Breaking the Stigma with UAlbany Student-Athlete Hannah Reinhardt

12/12/19 • 32 min

Hannah Reinhardt, a senior distance runner from Clarence, N.Y. is one of the most decorated distance runners in UAlbany program history, repeating as America East individual cross country champion this year, setting school records at both 5K and 6K, becoming the first Great Dane to win NCAA XC Regional championships, and qualifying for NCAA XC Championships. Today she speaks about the personal story she wrote for the America East Conference's AE Voices series. Their #BetterTo9ether initiative aims to help create more mentally healthy environments for AE student-athletes.

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A Student Veteran Experience with Amanda Matteson

Amanda Matteson is UAlbany alum, a current School of Social Welfare doctoral student, and a Veteran. She is also an employee for the SUNY Research Foundation and does program evaluation for a veterans’ peer-to-peer support program, which she has been doing for the past five years. Amanda discusses her experience as a student veteran, the needs of student veterans, and her experience working with the veteran population.

Read more: https://blog.suny.edu/2019/11/an-education-is-helping-her-form-the-transition-from-service-to-country-to-support-of-others/

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