Institutes
Adrian College announces the formation of its Institute for Health Studies and Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies. These two Institutes are the first of many others to be established. The work of the Institutes will go far beyond merely "picking a major" and assistance in preparing applications for graduate school. They will provide students with comprehensive academic and career advising, as well as strategies for integrating undergraduate work, experiential learning and professional preparation.

The Institute for Health Studies is under the directorship of Marcia J. Boynton, JD. The Institute will support and serve students and faculty with academic and professional interests in the health care field, drawing on majors and minors from across the campus.

The mission of the Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies is not to just help business students become entrepreneurs but rather help address some of the disconnect between ideas and business creation.

Athletic Training Laboratory & Human Performance Lab

The Athletic Training Education Program is making great strides toward initial accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Athletic Training Education. With 12 juniors and 14 sophomores, there is a great deal of excitement around this new major. Most notably, there are two new lab spaces to support the application of clinical and research skills.

The Athletic Training Laboratory officially opened during the spring semester, 2009. This space houses all of the contemporary equipment necessary for students to learn and practice skills in the areas of orthopedic assessment, emergency medicine, rehabilitation, and more! Multiple treatment tables, therapeutic modalities, anatomical models, bracing equipment, general medical supplies and rehabilitation machines give students a variety of experiences, while affording them their own space to become proficient professionals. Equipped with faculty offices and a student resource room, students have unlimited access to all the equipment the facility offers.

New in the fall 2009 semester, the Department of Exercise Science and Physical Education will open the Human Performance Laboratory. Touting one of the most technologically advanced undergraduate labs in the country, students will have access to equipment including EKG, metabolic carts, the Bod Pod, a 7 camera 3D Motion Analysis video system, a force platform, and electromyography to name a few. Data from this lab will be used to support classroom knowledge, as well as to allow students the opportunity for advanced study in the areas of biomechanics, rehabilitation, sport performance enhancement, injury prevention, cardiac rehabilitation, and exercise physiology.