Category: Alumni
Leading the Way: Boston University Entry-level OTD Capstone Presentations
College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College Department of Occupational Therapy invites you to attend Leading the Way: Boston University Entry-level OTD Capstone Presentations Date: August 21, 2020 Time: 9:00am-5:00pm Eastern Standard Time Location: Virtual via Zoom Sessions are in 20-minute time blocks: 10-minute presentations, 5 minutes for questions, and 5 minutes of transition time […]
PP-OTD Student Presentations – August 24, 25, and 26
Post-professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) Student Presentations will take place on Monday, August 24, 2020 – Wednesday August 26, 2020. Join us via Zoom: https://bostonu.zoom.us/my/karenjacobsotergo Monday August 24* *All times are EST 8:45am–9:25am Lauren Telesmanic, OTR/L PromOTe Youth Mental Health: An Online Professional Development Continuing Education Program Academic Mentor: Jennifer Philips 9:30am–10:10am Allyson Lancey, […]
Former BU Women’s Hockey Cocaptain Sammy Davis (Sargent ’19) is Top NWHL Draft Pick
(4/29/2020, BU Today) “Davis (Sargent’19, Wheelock’20) completed an impressive career at BU, finishing with 66 goals and 76 assists. After missing her junior season because of injury, she bounced back to finish her career the way she started it, as a scoring machine. She was the 2019 Beanpot MVP and a Hockey East First Team All-Star […]
Behavior & Health Senior Abbey McCracken Uses Bullet Journaling to Help Maintain Mindfulness and Self-care
(4/27/20, BU Today) Behavior & Health senior Abbey McCracken (Sargent ’20) started a bullet journal her freshman year of college after seeing the journals on Instagram. “I’ve always been super into using a planner, but I started dabbling in it because it was a way to channel my creativity, but also stay organized. It has […]
Sargent Offering Guided Mindfulness Sessions Mondays and Wednesdays
We are pleased to offer free Guided Mindfulness sessions each Monday and Wednesday through the end of the spring semester. Sessions will be held via Zoom and led by Kimber Green of Green Room Wellness. Kimber Green is a licensed and board-certified massage therapist. She is a certified speech-language pathologist and a mindfulness meditation instructor […]
SpotOn! Podcasts now Available
The Sargent College SpotOn! podcast hosted by Clinical Professor Joan Salge Blake is geared to the current needs of college students – healthy eating, stress management, working out at home, and more. Below are some recent episodes to check out: Why You Need to Meditate Through College and Beyond How to Eat to Beat the […]
Aphasia Access: In Conversation with Jerome Kaplan
Aphasia Resource Center speech-language pathologist Jerry Kaplan talks to Aphasia Access about the Aphasia Community Group at Boston University. Founded by Kaplan in March 1990, the monthly group has served more than 17,000 people over 30 years. Throughout his career, Kaplan has advocated for aphasia awareness and education through diverse and innovative programs. He has […]
BU Today: Pre-Med Alum Jonathan Orrala (Sargent ’13) Offers Career Advice
(11/25/19, BU Today) As a pre-med student at Sargent College, Jonathan Orrala (Sargent’13) wouldn’t have seemed a natural pick to become a corporate recruiter. But he’s found a passion (and an unusual use for his University education) in that role. “[My current position] is empowering and rewarding. I don’t think the industries have made a […]
OT Faculty Honored with Community Partner Award
Occupational Therapy Professors Ellen Cohn, Wendy Coster, and Gael Orsmond received the Community Partner Award from MAB Community Services/Ivy Street School. Beverly Brown, a member of the Ivy Street School board of directors and the director of development, industry at Boston University School of Public Health, presented the award. In her introduction, Brown praised the […]