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Norma Mena: learning to live healthy for a lifetime

Norma Mena graduated from Union with a health and human performance degree in May, and she understands firsthand the challenges of pursuing a healthy lifestyle. As a teenager, she found herself at a crossroads in…

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Welcome back to Union, Dr. Donato

Edsen Donato knows wellness. As a partner at Riverside Physical Therapy in Grants Pass, Oregon and the founder and owner of Priority Fitness, a personalized gym and fitness center, he has a vast amount of…

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Energy to finish: health classes lead to lifestyle change

If you go down to Larson Lifestyle Center on a weekday afternoon, you might meet Katie Tahay in the weight room. The junior English language arts education major from Colorado exercises there five days a…

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Calling means changing the world—one kid at a time

“My calling,” said Drew Mekelburg, “is to make this world a better place.”   So, after graduating in 2016 from Union College with a degree in physical education, Drew took a job teaching P.E. at…

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Calling is contributing to something bigger than yourself

The path to finding a calling isn’t always a four-lane highway; sometimes it’s meandering and boulder-strewn. At least that’s how Spencer Curtis describes his journey. “My first year of college I was directionless,” he confessed,…

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Health, wellness and faith

For Alyssa Walton, healthy living is a passion and a way of life, and now she helps run one of the best corporate wellness programs in the world. “Wellness is fully ingrained in our company culture,”…

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