Students, Faculty, Residents, Staff, Alumni, Board Members and Friends,
I hope everyone has had a fruitful week. I’ve been away for most of it, participating in the Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange in Seattle, WA. Abbreviated as GPLEX, the leadership exchange is an initiative of the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia to develop leaders of business, civic, and government organizations into more informed leaders, dedicated to making Philadelphia and surrounding areas into a world class region. Through out-of-region learning visits, like this week’s to Seattle, the Leadership Exchange exposes folks to new insights and ideas, as well as establish connections across sectors and industries. During this year’s exchange in Seattle we were able to see how they address key issues such as homelessness, education, healthcare, crime and the growing influence of Amazon, whose headquarters is located right downtown. It was very insightful to see how Seattle has developed a Global Health Alliance to help deconflict competing resources and conversely, how the number of homeless people have grown significantly due to the rise in housing costs in the city, primary driven by the tech industry there. I also had the opportunity to network with many of our greater Philadelphia community leaders who hopefully will help to market our Salus brand regionally and provide new opportunities for us to leverage our programs and clinics. All in all, it was a great experience but it’s also great to be back home!
Closer to home, I’d like to congratulate Patricia Mayro, Assistant Professor in the University's Speech-Language Pathology Program, who has been selected from hundreds of applicants across the nation to serve as one of only 15 Apraxia Kids Volunteer Outreach Coordinators. Those selected are highly qualified and dedicated individuals willing to advocate in their communities so that children with apraxia of speech have optimal opportunities to achieve functional speech. Well done Trish!
In our College of Education and Rehabilitation, The Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired’s newsletter dedicated one page to highlight Salus Orientation and Mobility cohort.
Congratulations to Donna Agnew, MSPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA, Director of our Physician Assistant program, who has recently assumed the role of Interim Dean of College of Health Sciences.
Our Osborne College of Audiology was well represented at the Pennsylvania Academy of Audiology this week, with three Grand Rounds presentations and one poster by students Jenna Fenton ‘20AUD, Elisa Hoyos ‘20AUD, Deidre Creegan ‘20AUD, Olivia Bologna ‘20AUD, Maura Kelly ‘20AUD, Maria Ragonese ‘20AUD, and Christi-Marie Williamson ‘20AUD. Victor Bray, PhD, associate professor, also gave a presentation on Depression and Hearing Loss at the meeting.
Congratulations to Martin Pienkowski, PhD on publishing his article on Tinnitus in the journal, Neuroscience.
We also congratulate Radhika Aravmudhan, PhD, interim dean, Osborne College of Audiology, who has been elected as the vice-chair for Audiology on the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) Board and will serve on the executive committee of the CAA Board.
A couple of reminders:
- Fall commencement is next Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Center City. In addition to celebrating the achievements of our students, we’ll be presenting Dr. Janice Scharre with her honorary degree and she will also be our commencement speaker. It should be a wonderful event.
- The 12th Annual Looking Out For Kids Charity Fundraiser is on November 3rd at the Philadelphia Hilton, City Line Avenue. The committee has done a great job in planning this event which should be lots of fun – and most importantly, raise lots of money for this very worthwhile charity.
- As we continue to celebrate the Salus 10 year anniversary, join us at Yards Brewing and let's toast to many more years to come. Invite your colleagues and friends , it only costs $20 (includes food and drinks). It should be a fun party!
As you can see, it’s been a busy week with some busy times to come. A good reason to get some rest this weekend and get out and enjoy some of this nice Fall weather. Be safe and have fun.
Mike
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