NYCC Welcomes New VP of Enrollment Management New York Chiropractic College

New York Chiropractic College
October 2014
NYCC Welcomes New VP of Enrollment Management
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“MAGY” KELLOGG, MS,
independent recruiting services for Vermont
has joined NYCC as Vice President
Law School, where she had served as
of
Enrollment
Management,
Associate Dean of Enrollment Management,
succeeding Diane Dixon, who retired at the
and independent enrollment consulting for
beginning of September. A graduate of St.
the Montessori Academy of Chicago.
Norbert College, in Wisconsin, with a
Bachelor of Arts in History and minor in
Immediately impressed by the reception
Media Communication, she also holds a
she received at NYCC, Kellogg said, “When
Master of Science in Public Service
I came to campus, everyone was very
Management from DePaul University, in her
genuine. I walked into a team that is very
native Chicago. In addition, she earned the
solid, with lots of years of experience but
Vachel Pennebaker Certificate in Interactive
open to where the next chapter might lead
and Direct Marketing at DePaul University,
us.” She was also impressed by how deeply
Magdalen Kellogg, MS
and the Crisis Leadership in Higher Education
the Enrollment team comes to know the
Certificate from the Kennedy School of Executive
prospects they counsel, and with the excellent support and
Education at Harvard University.
guidance they provide to them as students and alumni. As
to her vision for the Enrollment Management Division,
Ms. Kellogg brings to NYCC a wealth of enrollment
Ms. Kellogg foresees maximizing what is currently being
management experience. Her career began as an Assistant
done and looking to “continue to take it to the next
Director of Undergraduate Admissions at DePaul
chapter of outstanding service.” That includes identifying
University and at Northland College, in Wisconsin. Her
opportunities for recruitment, continuing to support our
career in graduate and professional enrollment
students in getting the experience and skills they need to
management began at the Chicago School of Professional
be successful, maintaining strong retention, and increasing
Psychology, where she held the positions of Director of
enrollment in our current programs as well as anything
Admissions, Associate Vice President of Enrollment
that may come in the future.
Services and, ultimately, Vice President of Admissions. She
has also served as Vice President of Student Affairs at TCS
When Ms. Kellogg first visited the NYCC campus
Education System. Most recently, she provided
with her husband, Eric, and their 7-year-old daughter,
Camille, they were immediately stricken by amazing
campus community and the Finger Lakes region. The area
offers them a perfect blend of cosmopolitan and rural life,
“When I came to campus,
as well as excellent outdoor activities such as sailing and
everyone was very genuine. I
hiking. Relocating from Woodstock, Vt., this move allows
them to be a bit closer to Chicago yet remain in the
walked into a team that is very
beautiful and historic Northeast that they have come to
solid, with lots of years of
love.
AGDALEN
experience but open to where
the next chapter might lead
us.”
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“I was looking for a home,” Ms. Kellogg shared, “a
community and a place that I’ll be with for a long time.”
We look forward to having her here for years and years to
come. SC
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Wondering Where to Practice? Let Chiromap Be Your Guide!
Susan Pittenger, MS Ed, Director
Center for Career Development and Professional Success
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after graduation
can be a daunting task. The Chiromap program,
available through the Center for Career
Development and Professional Success (CCDPS), is
designed to help you find your dream location!
ECIDING WHERE TO PRACTICE
Step 1: Demographics and target population.
While everyone can benefit from what integrated
practitioners have to offer, studies have identified a certain
population demographic that is most open to the services
you provide. This is your target population, and you’ll want
to locate in areas with larger numbers of this population to
patronize your practice. (Be sure to stop by the CCDPS
office for a copy of “Who’s Your Patient? The
Demographic Profile of the Ideal Integrative Health Care
Patient,” or download it from the Student Portal.)
Step 2: Finding the right DC/target population ratio.
Located in the CCDPS office, the Chiromap uses
color coding to identify the ratio of chiropractors to this
target population at both the state and county level
throughout the entire United States. This makes it possible
for you to size up, at a glance, the extent to which an area
you’re considering may be either overserved or
underserved. No idea where you want to go? CCDPS staff
found that 18 of Forbes Magazine’s “25 Top Places for
Business and Career” also had good concentrations of the
target population for integrative healthcare practices, and
they’ve pinned them on the map for you to see.
Pictured above with the Chiromap are CCDPS Director Sue
Pittenger (standing, at left) and student workers (from left) Chelsea
Klinger, Ritika Merai, and Jayde Gray.
demographics and DC/target population ratios at both the
county and zip code levels. This makes it easy to pinpoint
local areas that may be conducive to successful integrative
healthcare practices. “Interpreting Data on the Chiromap
Online Database,” also available at the CCDPS office and
on the Student Portal, is another handout designed to
simplify your search.
For more information on the Chiromap program, and
to learn how to use it to your best advantage, stop by the
CCDPS office in Academic I, Room 115. We’ll get you
started, and from there you’re on your way to finding the
ideal location for your future practice! SC
Step 3: Narrowing it down.
We’ll show you how to navigate Chiromap’s online
database, which enables you to assess population
Research Corner
…keeping the NYCC community informed about what is going on in the world of Research.
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18TH ANNUAL NYCC RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
will be held on Tuesday, January 27, and Thursday,
January 29, 2015, from 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Presentations topics will include educational, clinical
sciences and basic sciences research in chiropractic and
acupuncture and Oriental medicine.
Murphy, DC, will speak on Practice-Based Research in
Primary Spine Care; and on Thursday, January 29, Helene
Langevin, MD, will present Connective Tissue: A BodyWide Mechanosensory Network.
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For more details on the Research Symposium or to
find out about research projects, stay tuned to the
Research Corner, call Anne Smith at 315-568-3868, or stop
by the Research Building.
Each day of the symposium will have a special keynote
speaker. On Tuesday, January 27at 1:15 PM, Donald
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New Faculty and Staff at NYCC
ROBERT COTÉ, DC, MSACN,
is the new resident in the Master
of Science in Diagnostic Imaging
(MSDI) program. A December
2012 graduate of NYCC’s School
of Applied Clinical Nutrition and
an April 2013 graduate of the
Doctor of Chiropractic program,
he also completed his Bachelor
of Professional Studies here.
After earning his chiropractic
Robert Coté, DC, MS
degree, Coté practiced at Natural
Pain Management and Wellness in Clarence, N.Y., with
NYCC alumna Dr. Kristen Latona-Brzezinski, and taught
medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and
pharmacology at Bryant & Stratton College.
PAUL HERBERT, DC, an August
2014 graduate of NYCC’s Doctor
of Chiropractic program, is the
new fellow in the Master of
Science in Clinical Anatomy
(MSCA) program. A native of
Arlington, Texas, Dr. Herbert
completed a BS in Biomedical
Science at Texas A&M, in College
Station, Texas, in December 2010
and entered NYCC in the Spring
Paul Herbert, DC
2011 trimester. He explains that
the biomedical sciences program is geared toward students
planning to further their education at any number of
professional schools. Wanting to enter a holistic field, he
researched different professions and schools, decided on
chiropractic, and selected NYCC because of its strong base
in the sciences.
Dr. Coté first became interested in radiology when his
father, Professor Matthew Coté, DC, MSACN, a clinician
at the Depew Health Center, showed him the X-ray
machine at the Levittown Health Center on their native
Long Island. He has wanted to pursue the MSDI residency
ever since his fifth-trimester Bone and Joint class, taught at
that time by Dr. Nic Poirier. However, there was a time
when his sights were set on quite a different career.
After completing the MSCA degree, Herbert envisions
teaching gross anatomy at a chiropractic college, medical
school, or undergraduate college. His eventual goal is to
complete a PhD and remain in higher education.
Having been assigned to the Rochester Outpatient
Health Center for his clinical internship, Herbert is happy
to be living in the Rochester suburb of Henrietta. Aside
from reading and studying, he enjoys learning from
podcasts while commuting and watching soccer (which he
played in high school) as well as college and professional
football.
Following high school and training in the Army
Reserves, he entered the Rochester Institute of
Technology as a software engineering major. In May 2005,
he was a passenger in a car that struck a tree at a very high
rate of speed and spent the next three months in Erie
County Hospital, where doctors put him into an induced
coma in order to prevent further injury. Unable to walk
until late December of that year, he finally returned to
college in the fall of 2006. It was then that he realized he
wanted to become a chiropractor. He transferred to the
University of Buffalo to take his prerequisites and then
entered NYCC. “It has been a good journey,” he says.
“I’m very happy to still be here.”
Dr. Herbert can be reached at pherbert@nycc.edu or
315-568-3304.
EMILY CANFIELD, DC, MS,
ATC, has joined NYCC as an
Instructor in the Chiropractic
Clinical Sciences Department,
where she is developing the sports
chiropractic program. A 2003
graduate of SUNY Cortland with
a Bachelor of Science in Athletic
Training, she completed a Master
of Science in Sports Studies at
High Point University, in North
Emily Canfield, DC,
Carolina, in 2006. She then
MS, ATC
entered Northwestern University
of Health Sciences, in Minnesota, where she completed her
Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 2010.
In the future, Coté envisions either owning or working
with a reading practice as well as teaching. “I like it when
students get things and you see a light bulb go off in their
heads.” In the meantime, he has settled in Waterloo with
his girlfriend, Tina, a chef who is now working at a local
winery that will soon be opening an inn where she will get
to use her culinary skills, and their two cats. In his spare
time he enjoys video games, going to wineries, and playing
Frisbee golf.
Dr. Coté can be reached at rcote@nycc.edu or 315568-3178.
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Growing up in Montour Falls, N.Y., near Watkins
Glen, Canfield participated in gymnastics, springboard
diving, swimming, volleyball, soccer, basketball, and track
and field. In college, she threw shot-put and discus for the
track team. (She still holds records for her high school 15
years later!) Upon earning her DC degree, she opened a
small practice in Minnesota. Last November, she returned
to New York and opened a practice in Elmira with NYCC
Adjunct Instructor Crystal Gullo-Buzzetti, DC (NYCC
’09). She was happy to have the opportunity to get back
into athletics and sports and to help others do the same.
MARIA ALESSIO, LCSW-R, is
the Finger Lakes School of
Acupuncture
and
Oriental
Medicine’s
new
Adjunct
Instructor in Clinical Psychology.
A native of Waterloo and current
resident of Seneca Falls, Alessio
earned a Bachelor of Social
Work at Rochester Institute of
Technology and a Master of
Social Work at Syracuse
Maria Alessio, LCSW-R
University. For the past 20 years,
she has been involved in counseling or therapy in some
way, particularly addictions and mental health, and she has
a private practice in Seneca Falls.
Dr. Canfield currently lives close to her family in
Beaver Dams, between Watkins Glen and Corning, where
she enjoys spending time wither her sister’s 2½-year-old
son. Working out is one of her passions; and she shared
that she is 80 lbs. into her weight-loss journey after a
health issue resulted in a significant gain. She also enjoys
reading and crafts.
In her two-hour weekly class, Alessio helps students
identify mental health and addiction issues through the
history intake, feel comfortable conversing with patients
about them, and know when to refer them to a mental
health professional. The course syllabus covers everything
from depression, suicide, and trauma to end of life and
grief, among others. Students practice interviewing skills
that include empathy, non-judgment, and watching facial
expressions. Alessio can be reached at malessio@nycc.edu.
Dr. Canfield can be reached at ecanfield@nycc.edu, or
315-568-3152.
DUSTIN DILLARD has joined
the Health and Fitness Center
as Manager of Aquatics and
Fitness. “We are very excited
to have Dustin on board,”
stated Director of Health and
Fitness
Education
Rhett
Ticconi.
DAWN STEDGE has
returned to NYCC after
an eight-year hiatus in
Florida. Dawn is the
new
Administrative
Assistant
for
the
Academy for Academic
Excellence and Student
Success (AAESS), succeeding Sue Sinicropi,
who left recently to join
her husband’s optometry practice.
Dustin is a recent graduate
of Cornell University’s College
of Arts and Sciences, with a
Dustin Dillard
major in sociology and minors
in Africana studies and inequality studies. At Cornell, he
was a member of the football team and also worked within
the strength and conditioning program as a Student
Strength and Conditioning Supervisor. Dustin is a Red
Cross certified lifeguard and aquatics instructor as well as a
certified personal fitness instructor. He will be overseeing
the aquatics and fitness programming and working with
intramurals
From 2000-2006, Dawn was the Administrative
Assistant in the office of Institutional Quality and
Assessment, and her husband, Ralph, worked in the
Facilities Department. They have three grown children –
Kalyn, Haden, and Brandon – and seven grandchildren. In
her spare time, Dawn enjoys baking – her blueberry
coffeecake is legendary! – and sewing. She and Ralph are
currently living in Willard.
Originally from Churchville-Chili, near Rochester,
Dustin has three older brothers. The family also has three
dogs: a German shepherd, a pit-bull mix, and a Chihuahua
that bosses the other two around. Dustin now resides in
Seneca Falls, and in his spare time he enjoys working out,
playing basketball, cooking “all kinds of food,” and
watching the Food Network.
Dr. Nic Poirier, Dean of Academic Programs and
Services, stated: “Dawn brings a wealth of related work
and service experience to the position. I anticipate that she
will be a great addition to the AAESS team and the NYCC
community.” Dawn can be reached at 315-568-3064 or
dstedge@nycc.edu. SC
Dustin can be reached at ddillard@nycc.edu or 315568-3257.
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Sue Sinicropi
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Poirier Completes Educational
Doctorate Degree
and gain new perspectives on the different leadership
tools, models, and approaches that can be used in
particular situations. The curriculum included course work
in research methods, action research, public relations,
organizational improvement, finance, human resources,
and shared governance, among others. The dissertation
process allowed him to explore the literature and apply
business principles of competitive advantage to the world
of online education. Dr. Poirier also worked closely with
various administrators for his field experiences at RIT,
Nazareth College, and the University of Rochester. He
noted that he has been able to apply the skills he learned
every day in his current position.
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by Executive Vice
President and Provost Dr. Michael Mestan, Dr.
Jean-Nicolas Poirier, Dean of Academic Programs
and Services, has successfully
defended
his
doctoral
dissertation, “Factors Influencing
the Strategic Management of
Graduate Health Care Distance
Education Programs: the Search
for a Competitive Advantage,”
thereby completing his Doctor
of Education (EdD) in Executive
Leadership degree at the Ralph
C. Wilson, Jr., School of
Education at St. John Fisher
Jean-Nicolas Poirier,
College in Rochester, N.Y.
DC, EdD
Mestan
called
Poirier’s
accomplishment an “important achievement” and lauded
him for his “steadfast determination to this effort and to
New York Chiropractic College.”
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“It was a great experience,” says Poirier, who feels that
such a program would benefit anyone in a leadership role.
“Similar to the training of healthcare clinicians, this
program taught leaders to use multiple tools to evaluate,
plan, and intervene. Ultimately, leadership takes place in a
social context where people work effectively together to
obtain better results for the organization.”
Congratulations, Dr. Poirier, on a job well done! SC
New Chiropractic Program Spoke
Opportunity in Ithaca
Dr. Poirier earned his Doctor of Chiropractic degree
at the Université du Québec à Trois Rivières, Canada, in
2001. Following a residency in diagnostic imaging at Parker
College of Chiropractic (now Parker University), in Dallas,
Texas, he was selected as director of that program. He
came to NYCC as Director of the Master of Science in
Diagnostic Imaging program in 2008 and assumed his
current position in 2011. He now oversees the Academy
for Teaching Excellence, Academy for Academic
Excellence and Student Success, Library, School of
Applied Clinical Nutrition, and Master of Science in
Human Anatomy and Physiology Instruction program. A
Councilor on the Council for Chiropractic Education since
January of this year, he is on the Steering Committee of
the self-study NYCC is conducting for the Middle States
Commission on Higher Education, for which he also
chairs one working group and co-chairs five others.
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YCC HAS YET ANOTHER CHIROPRACTIC
program spoke: the Ithaca Free Clinic, in
downtown Ithaca! Under the auspices of the
Ithaca Health Alliance, the clinic’s mission is “to facilitate
access to health care for all with a focus on the needs of
the uninsured.” It is a medically integrated facility where
volunteer health professionals provide both conventional
and holistic medical services to clinic visitors as well as
health insurance counseling and other services – all free of
charge.
The educational doctorate program that Dr. Poirier
completed is an accelerated, practical degree focused on
sharpening leadership skills by applying much of the
knowledge and theories developed by researchers to
various problems, opportunities, and contexts. The
students enrolled in the program were already in leadership
roles in their respective organizations, including corporate,
K-12 education, healthcare industries, higher education,
non-for-profit organizations, and the military. He
explained that the diversity of backgrounds allowed for an
exploration of the different approaches to leadership. In
the process, students question many of their assumptions
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My Cool Space
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Every Tuesday from 3 to 7 PM, the supervising
chiropractic faculty clinician, Dr. Dan Bailey – a 2008
graduate of both the Doctor of Chiropractic and Master of
Science in Clinical Nutrition programs at NYCC –
oversees two chiropractic interns from the Seneca Falls
Health Center. Dr. Bailey has been practicing in Ithaca
since 2010 and was an adjunct faculty at NYCC’s Seneca
Falls campus from 2010 to 2013.
over the
past couple of years, we thought we’d ask
students, faculty and staff where their “cool
space” is – that place where they like to hang out with
friends or colleagues, or maybe find some time alone to
study or enjoy the peace and quiet. DC students Deepa
Gulrajani (seventh trimester) and Waqas Pervaiz (sixth
trimester) shared their favorites.
For more information on the Ithaca Free Clinic, visit
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One of Deepa’s is
Brewed Awakenings, the
coffee kiosk on the lower
level of Academic 1. “It’s
an open space; you can
focus when it’s quiet, but
when you want to interact
with
students
from
different tris it’s a good
place to be.”
Self-Study Update
Vicki Baroody and Chris Sheldon
Self-Study Communications Committee
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Deepa Gulrajani at
Brewed Awakenings
Waqas’ favorite space
is Academic 1, Room 219,
where he’s a teaching
assistant for Chiropractic
Technique I: Psychomotor
Skills. “Every time I go in
there, it just reminds me of
where I was and how far
I’ve come.”
SELF-STUDY WORKING GROUPS
have been active this past term
outlining, evaluating, and gathering
evidence to determine the extent to which
the institution and its chiropractic program
comply with the accreditation standards of
the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and
the Council on Chiropractic Education, respectively.
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As the next step of the self-study process, during the
first two weeks of November the NYCC community –
faculty, students, and staff alike – will be asked to provide
input on the draft reports and supporting evidence these
working groups have compiled. In particular, we’d like to
know the extent to which you feel the report adequately
addresses the standards, whether anything is missing, and
if the appropriate evidence to support our findings has
been identified. Your responses will be compiled
electronically according to standard and submitted to the
MSCHE-CCE Steering Committee for consideration in
the next version of the draft.
Look for more “cool
spaces” in the November
issue. SC
Waqas Pervaiz in ACA 1, 219
Constitution Day
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KATHI
Hutchings
of
the
Financial Aid office did
a fantastic job of coordinating
Constitution Day, complete with
contest, voting information, and a
beautiful American flat cake by
Chartwells.
This participatory process helps ensure that the
assessment of the College’s current status does not omit
issues (finds the holes that need to be addressed), is
reflective of its broad constituency, and that evidence
exists to support assertions made.
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AGAIN,
Congratulations to contest
winners Brenda Covell, Angela
Mess, Kathy Robson, Morris
Houghton, Dr. Fred SanFilipo,
Shane Showers, and Bill Wayne.
Everyone’s participation is an integral part of the SelfStudy process, and the College wants all of its
constituencies to have a voice. Ultimately, it is essential for
building stronger programs. SC
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Dr. Brian Cunningham
manned the voting
information table on
Constitution Day.
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Christopoulos-Nutting Named Curator of NYCC Museum
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EDIA AND DIGITAL Resources
send its recommendations to Dr.
Librarian Suellen ChristoMestan and to NYCC President Frank
poulos-Nutting, MLS, has
J. Nicchi, DC, MS, for approval.
been named curator of the NYCC
museum, effective September 1. As
Another project the committee is
such, she is chair of the Cultural
working on is the creation of an
Heritage
Management
Committee,
electronic museum through New York
whose membership consists of Laurie
Heritage (www.nyheritage.org), a free
Reynolds, Executive Assistant to the
research portal with access to more
President and Secretary to the Board of
than 170 digital collections “for
Trustees; Kathryn Hadley, Media
students,
educators,
historians,
Coordinator;
Associate
Professor
genealogists, and anyone else who is
William Sherwood, DC; Associate
interested in learning more about the
Professor David Aberant, MS; Associate
people, places and institutions of New
Professor William Lauretti, DC;
York state.” The guidelines for posting
Assistant Professor Steven Feldman,
on this site are comprehensive, as
DC, MS; and Instructor John Demetros,
evidenced by the pile of papers in the
DC, who is also the director of the
photo of Christopoulos-Nutting, who is
NYCC
Museum
Curator
Suellen
Bachelor of Professional Studies Degree Christopoulos-Nutting, MLS, is in the
currently training on their software. “If
Program. Honorary members are process of wading through the pile of
you
want
to
exhibit
objects
museum guidelines on her desk.
Professor Emeritus John DeCicco, DC;
electronically,” she says, “you have to
and Adjunct Associate Professor Serge
comply with New York Heritage and all
Nerli, DC, MS. Advisor to the committee is Executive
these guidelines.”
Vice President and Provost Michael Mestan, DC, EdD.
As work on the museum progresses, the NYCC
The mission of the NYCC museum, and its
community will be able to view and enjoy its collections
collections, is “to gather and preserve artifacts relating to
more readily and gain even greater appreciation for the
the history and cultural heritage of the programs offered at
history and progress of natural healthcare and for those
NYCC and to expand the understanding of natural
who sacrificed and paid the price for its acceptance.
healthcare to the College community and world at large.
Through collections and exhibits both physical and
For questions regarding the NYCC Museum or the
electronic, the museum strives to reflect the past, present
Cultural Heritage Management Committee, contact
and future of natural healthcare at New York Chiropractic
Christopoulos-Nutting at snutting@nycc.edu or 315-568College.”
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The committee is presently scouting out various
campus locations to display some items currently housed
in the museum’s existing location in Kenneth W. Padgett
Administration Building, which will be vacated sometime
during the 2014-15 academic year to make room for
expansion of the Admissions Department. Some 416
objects are in the process of being photographed and
catalogued. The committee has also developed policies,
procedures and forms for collection development and
maintenance, which includes the acquisition or donation of
new objects and removal of those that may not fit in with
the museum’s mission.
For example, one such form lists information about
the donor, a description of the item, whether it aligns with
the mission, and whether to display it right away, store it
and display it later, or perhaps lend it to another museum.
Once cataloguing has been completed, the committee will
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Students and Faculty Rave About the New Academic 1 Labs
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N CASE YOU HAVEN’T
been to the lower level of
Academic 1 or heard the buzz, the construction on the
new labs is done! And from all accounts, students and
faculty alike are thrilled with the results.
Dr. Deborah Barr says that holding her fourthtrimester Musculoskeletal Physiopathology lab in Room
L04 is a great
improvement, and
is the first to admit
she’s still on a
learning curve with
all the technical
options for assisting students with
the material. She’s
looking forward to
experimenting with
testing options in Dr. Deborah Barr assists fourththe new setting, trimester DC student Lena Brauner
and said, “I feel during her Musculoskeletal Physiothe students are pathology lab.
getting a better
grasp of the lab material and my objectives as they can
manipulate the image when we are discussing the
radiographs and photographs of pathologies.”
Dr. Chad Warshel, who teaches Bone and Joint
Imaging in Room L09, is excited about the digital
labs: “Each student having a monitor in front of them,
instead of crowded around a single film, will definitely
enhance the learning experience.” He noted that by
converting to digital format, there will be wider access to
high-quality images. He added, “Instructors will be able to
alter labs ‘on the fly’ to modify materials as information
evolves, as well as allowing us to use innovative ways to
ensure student engagement.”
Associate Professor Christine Cunningham, whose
Principles of Physiopathology and Clinical Laboratory
Diagnosis classes are held in Room L03, says it’s
wonderful to be in there, as it is much more warm,
welcoming, and comfortable with its new ergonomically
designed chairs and computer tables. “The lower tables
allow students to see what is being projected on the main
computer screens, which are located in both the front and
back of the classroom. The new computers and technology
and technology aid in teaching as well as learning. Even
the new colors and carpeting add to the comfort of the
classroom. Thank you!”
Dr. Seva Philomin, who teaches Visceral Pathology in
Room L08, likes the “awesome” drag-and-drop feature of
switching between computer, digital microscope and
document camera in just a few seconds. “This saves time
for the faculty and prevents students from losing focus.”
Students no longer need to twist and turn to see the
monitor now that there is one for every four students.
Bryan Kent, a fourth-trimester student in her class,
described the new labs as “integrative and on the cutting
edge of new technology.” He particularly likes the use of
monitors for viewing histology and images, and stated,
“I’m so glad NYCC invested in these renovations!”
At left, the rooms were
stripped bare to prepare for
upgrades. Below, seventhtrimester
students
in
Dr. Jonathon Eagan’s Introduction to Clinic class make
good use of the monitors.
Waqas Pervaiz and Deepa Gulrajani see the decor as a
fresh, positive change with an upscale feel that’s more
inviting to the learning styles. Says Waqas, “This has a
more modern feel. We are moving electronics in that
direction; why not the color scheme?” Deepa added, “I
feel like it almost encourages students to get more
involved with what’s being taught – the lecture or lab –
because they want to be in that space. The vibrant colors
definitely turned the rooms around.”
Dennis Smith, a fifth-trimester student in
Dr. Warshel’s class, summed it up in his classic, lyrical way:
“Along these corridors delve an exploration expressed
through visuals, analysis and clinical savvy, which comb all
branches of natural healthcare into a picturesque canvas of
‘total-life’ …enjoy the journey!” SC
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