Students Supporters of the Health and Exercise Science Department

We, the undersigned write to convey our highest possible support for the Centenary Health and Exercise Science Department.

We believe that the Conglomerate article, Student criticizes the Health and Exercise Science Department, was an attack towards our Departments (1.5) professors, primarily Dr. Armstrong. While this anonymously written article brings up valid points its direction should be aimed more towards the Administration who place our dedicated professors in the over worked positions that they are in.

We all realize that a Centenary education is far from cheap but do not believe blame should be placed on our underpaid professors for the lack of classes being offered each semester. It is our understanding that the Health and Exercise Science department (Dr. Armstrong), have tried to make the most out of our under staffed Department by reaching out to adjunct professors.

What better way to learn about Nutrition than by a licensed nutritionist? We understand that the current advising contracts are not setting us as students up for failure but rather to give us the responsibility to make decisions regarding our working progress towards graduation.

We realized that our advisors are in place to guide us towards gradation not do the work for us. We feel that the fact that our Departments 1.5 professors are responsible for an entire Department of advisee’s is due to decision making of Centenary’s Administrative staff.

We believe the there has not been a loss in the essence of teaching due to job security. We feel strongly that Dr. Armstrong and Dr. Henderson do not display character that would not provide a lack of support for potential deserving teaching candidates.

As Health and Exercise Science majors we hope that Centenary’s Administrative leaders would make hiring decisions in support of students. We have watched former peers leave Centenary and continue their education to Graduate schools and feel that our current professors have continued to adequately prepare us for post-Centenary education.

In conclusion, we are proud members of the Health and Exercise Science Department that not only support our peers but also our leaders, Dr. Armstrong, Dr. Henderson, and Dr. LeFevers.

We do hope that those individuals who hold Administrative positions would make decisions that honor the students and dedicated professors of all Departments across campus.