Midterms: Week of October 19, 2018

Students, Faculty, Residents, Staff, Board Members and Friends,

Greetings from Salus where it’s a beautiful fall day!

This has been a week of midterms for many students. You could tell that testing was going on as the hallways were pretty quiet most of the week. I trust all of our students have survived their midterm week in stellar form and now are ready to start the second half of their terms.

I want to take a minute to offer congratulations to Donna Agnew, MSPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA on her recent appointment as the interim dean of the University's College of Health Sciences. 

On Wednesday evening, Salus Institutional Advancement hosted a social event at Yards Brewing Co. in Philadelphia to celebrate Salus University’s 10 year anniversary. Young alumni, students, faculty and staff came out to have a good time. The food and ambiance were great – as was the ping pong! Glad to see many of our students, faculty, alumni and staff attending and we’ll do this again next year.

Speaking of alumni, our Salus Alumni Association Board had their quarterly meeting last Sunday morning on campus. I had the opportunity to bring the board up to speed on many great things that are going on around campus as well as to share some strategic thoughts on the direction we’re moving the University. We spent a good bit of time discussing our upcoming Centennial Celebration for PCO and some of the events surrounding that. It’s great to see alumni involvement in this and many other things we’re doing here at Salus.

This coming Saturday, the Pennsylvania Ear Institute (PEI) will host an Open House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be expert talks, tours, and complimentary hearing screenings. If you’re in the neighborhood I encourage you to stop by.

Don’t forget that November 3 is our annual Looking Out forKids Charity Fundraiser at the Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue. Purchase your tickets for the 12^th annual benefit here.

Speaking of Looking Out for Kids, the program has been acknowledged by the Montgomery County School Nurses Association for the important work it has been doing in the Montgomery County schools. Congratulations to the team of Susan Oleszewski, OD ’76, MA who began all of this, as well as to Brandy Scombordi, OD and Cathie Muhr for ensuring the program maintains its momentum.

Finally, it looks like another nice weekend so please take some time to get outside, exercise and enjoy the changing colors and nice crisp temperatures. Be safe and look out for each other.

Mike