Category: Alumni

Category: Alumni

Virtual Alumni Awards Celebration, Oct. 3

Saturday, October 3, 2020 3 p.m. EST Remarks by Christopher A. Moore, PhD, Dean, Sargent College Awards Presented by Doris Orff (Sargent ‘57), Awards Committee Chair Review the program Award Recipients Professional Achievement Award Joshua R. Merson (Sargent ‘08) Colleen M. Schneck (Sargent ‘83, ‘89) Special Recognition Award Anne Barry Jolles (Sargent ‘76) Kristin E. Koch (Sargent ‘05) […]

Rehab Sciences PhD Student Nirali Shah Named Elizabeth Whitney Post Scholar

Nirali Shah, a PhD student in the Rehabilitation Sciences program, has been named the Elizabeth Whitney Post Scholar for the 2020-2021 academic year. This scholarship supports students specializing in the area of pain prevention and treatment. As part of her PhD, Nirali is a researcher in the BU Movement & Applied Imaging Lab in the Department […]

Alumni Professional Development Workshop: “Networking A to Z” | Nov 2

This workshop will show you how networking is as easy as “P.I.E”. Utilize this simple methodology to formulate your Pitch, leave an Impression, and Execute the follow up to maintain the relationship. Then take the opportunity to practice by networking with Sargent alumni! Presented by Fernando J. Limbo III (’16) Search Consultant, Howard Fischer Associates Monday, November 2, […]

Alumni Professional Development Workshop: “Finding your Passion” | Oct 19

This workshop will help you take your passion and interests and begin to shape and form them. Through a personality inventory (taken prior to the workshop), self-reflection, and group activities with Sargent alumni, you’ll gain the confidence and focus to take the next steps in both your academic and professional endeavors. Presented by Fernando J. […]

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, […]

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 […]