Physical therapy faculty, students go the extra mileOn February 14, the San Antonio Chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) sponsored San Antonio’s first Great “Walk and Roll” which was held at Crossroads Mall. Despite winter weather, students and faculty from the Health Science Center’s School of Allied Health Sciences, department of physical therapy, arrived early for the mile walk and the students led an exercise session prior to the walk. They successfully raised more than $1,600 for the MDA Summer Camp program, located between Waco and Temple, and were able to join the $1,000 Club. The MDA Summer Camp allows children with all types of muscular dystrophy to participate in swimming, sporting events and arts and crafts. The walk raised more than $44,000.
Oak Hills Lions Club awards scholarshipCecilia Najera, second-year master of occupational therapy student, holds a plaque from the Oak Hills Lions Club that awarded a $1,000 scholarship to her. The scholarship is a competitive award based on financial need and an essay Najera wrote, which described occupational therapy services for a child with developmental disabilities. There to present Najera with the award were, (L-R) Mike Horony, Collin Furr, Oak Hills Lions Club members; Majorie Furr, Oak Hills Lions Club president; and Kimberly Vogel, Ed.D., associate professor in the department of occupational therapy and chair of the scholarship committee.
Alliance sponsors international evening May 14The university community is invited to attend the International Alliance-sponsored “International Evening: Music and Dance of India” at 7 p.m. Friday, May 14, in the Dental School cafeteria. The music and dance will be presented by the children of the Aarthi School of Indian Dance. Everyone who attends is asked to bring a plate of food to share, preferably representative of their country, for the international food tasting.
