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Million-step Monday – Walkin’ in the sunlight









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Laura Bashus, an administrator in the College of Health, displays her pedometer while basking in the sunrise during a recent visit to Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Bashus said she was able to get plenty of exercise during her beach trip, often logging more than 21,000 steps a day.

Where have you and your pedometer gone recently? Send photos of you and your pedometer in interesting places to today@unmc.edu and we’ll run them in UNMC Today.


The following is a list of UNMC employees who have recently reached one of the 250,000-step markers in the 1 Million Step Challenge. Send an e-mail to today@unmc.edu with your name, department and tell us what step milestone you reached and we’ll post it on the list.

1 million steps

  • Dana Meyer, orthopaedic surgery
  • Fran Neff, College of Public Health
  • Jan Ortmann, benefits
  • Lynda Volcheck, telecommunications

1.5 million steps

  • Eugene Boilesen, College of Public Health