2025 NAKHE Board of Directors Call for Nominations❕
📢The NAKHE Nominations and Elections Committee is now seeking nominations for the offices of President-Elect and Vice President-Elect.
Are you interested in running for President-Elect or Vice President-Elect? Perhaps you know another NAKHE member who you believe would be great at one of these positions? If so, please submit a nomination form. Self-nominations are welcome.
Deadline for Nominations: June 1, 2025
Questions? Each officer's NAKHE Operating Code is posted at https://www.nakhe.org/operating_codes.html. You can also email the Nominations and Elections Committee Chair, Nathan Hall, at nhall@brocku.ca.
Engaged Scholar Program
- This program establishes mentoring & networking opportunities in the area of scholarship for tenured associate professors with the intention of supporting their career moves through the promotion process at their own institutions. The ESP will provide financial support for NAKHE members to collaborate in scholarly endeavors with established senior scholars. The intent of the ESP is to encourage those recently tenured/promoted to continue their professional development efforts and move forward to the rank of professor in collaboration with a preferred NAKHE mentor/senior scholar.
- Application deadline is June 15, 2025❗Click here
- Requests for information and applications should be sent to Masoud Moghaddam at mmoghaddam@umes.edu.
Hellison Interdisciplinary Research Grant
Application deadline is June15, 2025 ❗Click here
- Requests for information and applications should be sent to Jennifer Didier at jjj017@shsu.edu
Leadership Mentor Program
The NAKHE Leadership Mentor Program (LMP) is designed to bring together members of the kinesiology community for a one-week “shadow” experience to build future leaders through hands-on mentoring and real-world scenarios. The program is also designed to build networking and social communication between university kinesiology departments from different locations inside and outside the United States.
One award shall be granted to two individuals (mentee and mentor). The total amount awarded for the grant is $1800, the majority of which will fund the travel and housing costs for the mentee. Funds not used for travel or housing can be used as additional stipends.
Application deadline: June 15, 2025❗Click here
Requests for more information should be sent to Jaime Mikell, Leadership Mentor Program Coordinator, at jamie.mikell@athens.edu.
✨NAKHE Call for Award Nominations✨
NAKHE invites nominations for the Distinguished Administrator, Scholar, Service, and Teaching Awards. These prestigious awards are given each year at the NAKHE conference to honor and celebrate individuals who have dedicated their professional lives to the disciplines of Kinesiology, Physical Education, and higher education. The recipients will receive their awards at the 2026 NAKHE Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 6-9, 2026.
The deadline for nominations & applications is August 1, 2025.
Please submit your nomination as soon as possible so that your nominee will have plenty of time to submit their application!
Questions concerning NAKHE Awards should be sent to Chris Wirth, Awards Committee Chair, at cwirth@uwf.edu.
2026 NAKHE Annual Conference -- Call for Proposals!
After a wonderful, record breaking 2025 NAKHE Conference in Puerto Rico, we are looking forward to our 2026 NAKHE Conference in Nashville Tennessee at the Marriott Vanderbilt. The theme is Harmonizing Voices: Building Cultures of Belonging and Excellence. The call for proposals is now open! Conference Strands include:
- New Horizons in Kinesiology
- Mental Health and Burnout
- Cohesion and Belonging
- Leadership and Administration
- Other
We look forward to reviewing your submissions!
-Lindsey Nanney, NAKHE Vice President | Conference Program Planner
NAKHE Member Highlight Form 🤩
The NAKHE Marketing Committee would like to highlight our members in our social media and newsletter! Please fill out the information form by clicking here to be considered as our next featured member. If you have any questions, please contact Haley Blount (the committee chair) at blounth@nsula.edu.
Thank you so much!
Sincerely,
NAKHE Marketing Committee
Looking for a career move?
Check out the NAKHE website for current job openings at higher education institutions. The most recent position postings are listed below.
Tenure Track Position--Exercise Physiology--Assistant Professor
The Kinesiology and Public Health Department in the Bailey College of Science and Mathematics at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, is seeking to fill one full-time, academic year, tenure track position in exercise physiology, with appointment beginning September 11, 2025.
Assistant/Associate Professor of Exercise Science
The Department of Exercise Science at Campbell University invites applicants for a tenure-track position at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor. The area of specialization is open, but should preferably align with, or complement existing departmental expertise with qualifications to teach in at least two the following areas: biomechanics, motor learning, anatomical kinesiology, exercise physiology, strength and conditioning and human performance.
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