<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/michael-passamuntu-a-passion-for-wellness-a-future-in-leadership.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><title>Michael Passamuntu: A Passion for Wellness, a Future in Leadership</title><pubDate>05/29/2025 12:04:43 PM</pubDate><author/><intro>As he crossed the graduation stage once more earlier this month, Michael Passamuntu celebrated the completion of his Master of Arts in sports administration at UNC Pembroke but also years of deep involvement, leadership and transformation within the campus recreation community he’s helped shape.</intro><image><img src="/_images/blogs/hagwood-and-passamuntu.jpg" alt="Alumnus Eja Hagwood (left) and Micheal Passamuntu"/></image><cap>Alumnus Eja Hagwood (left) and Micheal Passamuntu</cap><tags><tag>Alumni</tag><tag>Athletics</tag><tag>William Howard Dean Graduate School</tag></tags></item>