Dr. Williams, College of Health and Behavioral Studies, Receives External Funding

Dr. Jacqueline A. Williams, Professor in the Kinesiology Department, has been awarded $30,000 from the Virginia Department of Education for “The 2016 Health & Physical Activity Institute”. Dr. Williams, along with JMU students, will be working to support a high-quality health and physical education content/teaching summer institute.

“JMU has been fortunate to obtain funding to host the institute every summer since 2003. The institute has grown in attendance to host over 330 Virginia teachers each summer. By hosting the institute at JMU our students can attend and 10 students are selected each year to be ambassadors. The ambassadors assist with all aspects of the conference. In addition, the institute attracts many alumni who are currently teaching to head back to JMU. The Department of Kinesiology has been fortunate to have such a collaborative relationship with the Virginia Department of Education”, Dr. Williams.  

Best of luck to Dr. Williams and her team as they promote health and physical education this summer!