Take Time To Recharge: Week of July 15th, 2022

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

Good morning from Iceland, where I am enjoying some much needed R&R with a couple of my daughters and my brother-in-law. It’s 48 degrees and sunny, which is pretty normal for a July morning here.

A very warm welcome and congratulations to all of our new residents! I look forward to seeing you! The summer semester is beginning to wind down, and finals and clinical practical exams are quickly approaching.

Here are a few developments from our Salus community:

PRACTICING WELLNESS, TAKE TWO: Check out part two of our feature titled “Practicing Wellness as A Graduate Student.” Part one covered mitigating burnout whereas part two addresses managing imposter syndrome, an internal experience leading to beliefs and perceptions of being incompetent. Read more here.

FACULTY FOCUS: This week’s Faculty Focus is on Kerry Lueders, MS ‘99, COMS, TVI, CLVT, director of the Low Vision Rehabilitation (LVR) program and the Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments (LVI) within the Department of Blindness and Low Vision (BLVS) at the University. To read more about Kerry, click here.

SLP/AUD OPEN HOUSE: The University’s Osborne College of Audiology (OCA) and department of Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) recently offered an open house to prospective students. The inaugural half-day event was for those wanting to study communication sciences and disorders. Read more here.

FINAL THOUGHTS: For so many of us and our teams who pushed beyond what we thought was possible during the last few years, it can be difficult to step back and recharge. But it's important to prioritize this. Take the time to rest and rejuvenate -- it's critical for continued wellness and motivation.

I look forward to getting back to campus next week. In the meantime, take some time to recharge and get outside to enjoy the summer weather and distress. We’ll be welcoming our incoming classes for our fall semester in a few short weeks. Time is flying!

Please continue to follow CDC guidelines when out and about, look out for one another and stay SALUS STRONG!

Hiking one of the four glaciers in Iceland

Mike