ASEPNewsletter
Vol
2 No 10
October,
1998
ISSN
1097-9743
The ASEPNewsletter
is devoted to informative articles and news items about exercise physiology.
It is a monthly magazine of news, opinions, exercise physiology professionals,
and events that shape exercise physiology. While it contains views and
opinions of the Editor
who oversees the ASEP Internet Websites, visitors can have a voice as well.
We welcome interested practitioners, researchers, and academicians to e-mail
the Publisher their thoughts and ideas or to respond directly via the ASEP
Public Forum.
November
1998
What's
New?
The
American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP) has a NEW President!
His name is Dr. Robert A. Robergs of the University of New
Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. Dr. Robergs is an exercise physiologist, biochemist,
educator, and researcher. In addition to writing several popular exercise
physiology college texts, he is also the Director of The Center For Exercise
and Applied Human Physiology. The Society is in excellent hands with his
guidance in the expansion of ASEP and the professionalization of exercise
physiology. Within days after leaving Duluth, MN -- Dr. Robergs wrote two
documents:
ASEP
President's
Report
1998-1999
Goals and Objectives
ASEP's
First
Annual Meeting
Summary
of Events, Accomplishments, and Recommendations
ASEP
President
Dr.
Robert A. Robergs
From
the Editor
I
don't know who wrote the following piece. I found it taped on a wall in
one of the academic buildings on the campus where I teach. I was taken
by its simplicity yet daring qualities at a time just after the conclusion
of the First Annual Meeting of the American Society of Exercise Physiologists
at College of St. Scholastica, October 2-3, 1998. Yes, "It can be done!!!"
IT
CAN BE DONE!
IF
YOU CAN DREAM IT...It CAN be done!!!
IF
YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF...It
CAN be done!!!
IF
YOU PERSIST WHEN OTHERS QUIT...It
CAN be done!!!
IF
YOU ARE WILLING TO MAKE SACRIFICES...It
CAN be done!!!
IF
YOU HAVE FAITH...It CAN be done!!!
IF
YOU ACCEPT THE RIDICULE OF THOSE WHO WATCH...It CAN be done!!!
IF
YOU BREAK THROUGH YOUR FEARS...It
CAN be done!!!
IF
YOU HAVE INTEGRITY...It CAN be done!!!
IF
YOU TRY WHEN OTHERS SAY IT'S IMPOSSIBLE...It CAN be done!!!
AND
IF IT CAN BE DONE, YOU CAN DO IT!!!
The
Good NEWS!
The
good news for all exercise physiologists today and down the road is that
it has been done. ASEP exists, and it can only get
better. To ASEP members everywhere -- Thank you. Job well done.
I will always appreciate the courage it took to step forward in belief
that "it can done." Again, thank you.
Tommy
Boone, PhD, MPH
ASEP
Past-President
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in
ASEPNewsletter 9/10/98
New
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International
Conference on
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Theme:
The
interaction of physiology
and
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and
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Dates:
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7&8, 1999
Location:
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Site:
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Contact
Information:
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Associate
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(804)289-8356
University
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Robins
Center
University
of Richmond, VA 23173
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Due Date:
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30, 1999
|
October
is Special
Tommy
Boone, PhD, MPH
Just
as the ASEPNewsletterreaders
are continuously seeking ways to learn more about the profession of exercise
physiology, we are constantly re-examining how information can be presented
to help everyone reach their goals. That is the impetus behind the recent
National
Meeting of the American Society of Exercise Physiologists. Many
exercise physiologists at the meeting felt that they had participated in
the making of history. Some were particularly vocal in that regard with
comments that they could not miss the meeting because of its historical
significance! Not everyone understood the importance of the meeting at
the beginning, but certainly after emphasis on presenting exercise physiology
and its full range of professional possibilities were discussed -- the
reason for attending the meeting was evident.
We
had barely gotten underway with talks about professionalization, certification,
licensure, and accreditation when emphasis was placed appropriately on
women in exercise physiology, the job market, standards, and ethical conduct.
The presenters desire a lot of credit for their participation and thought-provoking
ideas. Of course, we still have a lot to do in renaming and redesigning
the profession and what exercise physiologists do to reflect on what is
and what will be.
Dr.
Robert Robergs, the new ASEP President has submitted
two documents that can be found on ASEP's
Table of Contents website. His reports are well-organized, timely,
and demonstrate a commitment to the profession. This is where, we as exercise
physiologists, will begin to see things happen. Increasingly, more and
more exercise physiologists will be captured by the Vision
and propects of professionalization.
To
be sure, this month is special in the history of exercise physiology. It
is October, 1998; a time to put a spotlight on exercise physiologists.
If you like what you read on the ASEP website pages and want to be part
of developing a better future for all exercise physiologists, we invite
you to join the growing community of ASEP members.
What's
next? What can we expect in the near future? The short answer is an exercise
physiology professional that is "a cut above" the rest. We can expect some
belt-tightening in academic programs; core courses that streamline the
academic foundation and performance of the NEW exercise physiologist. You'll
also find a precision-like expansion of opportunities as ASEP goes Global!
ASEP
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