Alumni News & Events

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KAS offers a variety of activities and events with the goal of enriching the Kinesiology alumni community and the school.

Some of our programs and activities include:

Panel discussions for new and admitted students
Michigan sporting event watch parties
Group tickets to sport fundraisers that support the School of Kinesiology
Career seminars for current students

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Learn more about fellow alumni and what’s happening today in the School of Kinesiology. We’re always looking for interesting stories about how Kinesiology alumni are using their Michigan education to promote physical activity and sport.

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Alumni News

Geoff Burns poses with one of the mascots from the 2024 Paris Games.

Alumni | Faculty Excellence | Media Hits

University Record: U-M adjunct assistant professor supports Olympians and Paralympians as sports physiologist

Geoff Burns (PhD '20), an adjunct faculty member at the School of Kinesiology, is involved with the preparation and training of the United States’ world-class athletes.

Two people sit on bleachers next to an outdoor track holding a large poster of a woman running at the Olympics.

Alumni | Faculty Excellence

Named professorship leads to friendship between alum and professor

Track star Francie Kraker Goodridge (PE minor '74) and movement science program chair Sandra Hunter connected after Hunter decided to name her title at Kines after Goodridge.

A younger woman stands next to an older man, both holding microphones by the sideline of a football field.

Alumni | Student Success

How 2 young SM alums landed broadcasting roles for pro sports teams

Dannie Rogers (SM '17) and Zach Linfield (SM '23) now work for the Detroit Lions and the Detroit Tigers, respectively.

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Alumni Profiles

Alumni Profile — 2/19/26

Natalie Kan (SM '25)

To be one of the approximately 10,700 athletes competing at the Summer Olympics every four years, you need skill, of course. But to succeed at this elite level of global...

Alumni Profile — 11/4/25

Jesse von Arx (AT MS '23)

Jesse von Arx (AT MS ‘23) had always liked the diagnostic side of athletic training more than the rehab component. After she graduated from the University of Michigan...

Alumni Profile — 11/12/24

Jarrett Irons (KIN '95, MS '96)

Q: What inspired you to get involved with the School of Kinesiology? A: When I got done playing football and finished grad school at Kines, the School of Kinesiology was...

Alumni Profile — 11/12/24

Jon Paley (SM '95)

Q: What motivated you to get involved with the School of Kinesiology initially and then philanthropically? A: I have been involved with the School of Kinesiology since...

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