Mission Statement

The Butte College Health, Kinesiology, and Athletics Department offers quality education within a student-centered environment that provides comprehensive instruction through various modalities.  The curriculum incorporates innovative teaching methods and flexible scheduling that foster critical thinking and support the needs of our diverse student population. The uniqueness of our integrative discipline is that we work to empower students to develop healthy behaviors, engage in physical activity, and promote healthy lifelong modifications, which can enhance their quality of life.

Program Description

The Health, Kinesiology, and Athletics Department offers a comprehensive two-year program leading to an Associate of Arts Degree as well as an Associates of Arts Transfer Degree (AA-T)in Kinesiology. This major is designed for students who will transfer to a four-year institution to pursue a degree in Kinesiology and related degrees.  Additionally, the activity courses within the Kinesiology Department are a mandatory requirement in area "F" for all students working towards their respective Associates degree.  

Student Learning/Administrative Unit Outcomes (Optional)

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (Instruction Departments) (Optional)

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (All Other Departments) (Optional)

Strategic Direction (Optional)

Program Review (Optional)

Recommendations:

Address Safety Concerns Relative to Practice, Game and Educational Fields/Courts: 

Examples of facilities in dire need of the college's support include a deterioration of the tennis courts, the lack of proper area for the golf program. The press box at the football stadium presents an immediate hazard to coaches, game management personnel and others due to deteriorating structure, a lack of ventilation and exposed wiring.
These represent first and foremost safety issues. Students, staff and visitors deserve access to—and use of—facilities and fields that are not dangerous to their health and that are ADA compliant.
In addition, the district should cover the costs of ongoing maintenance for the all Athletic/Kinesiology facilities, both indoor and out. This includes seeding, fertilizing, aerating and pest control on all practice/game fields.
These are liabilities that must be immediately addressed. They have been mentioned in previous program reviews and in many unit plans.

Upgrade/Refurbish Facilities: Gym 110 and Gym 111 are in need of an HVAC update, with separate thermostats allowing for effective temperature control in the two rooms. The accordion door between Gym 113 and 114 (often used for Dance and Yoga classes) should be replaced with a solid wall.
Update Technology: Gym 110 and 111 must be upgraded in the areas of smart classroom technology to at least the equivalent level of the systems currently in place in the Allied Health, Learning Center and Media Center Buildings. Lighting switches are primitive and all lights are either on or off with no variables of lighting modalities. Wi-Fi needs to be brought into both classrooms to allow online technology access for students and classroom instruction. Computer upgrading is also necessary due to the age, slowness and unreliability of the current systems.
Hire Full-Time Faculty: The tremendous amount of responsibilities and high student FTE combine for the need for more full-time staffing. At present, less than 20% of classes are taught by full-time staff. Of the 13 current coaches, only 2 are full-time instructors. There is only one female full-time faculty member.

At the very least, one more full-time instructor should be hired. This was recommended during the previous validation self-study. Since then, the retirement of Carol Stanley- Hall has placed even more of a burden on department members. So, an optimum increase in full-time staff is two new faculty positions. The department's needs would be best served by adding two instructors who can also teach men's and women's sports.
The Validation Team also recommends that a full-time Health 2 instructor receive a stipend for coordinating *e Health classes. The responsibilities of the current area chair make it impractical for him to fulfill these extra duties.

Develop and Enhance the Curriculum: Continue to explore new course, certificate and degree options, including an Athletic Training certificate/degree and a Personal Training certificate. Upon approval from the Chancellor's Office, pursue implementation of the new AA-T degree, facilitating students' transfer to various CSUs.
Obtain Additional Funding Sources: The college needs to allocate more resources into the Athletic Department's fields and facilities, addressing concerns about safety and ADA compliance. The incredible amount of volunteer time given by departmental staff to improve and maintain fields and facilities is extraordinary and of great concern to the Validation Team. The many unpaid hours of service by the staff is certainly generous, but it is also unhealthy for staff members' well-being. The college should pay for the program's facilities and not depend on the generous donation of departmental member’s free time and fund-raising efforts.

Gain district support for major projects  ontinue to pursue grant funding, including for the study of topics such as obesity, diabetes, and AIDS. Explore revenue potential from the four academies currently using Butte's athletic facilities (including contributions for ongoing maintenance) - or pursue a bigger operational budget to offset costs associated with the academies' use of athletic facilities.

Department Goals

The Health and Kinesiology Department will continue to develop strategies to increase the efficiency and fill rate of classes through collaborative scheduling. Our goal is to upgrade our classrooms and other facilities to assist in student learning and retention.

Future Development Strategies

Requested Non-Financial Resources

Current Financial Resources

Augmentation Requests