OUR PEOPLE: STUDENTS AND ALUMNI

Student Athlete Showcase

We celebrate a stand-out student athlete on the men’s basketball team: Teddy Parham Jr., is a two-time MSC player of the week. Currently, he leads the conference in points per game at 18.7. Teddy is from Los Angeles, transferred to UPIKE last fall, and is hard at work as a senior Communication major. His advisor, Dr. J.R. Briscoe, says that Teddy, “exemplifies what it means to be a student athlete. His success in the classroom and on the court make him a natural leader.” CAS congratulates you, Teddy, on all your accomplishments.

Alumni Showcase: Adrian Smith, Senior Holler Technician, Film and Media Arts, ’16

“I work for the Holler, a placed-based social learning network and I specialize in crafting stories/videos that push the envelope on education in Eastern Kentucky. When my team gets a moment, we also host workshops that allow students to get their hands on cutting-edge technologies like full-body motion capture and industry-standard software. One of my fondest memories would be when UPIKE Uparodies rolled around, because everyone would just share the wildest ideas, and it was always fun to bounce an idea back and forth. Then seeing everyone’s finished work on the big screen was fun, but the real fun will always be what happens behind the scenes and the laughs you share off-camera... I guess for me, the best times at UPIKE were definitely when I had a camera in one hand and a script in the other.”

Preparing For Careers

2023 Patton College Of Education Student Teachers

The College’s new Health and Human Performance major is off to a great start. By the end of this academic year, over 75 students will have taken HHP courses, including Introduction to Athletic Training. About the lab, instructor and Assistant Athletic Training Jeff Curley (pictured on right) states that, “This lab will be beneficial to all HHP students. It provides space in which students can not only learn new skills, but those skills can be reinforced in a hands-on setting.” HHP is designed to prepare students for a wide range of careers and for graduate school, including in the fields of “athletic training, physical and occupational therapy, health and physical education, as well as careers in fitness, personal and strength training, and in corporate wellness,” states Lindsay Elliott, who will teach full time in the HHP program during the 2023-2024 academic year. CAS appreciates our important partnership with Athletic Director Kelly Wells and the dedication of the HHP instructors who have helped put the new program on a strong footing.

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