Physical therapy professor conducts weekly fitness classes at Christ Lutheran Church for people with Parkinson’s disease
 Marie Koch helps people with Parkinson’s disease exercise. |
Quinnipiac physical therapy professor Marie Koch conducts weekly fitness classes at Christ Lutheran Church in Hamden for people with Parkinson’s disease. Koch has taught the course for five years. Gladys Tiedemann, president of the Connecticut chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association, says, “The participants love Marie. She helps them stay mobile to enjoy life a bit more.” For more information about the class, call 203-789-3936. Please click on the links to the left to see other ways in which Quinnipiac is engaged in the local community. |
This is one of many examples of Quinnipiac's community outreach. The University is constantly engaged in projects to benefit local residents and organizations. Faculty, staff and students raise money for charity, spend time with seniors, visit schools to read to children, coach youth sports teams, invite children to campus for social and education events and provide free legal service through our law clinics. These are only some of the ways we teach our students about the responsibility of citizenship and how we encourage them to embrace volunteerism.