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Concordia-Chicago Alumni Spotlight: Nicole Golden
For Concordia-Chicago graduate Nicole Golden, her career in fitness began when she was 30. After working as an educational consultant, she decided to follow her passion towards fitness. “I started as a Zumba instructor, and [...]
Second Generation Pilates Teacher Pursues MS Applied Exercise Science
Second-generation Pilates Master Teacher Cecilia Pulido has been in the natural health and fitness industry since the early 1990s. A California farmer’s daughter, she learned the value of endurance, strength, and power by helping harvest [...]
PhD Candidate Successfully Defends Her Dissertation, “The Effect of Hypertension, Obesity, and Smoking Status on Resting Heart Rate.”
Kelsey Vander Werff completed her Ph.D. in Health and Human Performance during Concordia-Chicago’s 2019 summer term, having successfully defended her dissertation, titled “The Effect of Hypertension, Obesity, and Smoking Status on Resting Heart Rate.” Vander [...]
Concordia University Chicago Student Transforms Himself and Looks Forward to Helping Others
Living just outside the Music City, Todd Gober has spent his 17 year career as a control systems engineer, yet chose to pursue a Master’s in Applied Exercise Science and a PhD in Health and [...]
Exercise Science Master’s Student Pursues his Passion
After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in 2002, Walter Prater began a professional journey through a variety of positions. These jobs ranged from corporate finance to software development to STEM education. Despite [...]
Olympic weightlifter chooses Concordia University Chicago
Eloise Andrle Sports Performance Training / Human Movement Science Eloise Andrle has been working as a Strength and Conditioning Coach for the past three years after graduating with a bachelor’s degree. As a college freshman, [...]