About the Instructor: Dr. Karpel

Welcome to PEAC 30: General Activity. This course will enable you to assess your present activity lifestyle and if you choose, to alter it. These changes will enable you to prepare for your ninetieth birthday and beyond.

Dr. Michael Karpel was raised in Huntington Beach, CA and graduated from Ocean View High School. His educational background includes attending Fullerton Community College and then transferring to California State University, San Bernardino where he received his Bachelor's Degree. He later earned a Master's Degree from Azusa Pacific University and continued on to complete his Ph.D. in Kinesiology from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

Dr. Karpel has also coached college baseball for a total of 15 year's and currently serves as the Men's Head Baseball Coach at Barstow Community College. He has taught and/or coached at La Quinta High School, Long Beach City College, West Hills Community College, Brigham Young University, Azusa Pacific University, California State University, Los Angeles, and is entering his fourth year as a full-time instructor at Barstow Community College.

Dr. Karpel is a firm believer that one's education is a never-ending process that should be viewed as a journey not a destination. He enjoys the process of teaching and learning to help facilitate and enrich the learning process for his students. He believes that learning is a two way street and requires responsibility and accountability from both the instructor and student. In summation, Dr. Karpel truly feels he learns just as much from his students as they learn from him.