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Professor Candace Langston

Want To Be A Strength & Conditioning Specialist?

In our last discussion, we talked about the many career opportunities available to someone with a bachelor’s of science degree in Sports Performance, Health and Fitness (also called Exercise Science or Health and Human Performance at some institutions).   Let’s spend some time looking more closely at a very popular career choice for many of our students:  Strength and Conditioning Specialist/Coach. Where do these positions exist?:  Many sports teams ranging from the collegiate level to the professional level will employ Strength and Conditioning Specialists/Coaches to help improve technique, maximize strength performance

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Critter of the Week: Installment 2

  Roses are red, violets are blue, except if they’re yellow or green or white… If this plant can’t find love, it won’t stew it’ll make its own seeds by itself tonight!   Viola lanceolata, called Bog white violet or lance-leaved violet, is one of two species of white violets found on or near campus, and it is blooming now.  This species is found in wet places.  On our campus, it is found only in a strange wetland called the Carolina Bay.  Carolina Bays (named for the bay trees that

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Professional Wrestler Teaches Sport Marketing

Professional Wrestler Teaches Sport Marketing at St. Andrews University, a branch of Webber International University By Karen Mountain, Ph.D. Ash Walker holds a doctorate (DHSc.) in Health Sciences and is an Assistant Professor and Sports Performance, Health, and Fitness.   But he is not a shy man that hides behind a book.  He had a former career as a pro wrestler.   While Dr. Walker moved on to manage the cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program of UNC Health Southeastern, and held the position of Regional Director at LSI, he states nothing was a better

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SAU in the News: NC Education Corps tutors are tackling learning recovery and building the teacher pipeline | WUNC

St. Andrews University student Alexis Gordon (Education Major) was recently mentioned in the news for her work with the North Carolina Education Corps. “…Tutors Alexis Gordon and Liz Hasty walk the halls of South Johnson Elementary in Scotland County, collecting students from their classrooms to give them specialized small-group reading lessons. They’re focused on helping students who have fallen behind master the building blocks of reading — like learning letter sounds.” Read the full article

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Professor Candace Langston

Sports Performance, Health, and Fitness

Picture this:  It’s the start of a brand-new semester and time to declare a major.  You excitedly scan the academic catalog to view your options.  “Sports Performance, Health and Fitness – That sounds interesting!”, you think to yourself.   Your next thought immediately jumps to the opportunities for future employment with that major.  That’s the way that deciding a major typically goes right? My journey to choosing Sports Performance, Health and Fitness (named Exercise and Sport Science at my alma mater) was very similar to this.  I enjoyed exercising and I

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Critter of the Week – Part 1

Critter of the Week is a special series brought to you by Science at St. Andrews. Once a week, Associate Professor of Biology Dr. Tracy Feldman shares a critter – whether that is a plant, insect, mammal, fungus, or another living thing – that one can find on St. Andrews’ campus. Each installment will feature a photo of one or two critters found on St. Andrews’ campus, with a little bit of background text about what they are and what they do. Check out the installment below featuring endophytic fungi!

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Between the White Lines: A blog about football

Amy Abramovich, ’22 Communication Studies Major https://abramovichblog.blogspot.com BETWEEN THE WHITE LINES Amy Abramovich is a St. Andrews’ Equestrian who also has a passion for football. Read her blog if you are a player or a fan. She begins with useful lessons about how to play the game, then segues to memorable posts. These blogs were created by the hard-working students in Writing for the Public (COM 327A).

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LIVE AND LEARN

Damian Bruce ’23 Double Major, Business & Communication https://brucedl0.wixsite.com/website-2 LIVE AND LEARN Damian Bruce took a semester-long journey to better understand what it means to make a mistake. While he interviewed Grandma and a basketball coach, he also shares the advice of an ex-girlfriend. These entries are fun, and you will learn. These blogs are brought to you by the hard-working students in Writing for the Public (COM 327A).

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Johnny Rodgers III

Despite the Loss

Johnny Rodgers III ’23 https://despitetheloss.wordpress.com/blog/ Hello Knights, Writing for the Public (COM 327A) is excited to share its next blog with you. If you like what you read, subscribe, or bookmark. Today, we share Despite the Loss by Johnny Rodgers III “This blog is a documentary that focuses on seven of the most iconic playoff performances that resulted in losses in professional sports history. History is written by the victors. Losers are lost to history no matter the scope and magnitude of their performance. Herculean efforts versus insurmountable odds are

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Kandon Luquer ’22

LIVING LIFE SMALL: The Rise of the Tiny Home

Kandon Luquer ’22 https://kandon199.wixsite.com/livinglifesmall LIVING LIFE SMALL Kandon Luquer, a Communication major, transformed her grandparents’ RV into her home. Follow Kandon’s journey to other like-minded people who “live life small”. These blogs are brought to you by the hard-working students in Writing for the Public (COM 327A).

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