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Autism Acceptance Month: Promoting Inclusivity
April is Autism Acceptance Month, promoting inclusivity and positivity toward those with autism spectrum disorder. Here we highlight a few members of the ºÚÁϵ¼º½ community who are working to enhance understanding, therapies, and life experiences for those with autism.
Annual Faculty Scholars Reception: Best and Brightest
ºÚÁϵ¼º½â€™s annual event was held on the Long Island campus on March 29, highlighting the academic research and scholarship over the last year.
Annual Big Give Breaks Record
This year marks the Big Give’s fifth anniversary. And the ºÚÁϵ¼º½ community celebrated in a big way, bringing in $415,915 from 939 donors.
Students Raise Money for Refugee Artists
School of Health Professions students traveled to Athens, Greece, last summer, where they worked with displaced refugees in art therapy workshops. On February 10, the students took to a local Boys and Girls Club to display the artwork and donate proceeds to the artists.
D.P.T. Class of 2025 Receives Their White Coats
The School of Health Profession’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2025 gathered in Riland Auditorium to receive their white coats, marking the start of their journey as physical therapists.
Improving Health, One Posture Check at a Time
The School of Health Professions’ Department of Physical Therapy has long been a source of information about how to improve body movement to recover from, and ideally avoid, injury. With its service initiative, Posture Patrol, physical therapy students are working to improve the posture, and health, of the ºÚÁϵ¼º½ community, one member at a time.
Wisser Building is Renamed
At a dedication ceremony on June 20, the Wisser building on the Long Island campus was officially renamed the Peter and Barbara Ferentinos Health Science Building, honoring the building’s namesakes for their continued support of ºÚÁϵ¼º½.