Students, Faculty, Residents, Staff, Alumni, Board Members and Friends,
Good morning from a beautiful, cold, snow-covered Elkins Park campus. While we, happily, didn’t get the 10 -14 inches of snow originally predicted, we got enough to make it look like a winter wonderland. We’ve made it through the semester; face masks, social distancing, virtual classes and all! I look forward to the day when we are mask-less, able to meet in larger groups and see our campus buzzing with activity again! As we get ready to depart on Winter Break, just a few things to leave you with:
WELCOME TO REGINA SCRIVEN: Please join me in welcoming Regina Scriven as the University’s new vice president of Technology and Learning Resource Services. Regina comes to us after serving more than eight years as director of Information Technology for the School of Public Health at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Welcome aboard, Regina. We’re so happy to have you as part of the Salus team. To read more about Regina, go to salus.edu/ReginaScriven.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: This week’s “Where Are They Now” features Brittney Hamlett, MMS ‘17, a physician assistant in the Emergency Room at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore. Read more about how Brittney’s career has progressed since her graduation at salus.edu/BrittneyHamlett.
SLP PODCAST: Check out the first of a five-part ongoing podcast series about the University’s Speech-Language Pathology program. Chair and program director Bob Serianni talks to some of our students from the Class of 2022. Click here to listen to the podcast.
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT DAY: Very special thanks to Jeanne DiVincenzo and her staff at CPPD for leading a very thought-provoking discussion on things we all could be doing to help recognize and alleviate the stress our students, faculty and staff have been experiencing during the pandemic. I found this extremely helpful, personally - thank you! We hope to continue this important discussion next semester.
FINAL THOUGHTS: Congratulations on making it through probably one of the most challenging semesters in our history. I look forward to getting the vaccine and getting on with our normal lives! A Navy tradition I have embraced through the years was who ever had the watch on Christmas Eve was supposed to write a “clever” poem in the logbook. As a junior officer, I had to come up with several. So, I will leave you with this, as we all prepare to get some much-needed rest and relaxation:
‘Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the campus,
Not a student was stirring, not in clinics or classes;
The finals were finished, the grades were prepared,
In hopes that an “A” soon would be there;
The pandemic has challenged through much of the year,
But even with that, we have all persevered;
A vaccine is in sight,
That sure will end our plight;
With the New Year approaching,
We hope for no masks and in-person toasting;
As we wait for the end of this long misery,
We look to next summer when we’ll be COVID free!
While we wait for that time with patience and hope,
We wish you all peace, rest and time on the slopes.
Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Kwanzaa to all and to all a good night!
Be safe, get some rest, and remain SALUS STRONG!
Mike
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