Student Profile: Elizabeth Fishback
Elizabeth Fishback was attracted to Alma not only for the Exercise and Health Science major, but the opportunities to study abroad.
“Besides having a small class size, the labs are small, and students have many opportunities for hands-on experience,” she writes in an e-mail from Australia, where she studied abroad in spring 2008.
“Being able to work in the human cadaver lab for anatomy was also an attraction because not many undergraduate programs have that opportunity,” she says.
The Oregon senior plans to attend graduate school for physical therapy and is considering a career working with geriatric patients.
“I have loved having the opportunity to teach water aerobics for the senior fitness program, and I have also gotten to work with a handicapped woman in the water,” she says. “These types of hands--on experiences are what make the EHS program unique.”
Fishback is a Scottish Highland dancer and competes around the nation. She also is involved in Gamma Phi Beta, Relay for Life, Alma Leadership Alliance, the Kiltie Dancers and Alpha Phi Omega.
