Dr. Frank Fry
206 Sturzebecker Health Sciences Center
West Chester, PA 19383
Phone: (610) 436-2260 or 2261
Fax: (610) 436-2860
Our Mission
"To educate all individuals in the development of a healthy, active
lifestyle and to prepare students for the teaching and exercise
professions."
Glossary of Terms Used
in the Mission Statement
To
Educate
A process that
actively engages students in learning experiences that foster
reflective thinking, problem solving, and instills the belief
that acquiring knowledge, or learning, is a lifelong process.
All
Individuals
Each
other, West Chester University students (including majors and
non-majors), faculty, staff, individuals and professionals
within our county, state, and region.
Development
To
promote the growth of.
Healthy
lifestyle
A way of
living which promotes achievement of one's total well being.
Active
lifestyle
A way of
living that validates the enjoyment of movement and has fitness
as a foundation. Within the context of the activity spectrum, it
is a lifestyle that can improve health, decrease morbidity,
increase fitness, or enhance physical performance.
Prepare
Students
Ensure a
coherent skill, knowledge and experience base of sufficient
quality and depth to enable reasonable success in decision
making and problem solving within the likely vocational domain.
Teaching
Professions
Professions
in which the practitioners design and implement developmentally
appropriate learning experiences.
Exercise
Science Professions
Professions
in which knowledge of general truths or laws are obtained and
tested through scientific method and then related to the study
of human movement.
Our
Guiding Principles
Principles that guide our work
We continually improve the quality of what we do.
We are student driven. Everything we do is
directed toward enhancing the education of our students, each
other, faculty, staff, as well as individuals and professionals
within our county, state, and region.
We have a sense of relevance in all we do.
Principles that guide our culture
We rely on the participation and initiative of
every single person.
We respect the value and contribution of each
individual. Every job is essential to the department's success.
We recognize each other's successes.
We support the growth of people both personally
and professionally.
We listen.
We communicate openly and honestly.
We work in partnership with each other.
We act with integrity, honesty, and a sense of
ethics. We keep our commitments.
