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Student experiences
Explore a few of the undergrad's stories about life in Kinesiology.
It’s so important to get real-life experience in the community. It helps you to define what you want to do. I would encourage other students to take practicums, and volunteer for something that they think might suit them. It just may lead to the best summer job ever, like mine was.
Melinda Coetzee
Student in Dance and Kinesiology
Garmin wearable technology internship fuels passion for helping others stay active
Kinesiology student encourages peers to broaden their horizons on work experience practicums
Top squash player set sights on a law career
Andrew Schnell aims to stand up for justice and inclusivity, making the world a better place
Student dances her way through a Kinesiology degree
Sheer determination and a helping hand get Tanya Chumak to her goal
A day in the life of a Kinesiology student
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