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BYU Home Route Y Admissions Services College & Student Profiles Janell Bettinger

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Meet Janell Bettinger

Health and Human Performance

Janell Bettinger

HOMETOWN: Grants Pass, Oregon
MAJOR: Recreation Management
FAVORITE THING ABOUT BYU: Opportunity to apply the gospel to my area of study
ANIMAL SHE'D LIKE TO BE: Eagle

Janell Bettinger left for her mission to Toronto, Canada, thinking that she had found her niche. She'd be an English major. Mention Jane Austin and she'll tell you how much she loves Pride and Prejudice. Janell has a passion for reading and a flair for languages. She can keep a conversation going in Spanish and does even better in German. But perhaps, not surprisingly, by the time she got home from her mission, she had changed her mind. And living in and backpacking across Europe for more than a year—immersed in the outdoor beauty of the continent with its kaleidoscope of peoples and cultures—only served to reinforce her decision.

"I just really enjoy traveling. I'm able to go out and meet people and see different cultures. I still love to read, I just didn't know if I wanted to study English for the rest of my life. I love to help people, but I like to work outside. When I discovered therapeutic recreation, it sounded perfect, so I chose it."

From Janell's point of view, her choice couldn't have been better. She's already had valuable therapy experiences. "I was able to work at a group home—for girls, troubled youth—and teach them some different ways to use their leisure time," she says.

On another occasion, Janell joined a BYU Pioneer Trek. "We were doing research on families. We got to hike and camp with the families, about 90 people, working with them and observing the family dynamics." She also enjoyed her involvement with the relatively new Conservation Outdoor Leadership Training program (COLT), based at Aspen Grove, BYU's own family resort in the nearby mountains.

At this point Janell looks to be heading for a master's degree in public or recreation administration. And with her backpack handy, she's always ready to hit the trail.

College of Health and Human Performance

UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS
(Specific emphases are indented)

• DANCE*
  • BALLET*
  • BALLROOM DANCE*
  • COMPOSITE DANCE*
  • DANCE EDUCATION*
  • MODERN DANCE*


• HEALTH SCIENCES
  • COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION
  • SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION


• PHYSICAL EDUCATION
  • ATHLETIC TRAINING*
  • EXERCISE SCIENCE
  • FITNESS AND WELLNESS MANAGEMENT
  • PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHING K-12*


• RECREATION MANAGEMENT AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP
  • LEISURE SERVICES MANAGEMENT
  • THERAPEUTIC RECREATION*
  • YOUTH LEADERSHIP

* Limited enrollment major. Students who select these majors must make application and/or complete prerequisite courses to be admitted into the specific major program.

The college offers a challenging environment that emphasizes the achievement of excellence according to one's aptitudes in the various areas of human development.

All activities in the college contribute to the building of faith in Jesus Christ and the acquisition of the moral virtues embraced by the gospel. A foundation is provided for continuous learning that prepares individuals to serve their professions effectively, to meet personal challenges, to care for their families, and to serve as responsible citizens.

THE GOALS OF THE COLLEGE

• To help students obtain the knowledge, skills, and motivation necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle and to improve their neuromuscular skills in dance, sport, and fitness activities.


• To contribute to the health and wellbeing of members of the university community by providing the opportunity to engage in dance, sport, and fitness activities through service, intramural, and free-play programs.


• To provide professional preparation programs in selected areas of emphasis in dance, health, physical education, and recreation.


• To produce quality research and creative works in selected areas of specialization in the various disciplines. Such works are cooperative efforts between faculty and students.


• To sponsor outstanding performing groups in dance that favorably promote the university and the Church among alumni, Church members, and other audiences throughout the world.

INTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES

The campus intramural program, consisting of more than 30 events involving thousands of participants in both men's and women's activities, is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the United States. Students may participate in team activities and individual events. The intramural program offers divisions for different skill levels in each activity and provides awards for the winners in each division.

The College of Health and Human Performance contributes to the total development of students by helping them reach their fullest potential-spiritually, intellectually, socially, and physically.