Projections
- Increase the number of full-time lecturers
- The addition of five full-time lecturers is required to help reduce the excessive work load and improve on academic quality, increase students intake and number of programme offerings.
- The department has initiated moves to absorb at least three (3) of its past MPhil graduates.
- Improve learning environment
- This would enhance students' experiences such as participation in wellness, fitness and sports programmes as well as inculcate in students the habit of using ICT and the library facility to enrich their university life and promote learning.
- The department will continue to pursue management for the purchase of equipment to establish an exercise science laboratory to improve upon learning of the sports sciences
- Facility needs
- While there has been an improvement in the university sports facilities due to the university hosting the 24th GUSA Games, the football and athletic oval are yet to be fully functional. The department request management complete the mini-sports facility to enhance learning and training of athletes.
- To resource the department's library with desktop computers to enhance students' learning.
- Effort shall be made with the support of management to establish an exercise and fitness centre to cater for the wellness and fitness of the university community and to generate funds.
- Service to Community
- The HPERS Department's programmes and lecturers are highly valued at the national level, therefore the department will continue to organize workshops by bringing our expertise to the regions. Workshops/Seminars will be organized in all regions to update P. E personnel on current issues regarding teaching/coaching approaches.