Instructor: Dr. Nesbitt
Office: Room 210 Pucillo Gymnasium
Phone: 872-3705
e-mail: gnesbitt@millersville.edu
Office Hours: 8:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday (call for
an
appointment)
Disabilities: Students with physical or learning disabilities are encouraged to contact student support services for the procurement of auxiliary aids. Learning activities will be designed for broad range of learning styles and capabilities.
Strategic Goals: The Wellness course (WELL 175) “assures a student-centered environment emphasizing holistic learning experiences,” fulfilling one of Millersville University’s strategic goals. The Department of Wellness and Sport Sciences is dedicated to scheduling forty-two Wellness (WELL 175) classes to satisfy the general education requirement.
Text: Health in the New Millenium by Jeffrey S. Nevid.
Suggested Readings:
The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
Life 101 by John Roger & Peter McWilliams
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and
Principle-Centered
Leadership by Stephen Covey
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
by
Robert Fulghum
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale
Carnegie
The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
Course Description: This course offers a
comprehensive
discussion of the dimensions of wellness including such topics as
physical
fitness, nutrition, psychological and spiritual well-being, stress
management,
AIDS and STD prevention, addictive behaviors, and chronic
diseases.
The course also includes useful and practical advice for adopting a
wellness
lifestyle that takes into account individual interests, goals and life
situations.