Student Society
The Acadia Kinesiology Society (AKS) strives to serve as a voice and advocate for all Kinesiology students in both program and school decision-making, and to coordinate and enhance students’ educational experiences through activities for both social and professional development.
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President -Erin Dupuis
Vice-President / Communications Coordinator- Will Dauphinee
Professional Events Coordinator -Aidan Ferguson
Fundraising Coordinator - Anne-Sophie Le Rudulier
Social Events Coordinator- Kate Sampson
EDI Coordinator - Kate Bemrose
Faculty Advisor - Ann Dodge
1st Year - Sophie Sutherland, Jesse Alder
2nd Year - Sophia MacIver
3rd Year - Daxon Lackie
Grad Class - Olivia Staines
November 2024 - Sophie Ernst
As a dedicated fourth-year student, Sophie exemplifies academic excellence and an unwavering commitment to making a positive impact, which defines Acadia Kinesiology.
Academically, Sophie has consistently demonstrated exceptional performance, earning Dean’s List recognition for three consecutive years and receiving the prestigious Webster Undergraduate Research Award. As an Honours student, Sophie works tirelessly researching the effects of community-based exercise programming on stress and self-efficacy in cardiac populations. This has led to the opportunity for Sophie to attend the National CSEP conference this month in Montreal where she presented her preliminary honours research. Sophie is also co-author of a published abstract in the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention and has a first-authored abstract publication in Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism. Sophie’s research started through volunteering as a teacher’s assistant with the Acadia Cardiac Maintenance program. Many participants have given feedback about her organization skills, her kindness, and her infectious positive attitude at 7:30 in the morning.
Sophie’s other volunteer work includes being an executive member of Exercise is Medicine @ Acadia, which encourages students to embrace physical activity; working as a S.M.I.L.E. program instructor; and working at the Acadia Women’s Centre. Her involvement in these programs demonstrates her compassion and commitment to inclusivity, advocacy, and community engagement.
Anyone who knows Sophie would agree that her compassion, kindness, and dedication to helping others through research and sharing her skills make her a very deserving Student of the Month!
Previous: 2024-2025, 2023-2024, 2022-2023, 2021-2022, 2020-2021
Each year the Kinesiology graduating class gives back to the school with a gift.
Class of 2022 gave a display case for in the student lounge. The first display is in memory of Kai Matthews.
Class of 2021 gave a sign that was installed outside the student lounge (metal A with red lights).
Class of 2020 gave accessible signage for the school.
Class of 2019 gave a television for practising presentations in the Student Lounge.
Class of 2018 worked hard to renovate the Student Lounge as their class gift.