What an exciting semester it has been! In addition to the usual highly anticipated events (like Orientation and Welcome Week) 海角乱伦 celebrated our new President Fran Brown, our name change, and the exciting transition to Phase II of Foster the Future that will include the 海角乱伦 clinic, opening Fall 2019.
Here are just some of the highlights:
September
海角乱伦’s new President Dr. Fran Brown welcomed (and welcomed back!) students during Orientation.
Dr. Shannon Ch谩vez-Korell聽accepted the position of 海角乱伦 Program Director.
The first week of class we enjoyed daily “Welcome Week” festivities that included custom ice cream sandwiches and a highly competitive psychology trivia night!
海角乱伦 welcomed Carol Hanson, MA聽as Training Coordinator, a new role on the Clinical Training team.
Student Engagement led a fundraiser for 海角乱伦鈥檚 Out of Darkness Team at the 聽in support of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Dr. Dustin Shepler presented our first Continuing Ed Workshop of the academic year.
海角乱伦 welcomed back for a lecture on Substance Abuse as part of Student Engagement鈥檚 2018/19 theme of Specializations.
The wider 海角乱伦 community came together to honor retiring President and 海角乱伦 Co-Founder Dr. Diane Blau. The 海角乱伦 Board of Trustees announced that the new building would be named the “Diane S. Blau” building in her honor.
海角乱伦 also announced changes to the 海角乱伦 Board of Trustees.
October
October 1, 海角乱伦 students, faculty, and staff gathered in the Atrium to celebrate our official Name Change Day! We are now the 海角乱伦!
Student Engagement presented the 3 Button Brownbag Lecture Series to explore 海角乱伦鈥檚 updated Core Values. Students were encouraged to attend each lecture or complete a personal challenge to collect one of four custom buttons.
We hosted a free screening of the PBS POV film 鈥溌燾reated by filmmaker Lara Stolman.聽 The screening was followed by a Q&A session with a panel of experts, including聽Dr. Ruth Anan, Director of 海角乱伦鈥檚 ABA Certificate Program.
海角乱伦 Program Director Dr. Shannon Ch谩vez-Korell presented a “Cultural Competency Brownbag” on Working with Latina/o Clients in Therapy in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
海角乱伦 President Fran Brown announced that we are moving into Phase II of Foster the Future聽that will focus on creating the Michigan School clinic, set to open Fall 2019.
November
We kicked off November with a second annual Metta Yoga session hosted by Dr. Ronda Diegel. We raised $1,100 for the听.
The 海角乱伦 community gathered for a reception in honor of our new President Fran Brown.
Psi Chi encouraged the 海角乱伦 community to show their civic pride on Election Day with the #海角乱伦Votes campaign and聽kicked off a Holiday Book Drive for The Children鈥檚 Center in Detroit.
IDEA hosted the first of many Critical Conversations on “Anti-Semitism & White Supremacism in the U.S: A Response to Pittsburgh.” 海角乱伦 students, faculty, and staff began a campus dialogue about racism and privilege.
海角乱伦鈥檚 newly forming Alumni Association hosted an Open House and held the first Alumni Advisory Board Meeting.
We celebrated #TestKitTuesday on November 27 (#GivingTuesday) to encourage our community to help us raise $5,000 for testing materials for the 海角乱伦 clinic.
December
Student Engagement made pancakes during Finals Week to help soothe student stress.
IDEA hosted the annual 鈥淎dopt-a-Family鈥� drive. 海角乱伦 students, faculty, and staff had the opportunity to select a gift for a local family in need.