Education – AKA provides professional development opportunities and information for faculty and students
- Workshops - leadership and educational opportunities for faculty leaders
- Careers in kinesiology – helpful information and links for students and faculty advisors
- Graduate program and assistantship listings – opportunities for member departments to post information about their graduate programs
Communication/publications – AKA keeps you informed of current issues in kinesiology and higher education
- AKA web site – www.americankinesiology.org/ - your link to the AKA and its functions
- Kinesiology Today – quarterly newsletter with informative articles and information
- Kinesiology Review – a joint effort of the AKA and National Academy of Kinesiology, this new electronic journal will publish reviews of research and applications
- Kinesiology Colloquium - concise updates and reviews of scholarly topics dealing with sport, exercise and many other forms of physical activity
- Kinesiology Kinnections—an E-newsletter on current articles from the field of Kinesiology
- White papers, position statements, and other reports
- Targeted surveys to address issues relevant to kinesiology, e.g., faculty salary survey
Resources – AKA provides useful information for faculty leaders and serves as a valuable resource for commonly needed services
- Career center – advertise your jobs on the AKA website; AKA emails new job postings to 800+ departments every two weeks
- Timely news, announcements, and event calendar
- Strategic planning service – access to an AKA strategic planning facilitator
- Links to all member departments and affiliate organizations
Awards – AKA recognizes and publicizes student achievement
- AKA National Undergraduate Scholars
- AKA National Graduate Scholars
- AKA Graduate Student Writing Awards
Annual departmental membership dues: Doctoral degree granting departments: $900,
Master’s degree granting departments: $500,
Undergraduate degree granting departments: $300,
and associate degree granting departments: $150
