University of Mary Physical Therapy

10/17/2026

Choosing a college is about more than what you'll learn in the classroom. It's also about the person you'll become.

At the University of Mary, faith, knowledge, and character are central to the college experience. We're honored to once again be recommended in The Newman Guide through which The Cardinal Newman Society recognizes faithful Catholic education and the formation of the whole person.

Learn more about the 2026–27 edition: https://umary.life/4zz7DS8

10/14/2026

Happy Physical Therapy Month! We sure love this profession and the people we get to serve!

Happy National Physical Therapy Month! 🎉💙 All month long, we’re celebrating physical therapy and the PTs and PTAs who help people move, stay active, and keep doing the things they love.

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10/06/2026

Our first year PT student Luke Mavity competes as an independent for Univ of Mary in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Luke was the champion in the tie down roping event at the rodeo in Mandan this past weekend. Enjoy this video of his run. Congrats Luke! We love seeing you wearing the blue & orange on your back
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10/06/2026

The geriatric elective students have had a busy couple of weeks! They screened 36 older adults at the Agewell Center for fall risk and provided recommendations and education. They also designed a small group exercise and education class on fall prevention for residents at Hay Creek Lodge Assisted Living. We are so grateful to our community partners who allow our students to have these hands on learning opportunities.

10/02/2026

Meet Logan, a 3rd-year DPT student, who is our October PT student of the month!🎉

Logan is a Billings, MT native and graduate of Billings West High School. He went on to earn his bachelor's degree in health and human performance from Montana State University–Billings in 2023, where he also competed in cross country and track. Growing up rehabbing his own sports injuries first sparked his interest in physical therapy, and that passion has only strengthened through his experiences as a personal trainer. He has continued to find great fulfillment in helping others with interests in orthopedics and sports rehab.

Outside of school, he enjoys working out, hiking, and hanging out with family and friends. He plans to return to Montana to begin his professional career and marry his fiancée, Grace.

We asked Logan what his favorite part of being in UMary program was and here is what he said: "𝘔𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘜𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘰 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮’𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳."

10/01/2026

👶💙 Calling all babies (and their grown-ups)! 💙👶
Our Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech Therapy students are teaming up for a fun infant development screening—and we’re looking for some little participants!

We are looking for typically developing babies ages 3–14 months to join us on:
📅 Thursday, October 29
⏰ 9:00–11:00 AM
📍 Saint Gianna School of Health Sciences facility at the University of Mary

During the screening, our OT, PT, and Speech Therapy students will work together to look at different areas of infant development, including:
🧠 Developmental milestones
👣 Motor skills and movement
👀 Vision and hearing
👐 Reflexes
🗣️ Early communication and language development
This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to practice working as an interdisciplinary team while families get to learn a little more about their baby’s development!

🔬 This activity is part of an IRB-approved University research project. We are especially interested in connecting with caregivers who are not healthcare professionals. Hearing from families without a professional background in OT, PT, or Speech Therapy helps us better understand how developmental evaluations are experienced from a caregiver’s perspective.

We are hoping to have approximately 17 babies/families participate. If you have a little one in this age range—or know someone who does—we would love for you to share this post with them! ❤️

📧 Interested or have questions? Please contact Julie at [email protected]. She will
follow up with additional details and collect information such as your baby’s date of birth and preferred time.

Thank you for helping us provide our students with this valuable learning experience! 🥰

10/01/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Lundeen on her nomination to the APTA Pediatrics Election Candidate Slate for the position of Vice President/Secretary on the Board of Directors! We are grateful for her willingness to serve and continued leadership and dedication to the profession.

10/01/2026

‘Boots 🥾 on the ground’ today for our annual Day of Service. Some snapshots of our students and faculty making a difference in our community!

10/01/2026

• Day of Service 2026 •