Sports teams and organized physical training were part of the University’s activities from its beginning in 1908. Formal instruction in this discipline originated in the Department of Physical Education in the Faculty of Education (1945-1954), which became a School (1954) and finally a Faculty (1964) of Physical Education, the first such institution in the Commonwealth. The Faculty offers undergraduate degrees in physical education (BPE) and recreation administration (BA, Rec. Admin.) as well as teacher training in conjunction with the Faculty of Education. Along with supporting academic endeavours through graduate studies and research, the Faculty administers intramural and recreational programs on campus and acts as an advisor for intercollegiate athletics. Currently the Faculty is comprised of the Departments of Physical Education and Sports Studies, Recreation and Leisure Studies, and Athletics.
Heads 1945-1954 Maurice Lewis Van Vliet Directors 1954-1964 Maurice Lewis Van Vliet Deans 1964-1975 Maurice Lewis Van Vliet 1975-1976 Herbert John McLachlin (Acting) 1976-1981 Herbert John McLachlin 1981-1990 Robert Gerald Glassford [1990]- E. Jane Watkinson Multiple media, 1911-1987, 7.51 m Budgets 1972-1979 Commonwealth Games, Universiade ‘83 1978, 1983 Minutes 1914-1983 Includes Committee on Physical Education, 1914-1939. Photographs 1911-1941 Includes teams and individual players. Programs 1960-1971 Sports events. Scrapbooks 1957-1977 Includes press clippings and news releases. Sports associations 1955-1982 Includes national and regional groups: Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union, Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union, Canada West University Athletic Association, Alberta Sport Council. Sports teams 1955-1987 Includes Golden Bears (men’s teams); Pandas (women’s teams); basketball, 1960-1973; football, 1959-1981; hockey, 1960- 1971. See also: Faculty of Education; University Athletic Board; Provost; Students’ Union; Faculty of Extension; McDermid Studios
Preceded by the Division (1971-1975) and Department (1975- 1986) of Athletic Services, the Athletics Department’s programs are recreational, not academic. It administers intercollegiate athletics and campus recreation, as well as providing community service through summer sports camps for youth.
Directors 1945-[1963] Maurice Lewis Van Vliet 1963-1976 Edwin D. Zemrau Chairs 1976-1982 Edwin D. Zemrau 1982-1985 Garry J. Smith 1985-[1989] Robert D. Steadward [1989]- Dale H.P. Schulha Text, 1974-1978, [0.06] m Minutes 1974-1978 Includes Executive; committees. See also: Faculty of Education; University Athletic Board; Department of Physical Education and Sports Studies
Known as the Department of Educational Services until 1976, this department provided a program for Education students wishing a specialization in physical education for the elementary school child. In 1980, the Department moved its staff and resources to the Department of Elementary Education in the Education Faculty for better service to Education students. It was soon decided, however, that the department in the Education Faculty was duplicating similar coursework in the Physical Education Faculty with a loss of resources and contact from its old association. Thus in 1983, the Department of Movement Education combined with the current Department of Physical Education to form the Department of Physical Education and Sports Studies in the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation.
Heads 1968-[1975] Murray F.R. Smith Chairs [1975-1981] Margaret Ellis [1981] Murray F.R. Smith (Acting) 1981-1984 Clive A.F. Padfield 1982-1983 Margaret Ellis (Acting) Text, 1967-1983, 0.75 m Annual reports 1975-1980 Courses 1968-1972 Includes Morningstar Project. Projects 1976-1981 Includes Calgary Separate School System - Physical Education Project (CALSEP-PEP), 1976 Staff handbook 1974-1982 Staff meetings 1968-1983 Student teaching and field work 1967-1971 See also: Faculty of Education; Department of Recreation Administration/Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies
The Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation instituted a degree program in recreational leadership in 1963 and the following year established a division to administer it. It became the Department of Recreational Administration in 1968 and of Recreation and Leisure Studies in 1983. Its objectives are to educate students in the bachelor and master of arts programs in recreational administration to assume service or professional duties related to leisure and recreational activities, as well as to provide continuing education, research and consultation for the government and the community (PACCR, 1982).
Supervisors 1962-[1964] Alan Ferguson Affleck Directors 1964-[1965] Lionel Joseph Fournier Chairs 1965-1972 Alan Ferguson Affleck 1972-1974 Lionel Joseph Fournier (Acting) 1974-1979 Elsie Marie McFarland 1978 R.P. Heron (Acting) 1979-1989 Thomas Leonard Burton [1989]- Guy S. Swinnerton Text, 1962-1987, 4.76 m Annual reports 1965-1980 Includes correspondence, 1980-1984. Chair’s correspondence 1974-1983 Courses 1975-1983 Includes evaluations. Examinations 1981-1984 Minutes 1974-1986 Includes Council; committees. Office administration 1981-1983 Recreation Students Association 1975-1981 Staff 1973-1986 Students 1962-1987 Includes graduates and undergraduates. Alan F. Affleck also served as Chair of the Recreation Professional Program, 1965-1968.
The Fitness Unit, which is administered by the Department of Physical Education and Sports Studies, provides nutrition, fitness appraisals, and counselling to the University and the community. In conjunction with the provincial Department of Recreation and Parks, it administers the Provincial Fitness Resource Centre, which aims to educate Albertans on the importance of a healthy and active lifestyle. In addition to serving as a graduate studies and research centre, it manages two certification programs, the Alberta Fitness Leadership Certification Program (AFLCA) and the Alberta Fitness Appraisal Certification and Accreditation Program (CASS-FACA), to ensure that fitness leaders and appraisers are properly trained (PACCR, 1987).
Heads 1982-1987 Arthur Quinney [1987]- David Kato Text, 1982-1989, 5.50 m Alberta Fitness Leadership Certification Association 1985-1989 Includes leaders’ files. Certification procedures 1982-1987 Correspondence 1986-1989 Courses 1986-1988 Includes subsidy reports; examinations. Fitness centres 1985-1987 Town, city, commercial and club centres. Fitness trainers 1984-1989 See also: Faculty of Physical Education; Faculty of Education