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  • Finding Identity By Embracing My Own Gifts

    Finding Identity By Embracing My Own Gifts

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    Jordan Mccown
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    This article is third in a series reflecting on how PennWest Edinboro’s Chi Alpha retreat helped me learn about the importance of community support and mindfulness. This installment focuses on how the experience helped me find my identity. After breakfast on the second day of the retreat, Edinboro Chi Alpha Minister TJ Shaefer gave us…

  • The Retreat that Taught Me the Power of Presence

    The Retreat that Taught Me the Power of Presence

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    Jordan Mccown
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    Jordan Mccown is co-captain of Edinboro’s Wheelchair Basketball team. Through a series of personal reflections, he shares his journey in discovering faith with Chi Alpha, a Christian ministry at PennWest. In late October, I attended a Fall Retreat with PennWest Edinboro’s Chi Alpha. I went on this retreat to develop my practice in Christianity, and…

  • Expanding Adapted Athletics at PennWest Benefits both Athletics and the University

    Expanding Adapted Athletics at PennWest Benefits both Athletics and the University

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    Jordan Mccown
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    Imagine dedicating yourself to your sport—putting in hours of practice, overcoming obstacles, and representing your university with pride—only to find your team barely mentioned in school media, passed over for funding, and left out of the broader athletic conversation. That’s the reality many college adapted athletes face. Adapted sports are an important component of PennWest’s…