in Lebanon on Veterans Day. “Many of the veterans and the…

Nutrition students tour the Corvallis WinCo with Registered Dietitian Shari Steinbach on Oct. 6 College of Public Health and Human Sciences nutrition students learned that the recipe for a healthy diet includes simple, economical and nutritious foods. Two groups of juniors and seniors toured Corvallis’ WinCo with Registered Dietitian Shari Steinbach, the Healthy Living Manager for Meijer, a…