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The Online Magazine for Alumni and Friends of Siena Heights University
Exercise science, Cybersecurity and Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture will all be offered as new majors beginning with the fall 2020 semester on Siena Heights University’s Adrian campus. These new majors address emerging new trends and developments in the workforce. Here is a brief rundown of each new major:
Exercise Science
Exercise science is for students who are interested in pursuing careers in athletic and fitness training, rehabilitation, physical therapy, occupational therapy and medical professions such as as physician assistant and medical school. It will teach knowledge of human movement and performance in careers that involve the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of disease and disability, the general enhancement of health and fitness and the improvement of sport performance through training and conditioning. It will be offered in three concentrations:
• Human Performance and Fitness
• Pre-rehabilitation
• Pre-medical Professions
Siena Heights University’s Online Program Has One of the Top Faculty Training Programs in the Country
By Doug Goodnough—Special to the Daily Telegram
As education makes a rapid shift to more remote and online learning options during the coronavirus pandemic, Siena Heights University made the move to online instruction in 2004, and has been a pioneer in higher education distance learning.
In fact, Siena Heights has developed one of the top online faculty training programs in the country, according to the U.S. News and World Report. The prominent magazine ranked SHU’s online faculty training program first in the nation last year, and is third in the nation in the current rankings. SHU’s online bachelor’s degree program has also been nationally ranked by the U.S. News and World Report for seven consecutive years, including being the top-rated program in Michigan for the past four years.
So, just how do you train teachers to teach online? It’s like a “1,000-piece puzzle,” according to those who oversee SHU’s Online Program.
Siena Heights University’s Education program recently passed a very important test when it received full seven-year accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.
The Education program has been at the institution since its founding more than 100 years ago. However, the program must undergo a “continuous improvement cycle,” according to SHU Division of Education Chair and Associate Professor of Education Carrie Mitchell.
“We were thrilled with the outcome,” she said of the CAEP accreditation. “It is an honor to receive this status and meet such high level of standards. This was truly a team effort. The amount of work each Education faculty member and our part-time administrative assistant must do is on top of everything else we do. Accreditation creates a tremendous workload for all of us.”
In fact, the CAEP accreditation process consists of a series of reports, a self-study and a site visit from CAEP representatives.
