Having Struggled with Mental Illness, Fae Blackman Cushing is Prepared to Help Others Text of address given by the student convocation speaker for the Class of 2019, Fae Blackman Cushing, BS Health Science, Psychiatric Rehabilation '19: Good afternoon graduates, members of the administration, esteemed faculty and staff, invited guests, family, and friends. [...]
Meet Our 2019 Award Winners We are proud to announce our Awards of Excellence winners for 2019. Samantha Herrick, Ph.D., CRC, NCC, ACS Students in Dr. Herrick’s graduate-level rehabilitation counseling course learn what limited mobility feels like through a wheelchair scavenger hunt, where they navigate ramps, elevators, and restrooms. While other colleges use the disability awareness exercise, the [...]
Alumni, Faculty and Students Recognized at ASCLS-NJ Conference Rutgers School of Health Professions faculty, alumni, and students received numerous awards and honors at the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science-New Jersey Chapter - Spring Seminar and Expo on April 11. Among those honored were Ruth Perez, faculty member in the Medical Laboratory [...]
Graduate and Combat Veteran Honored Anthony Juliano, one of the first graduates of our Peer Support Certificate program and now a peer support specialist working with veterans, was presented with the Distinguished Student Veteran Award by the Rutgers Office of Veteran and Military Programs and Services. A peer support specialist at the [...]
Meet Our 2019 Student Ambassadors You might encounter them in the admissions office, speak with them on the phone or see them at recruitment activities and school events. Introducing our student ambassadors for Spring 2019: A senior earning her B.S. in Clinical Lab Science, Jasmin enjoys talking to and meeting other [...]
DPT Students Volunteer in Dominican Republic Four students in the Rutgers School of Health Professions physical therapy program spent winter break splitting their time between helping patients in a small Dominican Republic village manage their pain, and doing construction on a sustainable, hurricane-resilient home. The service trip, which brought together students from [...]
