The Department of HHPR has been blessed with a long history of outstanding faculty who have been dedicated to teaching and  mentoring students, serving their university and profession, and contributing to scholarly activities.  As a result, they have made a significant impact on the lives of their students.  The caring nature of faculty, devotion to faith based learning, and desire to see students become successful individuals and professionals has made the Department of HHPR a truly special place. 

It is upon this foundation that we move forward as part of Baylor University's 2012 Vision to become one of the top tier programs in America through teaching, research, and service.  This will be accomplished by recruiting outstanding faculty and students; developing new niche graduate programs at the masters and doctoral levels; developing state of the art laboratories and facilities; aggressively pursuing grants and contracts; conducting, presenting, and publishing relevant research; and, reaching out to our community.  It is our goal to not only be a part of Baylor's 2012 Vision, but to help lead the university in attaining national and international distinction by training exceptional leaders in our field and conducting high quality exercise, nutrition, and preventive health research.