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The University of Montana's Department of Health and Human Performance will celebrate the grand opening of a new resource room for students on Thursday. All events are free and open to the public.

The Marten-Sharkey Resource Room, a library and study room for HHP students, is located in McGill Hall, Room 236. A reception and open house will be held there from 5 to 6 p.m., followed by a series of three presentations from 6 to 7:45 p.m. in McGill Hall, Room 110.

Noted sports psychologist Rainer Marten will discuss “Evolution of the Physical Activity Field,” HHP professor emeritus Brian Sharkey will address “A Brief History of the Human Performance Lab” and HHP professor Steven Gaskill will talk about “The Marten-Sharkey Student Resource Program: Benefits to HHP Students.”

Marten and his wife, Julie, donated more than 700 new books to the library from human kinetics publishers. They focus on topics such as exercise science, athletic training, sports, kinesiology, health and exercise, coaching, physical education and health promotion.

The Martens also gave a cash donation that will provide $4,000 this year for a resource program to benefit HHP students. It's intended to defray student research expenses and help with travel to present their research.

Sharkey matched the Martens' cash donation in an effort to start the program with a solid funding base. Other HHP faculty also contributed to the program.

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