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Allied Health Blog

Reminder: Food for Thought today

Students:  Food for Thought is brought to you by SAHP Office of Student Affairs. Come and get fruit, granola bars and water to aid in your finals exam studies TODAY December 15 from noon to 2 PM. SAHP Office of Student Affairs wishes you a successful finals week and a happy and safe winter break!

Dec 15, 2010

Attention, SAHP Students…

Happy Finals Week from the SAHP faculty & staff along with Office of Student Affairs! “Food for Thought” Monday, Dec 13 & Wednesday, Dec 15 Noon to 2:00 PM Bennett Hall 3011, Reading Room, 3rd floor Fruit, granola bars, popcorn and water will be available to keep you energized during finals week.

Dec 13, 2010

New Arrival…Congrats to Jan Tompkins

It’s a boy! Jan Tompkins, director of the SAHP Office of Distance Education, is a grandma again. Derek Andrew Lisius arrived at 2:08 p.m., Friday, December 10, 2010, weighing in at 7 lb. 12 oz. and 20.5 inches. Everyone is doing great.

Dec 13, 2010

Spirit Challenge — 2nd Place!

Yes, we have spirit in the School of Allied Health Professions! We took 2nd place in the spirit challenge today in the Truhlsen Events Center. Thank you to our supporters who clapped and cheered us on. Due to size limitations on the blog, I can’t upload the video here, but I did post it to […]

Dec 10, 2010

Help The Vitals!

Be sure to get your free lunch and cheer for The Vitals today in the Sorrell Events Center! The lunch begins at 11:30 a.m. and the spirit challenge starts at noon. The group with the most applause wins, so bring your spirit for Allied Health. Spread the word — you’re vital to our winning.   🙂

Dec 10, 2010

Holiday mug fundraiser

Holiday mugs – you can’t beat them for a quick and easy gift – or even better, a gift for yourself! They are wrapped and ready to give, complete with hot cocoa mix, a colorful candy cane, and tasty biscotti. Yours only for a donation to the Fontenelle Elementary School library fund. Pick out your […]

Dec 8, 2010

SAHP Potluck

A great bunch of people gathered with great food on this, the second day of Spirit Week. The SAHP faculty and staff had a yearend potluck today to honor Kim Michael with her Silver U poster and say farewell to Mark Christiansen, who will be leaving us on December 17th. Congratulations, Kim! Goodbye, Mark! We’ll […]

Dec 7, 2010

The Vitals — this Friday

It’s UNMC Spirit Week! December 6-10, 2010. Show your spirit by wearing your lapel pin (especially on Thursday), and make certain to go to the Spirit Challenge on Friday at the Sorrell Center Campus Events Center to cheer on The Vitals (our SAHP spirit team). The team with the most applause wins a pizza party! […]

Dec 6, 2010

Online Education Grows 30 Percent at the University of Nebraska

The University of Nebraska announced that online education at NU’s distance learning platform, Online Worldwide , grew nearly 30 percent last year. Click here to read the whole article.

Dec 3, 2010

Congratulations, Reggie Harbourne and Sandy Willett!

PT education faculty members Reggie Harbourne and Sandy Willett had publications in the most recent Physical Therapy Journal. Dusing SC, Harbourne RT. “Variability in Postural Control During Infancy: Implications for Development, Assessment, and Intervention.” Phys Ther. 2010;90:1838-1849. Harbourne RT, Willett S, et al. “A Comparison of Interventions for Children With Cerebral Palsy to Improve Sitting […]

Dec 3, 2010