Annual Meeting

Northland Chapter

Northland Chapter ACSM Annual Meeting
April 3-5, 2025
Mankato, MN
at
Minnesota State University Mankato

Celebrating 50 years in 2025!

Please join us to celebrate Northland ACSM turning 50 years! Current members, past members, and meeting attendees – including students – are all invited and encouraged to attend! As a special thank you, all Past-Presidents are invited to help celebrate 50 years in the making and will also be offered complimentary registration to the meeting

WHERE: AmericInn by Wyndham (240 Stadium Road; 507-345-8011)

WHEN: Friday, April 4, 2025 7:00-9:00 pm

RSVP: by March 6, 2025 to northland.chapter.acsm@gmail.com

Schedule

Thursday April 3

1:00 On-site Registration and Check In

2:15 Welcome

2:15-6:30 Presentations

6:30 NLACSM Business Meeting

Friday April 4

7:30 On-site Registration and Check In

8:00 - 12:00 Presentations

12:00-1:30 Lunch Break

1:30 - 4:30 Presentations

4:30 Quiz Bowl

7:00 50th Anniversary Celebration at AmericInn

Saturday April 5

8:00 - 11:00 Presentations

11:00 Awards and Closing Remarks

11:30 Dismissal

Keynote Speaker: David Geslak

Founder of Exercise Connection & Autism Workforce

Title: Empowering Inclusion: Advancing Fitness for Every Body, Everywhere

Session Speakers

No time to train? No problem! Training the time-pressed population
- Ian Bonder and Andrew Shim
Incorporating Experiential Learning into your Exercise Science program – bringing together University and community to benefit knowledge regarding physical activity and exercise in an employee/community fitness program on campus
- Kris Cleveland
The Key Ingredients to a Happy and Healthy Lumbar Spine: The Importance of Movement Across the Lifespan
- Tiegen Lindner & Colten Brand
Relationship of muscle to bone from animals to humans
- Donald Dengel and Sarah Greising
Adaptation to High-Volume Endurance Exercise, from Olympian to Mere Mortal
- Daniel Craighead and Christopher Lundstrom
Inspire to Move: Evidence-Based Practices that Foster Positive Affect, Resilience, and Self-Efficacy
- Isabel Woelfel
The Three M's: Mental Health, Mindset, and Mindfulness
- Amanda Sullivan and Isabel Woelfel
Jump rope skills workshop
- Jessica Albers
The effectiveness of using electric bicycles to meet the physical activity recommendations
- Jeremy Frost

Northland ACSM Student Scholarship Instructions

The Northland ACSM Student Scholarship offers financial support to students attending the upcoming NLACSM conference. Awards of up to $200 per individual are available and can be used for expenses. To apply, complete the application by responding to the provided questions, and submit your responses by February 20, 2025.

Recipients will be notified of their award status on March 3, 2025. Scholarship funds will be presented in person at the NLACSM conference on Saturday, April 5, 2025. To qualify for the group hotel discount, reservations must be made by March 6, 2025.

For more details, click here to access more information about hotels. Questions may be directed to Sarah Milner at sarah.milner@mnstate.edu or Jessica Muer at jmuer@css.edu.

We look forward to supporting your journey in exercise science and sports medicine!