(1) Self-Care Challenge: Guided Meditation (Institute Wide)
(2) Virtual Faculty and Staff Town Hall – Thursday, April 16 (Faculty & Staff)
(3) Virtual Happy Hour Social - Hosted by the SGA – Saturday, April 18 (Students)
(4) Interprofessional Global Immersion Presentation – Monday, April 20 (Institute Wide)
(5) Faculty Promotion Workshop –Thursday, April 30 (Faculty)
(6) Catherine Leslie Dissertation Defense: “Health Literacy of Interdisciplinary Providers in the Early Intervention Setting” – Wednesday, April 22 (Institute Wide)
(7) Shop with AmazonSmile (Institute Wide)
(8) Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies in Conversation Series (Institute Wide)
(9) Calling Out Xenophobia, Racism, and Intolerance During the COVID-19 Crisis – Friday, April 17 (Institute Wide)
(1) Self-Care Challenge: Guided Meditation (Institute Wide)
From Kerry Kearns, Office of Student and Alumni Services and Amanda Tarbet, Office of the Provost
Did you know that being mindful has been shown to decrease stress and lead to a positive mindset? There are free mindfulness apps you can try such as Calm, Headspace, Insight Timer, UCLA Mindful, or Smiling Mind. Tag us with your favorite meditation app @IHPStudentLife, use #IHPSelfCare, or email
Student Life.
(2) Virtual Faculty and Staff Town Hall – Thursday, April 16 (Faculty & Staff)
From Joanna Duggan, Office of the President
President Paula Milone-Nuzzo invites faculty and staff to join her for a Town Hall Meeting via
Zoom on Thursday, April 16 at 10:00 a.m. She will provide updates and answer questions, which can be submitted either before the meeting using
Institute Input or during the meeting using Zoom’s chat function.
(3) Virtual Happy Hour Social - Hosted by the SGA – Saturday, April 18 (Students)
From Alejandra Luna, Student Government Association
Join the Student Government Association for Happy Hour on Saturday, April 18 at 7:00 p.m. Come take a breather before finals, play games, meet other people and socialize with us via
Zoom.
RSVP preferred but not required. The meeting ID is 670 279 068, use the password 2020. BYOB and all beverages are welcome!
(4) Interprofessional Global Immersion Presentation – Monday, April 20 (Institute Wide)
From John Wong, School of Nursing
Katherine Connelly, BSN '20, Conor Ward, BSN '20, Anna Do, OTD '21, Corinne Ianni, OTD '21, and Vivian Phan, OTD '21, will share what they have learned in Shenzhen, China on Monday, April 20, Noon–12:30 p.m. via
Zoom. They have spent two weeks visiting two hospitals, an adult day care facility, a community health center, a graduate school, and a service center for people with disabilities.
(5) Faculty Promotion Workshop –Thursday, April 30 (Faculty)
From Peter Cahn, Office of the Provost
All faculty interested in learning more about academic promotion are invited to join a workshop on Thursday, April 30, 11:00 a.m.–Noon, via
Zoom. The chair of the Appointment and Promotion Committee will review the process for applying and share how the committee makes its recommendations.
(6) Catherine Leslie Dissertation Defense: “Health Literacy of Interdisciplinary Providers in the Early Intervention Setting” – Wednesday, April 22 (Institute Wide)
From Michelle Garcia DeOcampo, PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences program
PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences candidate Catherine Leslie, OTR/L, CEIS, defends her dissertation “Health Literacy of Interdisciplinary Providers in the Early Intervention Setting” on Wednesday, April 22 at 1:00 p.m. via
Zoom.
(7) Shop with AmazonSmile (Institute Wide)
From Christopher Bjork, Office of Development
Shop on Amazon? Support the IHP by visiting
AmazonSmile. The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the proceeds from qualifying purchases. For more information
contact Christopher Bjork, (617) 643-4164.
(8) Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies in Conversation Series (Institute Wide)
From Dr. Kimberly Truong, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) is holding APAICS in Conversation, a weekly series of virtual fireside chat teleconferences. William Tong, the attorney general of Connecticut, will be speaking on Friday, April 17 at 12:30 p.m.
Learn more and RSVP.
(9) Calling Out Xenophobia, Racism, and Intolerance During the COVID-19 Crisis – Friday, April 17 (Institute Wide)
From Dr. Kimberly Truong, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
"Calling Out Xenophobia, Racism, and Intolerance During the COVID-19 Crisis" will explore creating communities and safe spaces for students of color online, correcting, responding, and properly addressing microaggressions, and the mental health ramifications from cyber harassment on Friday, April 17, 1:00–2:00 p.m. EDT.
Register.
