Month: May 2023

Congratulations to our Post-Professional OTD Graduates!

It is bittersweet to watch this amazing cohort of post-professional OTD students graduating. A huge congratulations to Sunshine Broeren, Sheryl Butler, Kara Daily, Desiree Hayes, Yasmeena Ougayour, Lionel Palomar, and Ashlee Parker! We are so proud of the amazing work that they have done, working and getting their post-professional doctorate at the same time. We …

Yasmeena Ougayour’s Commencement Spotlight

On May 8th, Occupational Therapy graduate student, Yasmeena Ougayour was highlighted in UW News where she shared her journey to and beyond UW–Madison. “I’m proud to represent a group of low-income, multi-ethnic and first-generation college students,” she says. “When I was a freshman, I did not think I’d ever be getting a doctorate. But you …

Congratulations to all of our 2023 Graduates!

We are so proud of all of our graduating students from this year! On Saturday, May 13th, we gathered with students, friends, and family to host our own Kinesiology Graduation ceremony. We enjoyed hearing from the department chair, Dr. Andrea Mason, undergraduate student advisor, Dr. Morgan Shields, and from student speaker, Nathan Engelbrecht, all congratulating …

UW–Madison students, faculty work to improve physical education, change perceptions

By Sofie Schachter Dodgeball. Tag. Hula hooping. Capture the flag. This is what many people remember when they think back to their physical education experiences in school. But Cindy Kuhrasch, the program coordinator for UW–Madison’s BS in Physical Education (PE) program, is working to change that perception one student and class at a time. Kuhrasch says coursework …