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Nicholas Moncada
  • Sport and Leisure Management Cocentration in Exercise Science
  • Class of 2012
  • Middletown, CT

Eastern Connecticut State University Student Nicholas Moncada is a Member of Health and Physical Education Club

2012 Mar 12

Nicholas Moncada '12 of Middletown, CT, is a member of Eastern's Health and Physical Education club. Moncada is a Sport & Leisure Management major.

Health and Physical Education/Sports and Leisure Management (HPE/SLM ) majors become more involved in specific areas of study by attending professional conferences, organizing activities and providing opportunities to interact with their peers in their major. The HPE/SLM club provides students with a sense of community and an environment in which to engage in activities related to health and fitness management and physical education.

During the fall semester, the Health and Physical Education Club conducted an activity each day for five days during Health, Exercise, and Fitness Awareness Week. The group also served as judges at the National Sport Stacking competition in Baltic, CT, and went on zip lining and ice skating trips.

More than 30 percent of the full-time students enrolled at Eastern now participate in at least one club/organization, an increase of almost 10 percent since fall 2008. Students who participate in clubs/organizations excel in the classroom and do better academically than students who do not participate. In spring 2011, 1,345 full-time students participating in clubs had an average GPA of 3.06, much higher than the 2.84 average for those students not taking part in any of the nearly 70 clubs/organizations.

Clubs/organizations planned and implemented almost 600 events last academic year. These programs have a direct impact on the daily life of all students on Eastern's campus. The programs range from social to educational, physical to spiritual, and civic engagement programs that equally affect the community. Eastern Connecticut State University is the state's public liberal arts university. Eastern serves approximately 5,600 students each year on its Willimantic campus and satellite locations.