Are you attending the AOTA conference in San Antonio this weekend? If so, we invite you to check out the following presentations (listed below) by Etown faculty, students, and recent graduates. Also, remember to attend the Awards Ceremony on Saturday …
by Kaitlyn Freed, graduate OT student (class of 2020) What did you do over the recent holidays? Six occupational therapy students and an O.T. alumnus participated in an international service trip to Peru over winter break. The trip was planned …
Congratulations to Elizabethtown Occupational Therapy Alum, Bethanie (Steese) Allen (MS, ’08), who recently published her own shoe tying social story. In 2009 while working at Schreiber Pediatric Rehab Center of Lancaster, Bethanie developed a shoe tying story to help a …
Ahoy Ye Mateys – Etown Alum Publishes “Pirates of the Caribootin” Read more »
by Judy Ericksen Responding to email often seems a chore. It’s challenging to keep the inbox manageable. But often, unexpectedly a gift arrives. Here is one such email gift from a recent alum – Jacqueline Nunn. She wrote: …One of …
We Love Email and Positive Feedback – Proud to be a Blue Jay Read more »
Sara Brown Del Pozo (MS, ’11) was featured in a CBS news story from Philadelphia about her volunteer program with senior adults to engage in artistic expression. An OT graduate with an art minor, Sara works as an occupational therapist …
Alumnus Sara Brown Del Pozo Sharing her Love of Art with Senior Adults Read more »
Congratulations to Melissa (Muller) Meyers, OTD, OTR/L (class of 2002) for receiving the Master Clinician Award. Dr. Meyers was recognized at the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association’s (POTA) annual conference and award ceremony on October 15, 2016 in Lancaster PA. The …
We hope to see you at the annual O.T. alumni reception during Homecoming Weekend. Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, 3:00 – 4:30 PM Location: “The spOT” – our graduate student center and fieldwork offices 855 College Avenue – across from …
O.T. Department Alumni Reunion at Homecoming 2016 Read more »
Imagine that your community is preparing to install new playground equipment at a public park. What comes to mind? Swings, see-saws, monkey bars? What if you had the opportunity to help design that playground to be accessible and inclusive? That’s …
A Place for Everyone to Play – Advocacy in Action Read more »
Congratulations to Dr. Tam Humbert, Rachel Turkovich (MS, ’15), Kelly Van Clief (MS, ’15) & Elizabeth VanBuskirk (MS, ’15) on their recent publication of a book review based on Cheryl Strayed’s work, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific …
“Wild” by Cheryl Strayed: Book review published by faculty & alumni Read more »
By Nancy Carlson Steadman, PhD, OTR/L Just as seasons change, the O.T. dept. is experiencing changes. In June of this year, Dr. Judy Beck Ericksen completed two 3-year terms as O.T. department chairperson and program director. Dr. Ericksen’s term as …