Claire O'Brien [left] and Eliza Dawson [right] row for UCalgary at the first Dino's Sprints Regatta race since COVID restrictions were lifted in September 2021

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


Jenna Mcgrath

Older adults put on their dancing shoes for physical and mental well-being

Research explores how dance instructors work with seniors


Landon Foley rowing on water

Kinesiology student Landon Foley awarded 3M National Student Fellowship

Dinos rower and ambassador one of 10 undergrads across Canada honoured for outstanding leadership


A day in the life of a Kinesiology student

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