A.Musicant(psyc),S.Estes (H&HP),D.Belcher(HumSci),R.Smith(SW),D.Sullivan(Nurs)

Alan.Musicant@mtsu.edu, Steven.Estes@mtsu.edu,Deborah.Belcher@mtsu.edu,Rebecca.Smith@mtsu.edu,Debra.

HaroldWhiteside

College Behavioral and Health Sci.

Discipline specific equipment

various including Murphy Ctr, AMG,Jones Hall, Peck Hall and CKNB

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CB&HS serves over 5000 students in classroom education, training and research. The MTSU population reaps benefits with over 5000 additional students in Psychology courses and activity courses in H&HP. CB&HS benefits the university with maintaining its Carnegie classification (38/100 required PhD graduates per five years from H&HP). State funding uses a high multiplier for funding for the large number of master’s students from H&HP and Psychology. This request, tied to maintaining all of the aspects of education, includes funding for: patient/health training related equipment (Nursing), psychological assessment kits (Psychology), specialized practice tests for national certifications (Social Work), “Therapeutic Exercise/Rehabilitation” for Fitness Assessment and Training, various activity course equipment, and a renovation/equipping the foods sciences lab to add a commercial demonstration component. Items will provide hands-on experiences essential for professional preparation of students. DSE makes it possible to provide students with educational experiences that are essential to meeting the missions of the College and MTSU. National experts have identified these health disciplines as having a critical need for new people, with hands-on experiences/training/research. Enrollment/usage per academic year: Activity(H&HP) undergraduate 1500+ per year, upper division research and applied research courses (EXSC 4000,4010,4260,psych 3070,3990,4080) 400+; graduate courses, graduate research, theses and dissertations (H&HP and Psych) 200+. Human Sciences; NFS 3200, 4100, 4220 and 4240 roughly 205 students. For Human Sciences it is critical for students and accreditation that these courses provide the most current educational opportunities. Nursing, one of the signature MTSU programs, has roughly 40% of their students (130) who will benefit.