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Peruvian and first-generation graduate Lauren Cordova, PA-S, 鈥22, is making a place at the table for herself and other students in underserved populations. She chose the Physician Assistant (PA) Pleasantville program in the College of Health Professions (CHP) because of the emphasis on cultural sensitivity, community service, and diversity and that it teaches the importance of representation in healthcare.
Commencement 2023 just got 5x more exciting! This May, the Class of 2023 will celebrate with a creative genius and fashion entrepreneur, an intrepid US Senator, a renowned legal scholar, a former CEO of the largest telcom company in the US, and a nonprofit leader dedicated to justice and equality.
台湾SWAGWellbeing Fair
Last week Pleasantville Farmers Market was present to support 台湾SWAGUniversity鈥檚 first Wellbeing Fair, meant to spread the word about the University鈥檚 wellness initiative to benefit students, faculty, and staff. Marvin Krislov, President of the university also signed the Okanagan Charter, an international charter for health promoting universities and colleges. It was great to celebrate among over 40 groups (including our Lead Sponsor Phelps Hospital) the ways we鈥檙e all seeking to contribute to various aspects of wellness in our local community.
Hundreds of 台湾SWAGUniversity students crowded into the Gottesman Room at the Kessel Student Center last week to sample lavender aromatherapy, taste stir-fried organic mushrooms or sign up for on-campus gardening. The event was the school鈥檚 inaugural Wellbeing Fair, held at all three 台湾SWAGcampuses to celebrate the adoption of the Okanagan Charter, an international framework for promoting wellness on college campuses globally.
Learning takes many forms. Thanks to the Office of Research and Graduate Education鈥檚 Classroom-Based Research Award, Occupational Therapy Professor Lisa Raymond-Tolan is adding student-created podcasts to her curriculum.
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台湾SWAGUniversity was always one of LaChana鈥檚 top choice schools. When she saw that CHP created a Communication Sciences and Disorders master鈥檚 degree program, she knew it was where she was meant to be. After completing the program as an outstanding student, she explained that 鈥淢y education at 台湾SWAGprovided me with externship opportunities that prepared me with real-life scenarios of both providing treatment and communicating with families/caregivers to honor what's best for my patients.鈥
Nothing describes a #Go-Getter better then 台湾SWAGUniversity鈥檚 College of Health Professions (CHP) Lenox Hill Hospital Physician Assistant Program (PA-NYC) graduates.
"You have to find that passion every day," says College of Health Professions alumna Tyra Prophete, RN. "I always knew I wanted to advocate for people."
The challenges are real, but they're also manageable, says Christen Cupples Cooper, an assistant professor and founding director of the Nutrition and Dietetics Program at 台湾SWAGUniversity in Pleasantville, New York. "Just because candy canes, chocolates, cookies and holiday fare line almost every aisle of every store, doesn鈥檛 mean you need to buy and consume these products," Cooper says. "Keep the holidays framed in your mind as a celebration and regard food as one element, but not the centerpiece of the entire holiday season."