Welcome from the Dean

Steven F. Siconolfi, Dean

HSHP Mission

We are a community of learners who prepare health care, health, sport and leisure professionals for lifelong practice and scholarship.  We meet this mission by

• fostering interdisciplinary collaboration within and between academic and professional settings
• using experiential learning as a means to integrate theory and scholarship with professional practice
• using scholarship, in all of its forms, to advance knowledge and practice

 

Welcome to the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, one of Ithaca College's five schools.

To help our students become better professionals and responsible members of society, we integrate the heart of a liberal studies education into our professional preparation. Respected for their scholarly activities as well as their first-rate teaching and mentoring, our faculty provide an excellent student-centered model whose key components include real-world experience and performance-based learning. In addition, many of our students participate in research side-by-side with the faculty.

Our school also provides opportunities for community service. For example, the Sir Alexander Ewing-Ithaca College Speech and Hearing Clinic offers state-of-the-art assessments for patients from the local area while giving our students hands-on experience under faculty guidance. This same model is used in the Robert R. Colbert Sr. Wellness Clinic, the occupational and physical therapy clinic, and the Center for Life Skills (located up the road at the Longview senior residential complex).

We pride ourselves on the relationships that our school maintains across the campus, the local community, and the world. We collaborate with local and regional schools, Head Start and Even Start programs, hospitals, and universities. Our national ties include advisers and supervisors of students within Major League Baseball, the NHL, the NFL, ESPN, and ABC. Our global connections can place students in Central America, New Zealand, Australia, and Europe. These experiential and performance-based collaborations allow our students to experience health sciences and policy in different venues and different cultures, giving them an excellent start to their professional careers.

Please take the opportunity to visit our campus, and feel free to contact us for further information.

Steve Siconolfi, Dean