(1) Valentine's Bake Sale – Tuesday, February 11 (Institute Wide)
(2) Interdisciplinary Seminar in Rehabilitation Sciences (Institute Wide)
(3) Success with Stress: Yoga at Your Desk (Institute Wide)
(4) Community-Based Rehabilitation in Jordan – Call for Applications (Students)
(5) Student Leadership Awards – Nominations Open Until Friday, February 28 (Institute Wide)
(6) Partners in Excellence (PIE) Awards Ceremony – Save the Date (Faculty & Staff)
(7) Off-Campus Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Events (Institute Wide)
(1) Valentine's Bake Sale – Tuesday, February 11 (Institute Wide)
From Kerry Kearns, Office of Student and Alumni Services
Stop by the Baked with Love Bake Sale on Tuesday, February 11 at Noon in the Shouse Lobby and outside the third-floor student lounge. The PA Class of 2021 is raising money to support our 2020 National Conference fees. Be your own Valentine and treat yourself to some homemade treats.
(2) Interdisciplinary Seminar in Rehabilitation Sciences (Institute Wide)
From Michelle Garcia DeOcampo, PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences program
Students of the PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences program will present on Tuesday, February 11 at 4:00 p.m. in Shouse 315:
• Hannah Rowe, MA, CCC-SLP, will present “Kinematic Validation of Acoustic Profiles of Speech Motor Control.”
• Eric Roseen, DC, will present “Access to Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Low Back Pain in Low-Income Racially Diverse Primary Care Settings.”
(3) Success with Stress: Yoga at Your Desk (Institute Wide)
From the Office of Human Resources
Register and mark your calendars for this year’s Yoga at Your Desk program. This lively 30-minute webinar will offer a cooling breathing technique, refreshing stretches, and meditation to relax, build proper body alignment and awareness, focus the mind, and nourish and restore your balance. Although movement exercises are designed for people who work, try to wear clothing that does not constrict the waist and shoes that can be slipped off or are comfortable to walk in. All abilities are welcome. Presented by Lisa Staffiere, LICSW, CEAP, EAP Consultant and Registered Yoga Teacher. To learn more about additional Success with Stress program offerings, please visit
here.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, October 13, 2020 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2020 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, December 8, 2020 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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(4) Community-Based Rehabilitation in Jordan – Call for Applications (Students)
From Dr. Rawan AlHeresh, Department of Occupational Therapy
Community-Based Rehabilitation (OH-784) is a three-credit hybrid course open to all students in the IHP community. This course includes online modules on rehabilitation service delivery in low- and middle-income countries using the World Health Organization guidelines, followed by a three-week immersion experience in refugee camps in Amman, Jordan. The trip dates (approximate) are from August 15 to August 30, 2020. If you are interested, please submit your CV and a one-page letter of interest of how this experience will influence your professional growth to Dr. Rawan AlHeresh no later than Friday, February 14. If you have any questions, please feel free to
email Dr. AlHeresh or call her at (617) 643-0605.
(5) Student Leadership Awards – Nominations Open Until Friday, February 28 (Institute Wide)
From Kerry Kearns, Office of Student and Alumni Services
A large part of the mission and vision for the MGH Institute of Health Professions is centered around leadership. The Office of Student and Alumni Services created the Student Leadership Awards to recognize students and student groups who have exemplified this value through individual and group contributions to the Institute campus and its surrounding communities. All students who have held leadership roles within IHP student organizations and the greater IHP community are eligible. Please
send in your nominations for these awards by Friday, February 28. Awards will be presented at the Student Leader Appreciation Event on Friday, April 3.
(6) Partners in Excellence (PIE) Awards Ceremony – Save the Date (Faculty & Staff)
From Alison Davis, Office of Human Resources
Please save the date for the 2019 Partners in Excellence (PIE) Award which will be held on Tuesday, March 17, 11:00 a.m.–Noon, in the Shouse Building, Room 305 A&B. A pizza (PIE) lunch will be provided following the awards. Join us in celebrating fellow colleagues being awarded at the annual Partners in Excellence Award Ceremony.
(7) Off-Campus Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Events (Institute Wide)
From Dr. Kimberly Truong, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• The Boston Children’s Museum is hosting “
Black History Month: Storytime” on Sunday, February 16 at 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. at 308 Congress Street, Boston.
• Celebrate
Tet in Boston on Sunday, February 16, 10:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. at Boston College High School, 150 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston.
• Attend
Detroit Red, a play about Malcolm X’s time in Boston through Sunday, February 16 at Emerson Paramount Center, 559 Washington Street, Boston.
Get your ticket.
