Engaging in family leisure during a new normal

All Things Leisure

Posted: June 30, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Insights

Dr. Charlene Shannon-McCallum is a professor in the faculty of kinesiology at UNB who researches family leisure, as well as the relationship between leisure/recreation and health/illness. She explains why families that regularly participate in different types of activities are more likely to become a healthy, stable family and individuals - and what considerations we should take during the...

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Recognizing the 2020 UNB Saint John Graduating Student Leaders

UNB Alumni

Posted: June 30, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: UNB Saint John, Inspiring Stories, Young Alumni

Eighteen graduating students from the UNB Saint John campus have earned Graduating Student Leadership awards for the remarkable initiative they’ve taken during their time at UNB. The award recognizes students in their final year of studies who have made outstanding voluntary and extracurricular contributions to the campus, their academic program, and the university community. Although we...

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Back to work in the COVID-19 era: What will it look like for you?

UNB Alumni

Posted: June 30, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Insights, Management

Dr. Jeffrey J. McNally is an associate professor in UNB’s faculty of management who studies human relationships with work and learning organizations. As Canadians and employees around the world start packing up their home offices and heading back to work, they have one big question: "What is going back to work in the age of an unprecedented global response to the novel coronavirus going...

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Julia Hurst: Buying or selling a home in today’s market

UNB Alumni

Posted: June 30, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Insights

Since graduating from UNB with honours in marketing, young alumna Julia Hurst (BBA’11) discovered her passion for real estate and has been working as a Realtor ® in Saint John, New Brunswick for six years. Named the 2018 Faces of Fusion Business Entrepreneur Of The Year, Julia brings creativity, innovative strategies and an eye for detail to a career she loves. Here she...

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UNB mental performance coach says to choose 3 things each day

UNB Alumni

Posted: June 30, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Insights, Kinesiology, Arts

Ryan Hamilton (BA'00, MScExSS'03, PhD'11) spends the bulk of his time teaching psychology at UNB Fredericton, but he’s also a mental performance coach, having worked with Canada's junior men's hockey team and as an advisor to an NHL franchise. He’s a sport psychology consultant to the UNB Reds, and is also with the Canadian Sport Centre in NB, offering mental performance coaching to...

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