NEWSVolume 7, Issue 2Spring 2017

Gear Up: Class of 2020

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Table of ContentsWelcome from the Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

SHHS Faculty Events/Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

SHHS Student Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

SHHS Student Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Mark Your Calendar: January• January 13: Admitted Student Day

February• February 17: Admitted Student Day

March• March 14: Ability Event• March 17: Admitted Student Day• March 30: SHHS Spring Colloquium with Dr. Ehlinger

April• April 3-7: Gerontology Careers in Aging Week• April 18: Student Research Colloquium• April 20: Community Health Fair• April 28: Summa Cum Laude & Scholarship

Recognition Awards Ceremony

May 5th: • SHHS Master’s Hooding Ceremony, 8:00 a.m. - Ritsche Auditorium • Spring Commencement, 10:30a.m.

Welcome from the DeanHello everyone,

One of the most exciting aspects of our work in the School of Health and Human Services is to witness the tremendous impact of our students on our campus and in our communities as they progress through their degree programs. In this newsletter,

we’re highlighting some (not all) of the community engagement activities throughout fall semester.

Engaged student learning requires taking an active approach to delivering our programs and services that continually encourages our students to practice what they learn, integrating new knowledge and skills across a range of experiences. Engaged communities requires a commitment to positive, reciprocal relationships that place our partners at the center of our academic work. As you will read throughout our newsletter, these positive reciprocal partnerships shine through.

Thank you to all of our faculty, staff, alumni and friends who help support our students, and in so doing, support our communities.

With best wishes for a happy and peaceful 2017.

Monica Devers

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

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Interested in engaging with or supporting the School of Health and Human Services? Contact shhs@stcloudstate.edu to learn more!

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St. Cloud State University and the Academy for Co-Teaching and Collaboration hosted the first National Conference on Co-Teaching on October 16-18, 2016 in Bloomington, MN. Co-teaching is defined as two teachers working together with groups of students and sharing the planning, organization, delivery and assessment of instruction and physical space. University faculty, clinical faculty, education teachers/directors, and individuals from around the nation learned how to plan, organize, instruct and assess in a shared classroom.

Teresa Heck, Conference Chair and faculty from the Kinesiology Department shared: “The comments from participants have been amazing! For a first time conference, it went off very well!”

Police and Social Services Conference

National Conference on Co-Teaching

The first annual Police and Social Services Conference took place on September 8, 2016. Dr. Sylvestor Amara Lamin and Dr. Consoler Teboh of the Social Work Department, with the Center for Continuing Studies and the St. Cloud Police Department Campus Area Police Services team, led the creation and planning of this event. Over 75 police officers, social service workers, and community members from six large cities in Minnesota were in attendance.

The goal of the conference was to build trust and interagency relations and the topics were designed to educate attendees on how to work together to strengthen partnerships between police and social service providers by determining how to best serve citizens.

Co-Teaching Conference Attendees Socializing

Miller Scholars Award Recipient Congratulations to Dr. Ben Witts, Assistant Professor, Community Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy for receiving the 2016-2017 Miller Scholars Award for your work, Applying Coursework to Enhance the Collegiate Experience for Underserved Populations at SCSU. The overarching goal of the SCSU Miller Scholars Award Program is to reward faculty innovation and enhance student learning.

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Congratulations to Community Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy faculty, Dr. Shu-Ching Wang and Dr. Bill Lepkowski, 2016-17 Teaching & Learning Grant Recipients for their work, Building Mentorship in Career Exploration: A Club Mentoring Project.

Teaching and Learning Grant Recipients

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Gear Up: Class of 2020

Discover Red and Black

The School of Health and Human Services participated in the inaugural Gear Up event on October 6. This was an opportunity designed intentionally for first year students. Over 700 first-year students attended the event, and had the opportunity to meet with representatives from the schools/colleges to learn more about majors and have questions answered. They also listened to student panels with current students and alumni and met with their academic advisor from the Advising Center. Kim Bock and Leah Meredith represented SHHS and were excited by the number of students interested in majoring in a health or human services field.

Kim Bock, Student Relations Director, talking with a prospective student

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For the second year, incoming first-year students participated in the Huskies 1st 4 Orientation event, a four day orientation

to SCSU. On August 19, the School of Health and Human Services welcomed over 250 new students to our school. Students interested in our majors attended the event where they learned more about our programs, opportunities for involvement, and experiential learning. They also heard from a panel of students, alumni, faculty, and community partners on tips to be successful in college and their career.

SHHS also shared our Pledge to 4. The Pledge to 4 is our commitment to providing students with the information and tools needed to graduate in four years. Students were given tips on what they need to do to graduate in four years, and in turn, what SHHS will do to help them get there. Students also signed a poster, pledging their commitment to do what it takes to graduate in four years.

Discover Red and Black is an annual open house that occurs on SCSU’s campus during the Education Minnesota Break. This is an opportunity for high school students and guests to learn more about St. Cloud State University, by touring campus, exploring degree programs, and engaging with faculty and current students.

SHHS faculty, current students, and staff represented the school on October 20, 21, and 22. Attendees connected with faculty and learned about our academic programs while having their questions answered. There was also opportunity for interactive discovery with models of the brain and equipment borrowed from our Communication Sciences and Disorders and Nursing departments. Students interested in nursing also had the opportunity to attend a tour of the state of the art Nursing Simulation Lab, led by faculty. SHHS had great representation and engagement from our faculty and staff. Thank you to all who volunteered!

Homelessness and the risk of homelensess is a struggle that many in our community face daily. On October 19, 2016, School of Health and Human Services faculty, staff and students volunteered to support Project Connect, an event that offers inidviduals within our community access to services offered by government, non-profits and othe agencies. Much effort was spent leading up to the event fundraising and collecting donations for the creation of basic needs bags by students and faculty from Social Work, Nursing, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Community Health, Rehabilitation Counseling, and Rehabilitation and Addictions Counseling programs.

Through the generous work of these students and faculty, we were able to donate the following basic needs items for people attending the event.

• 300 basic needs bags (estimated $33 each) • 112 feminine hygiene kits • 33 packets of diapers• Over $300 worth of donated door prizes• Approximately 700 additional basic needs items

Thank you to Dr. Sheila Moriarty and School of Health and Human Services students for leading this effort.

HousingCounty StaffYouth Serving AgenciesFamily SupportMental Health ServicesVeteran ServicesHaircutsClothingMedical/Health Care:Blood Pressure

Cell PhonesEmployment SupportDisability ServicesLegal ServicesTransportationEducationMN Sure ApplicationFurnitureDoctor VisitsHearing ScreeningBasic CareFoot Care

Attendees received access to the following services and information:

Project Connect 2016

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October 15th, 2016 marked the date of this year’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer (MSABC) fundraising walk where SCSU faculty, staff and students joined the St. Cloud community to raise $108,500 for breast cancer research. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States. Over 1,000 walkers at this event raised money to help promote prevention and early detection of breast cancer, support patients in their recovery, pursue life-saving treatments, and fight back by advocating through legislative means. In the United States, there are currently more than 3.1 million breast cancer survivors.

Community Health students enrolled in Health 425: Health Event Planning played an important role in the development of the MSABC event. The class was involved in coordinating the volunteers, setting up/tearing down event obstacles, marketing and promoting the event, and decorating the course route. Allison Statz, a Health 425 student, remarks “The most important thing that I learned was about how much work goes into planning an event. When you’re participating in an event you have no ideas how much work actually goes into it.”

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K Fundraising Walk

The School of Health and Human Services team, the Super Healthy Husky Stars, comprised of SHHS Dean’s Office staff, faculty, students, and friends raised $2,095.

Thank you to all of those who participated in this event!

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HLTH 425 class, with Dr. Teresa Heck

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Recreation and Sports Management students volunteered at the Ryder Cup on September 30th through October 2nd, 2016, at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. This event occurs every two years, with alternating locations in the United States and Europe. Twenty four of the best golf players from the United States and Europe compete against each other to represent their country.

Students volunteered at this event to gain sports recreation and business experiences. Students managed villages of corporate sports sponsors and partners, managed volunteers and spectators, and worked in partnership with students from other universities, such as Minnesota State-Mankato, Concordia, and St. Thomas. Students expressed the positive impact of the event after reporting the skills that were needed to pull it off: planning, communication, working as a team, and problem solving. Students also reported that networking was another key to success. They met movie stars, professional athletes, CEO’s, servers, security, and people from around the world.

Recreation and Sports Management Students Volunteer at the Ryder Cup

Eleven graduate students from the Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) program attended the 2016 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in Philadelphia, PA. The convention is a leading annual event for professionals in the field to learn about current research, improve clinical skills, and share resources. This year, there were over 15,000 Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists present. The convention contained hundreds of seminars instructed by leading researchers and clinicians in the field. The students viewed posters created by graduate students from across the nation, as well as attended an exhibit hall where field related vendors were present. Career opportunities for speech language pathologists and clinical fellowship positions were available.

ASHA 2016CSD Graduate Presentations

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CSD graduate students with Dr. Janet Tilstra

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Nursing Club Hosts Blood Drive

Minnesota College Professionals AssociationFifteen College Counseling and Student Development (CCSD) students attended the Minnesota College Professionals Association Conference. The conference was held November 3-4 in Duluth, Minnesota. University colleagues from across the state noted the strength and energy of our St. Cloud State University students in attendance.

On November 30, 2016 SHHS students and faculty from Recreation and Sports Management, Community Health, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Gerontology, Nursing and Social Work showcased their internship, practicum, and service learning projects to the university and local community. The Community Engagement Celebration is scheduled twice each academic year to showecase university and community collaborations. We are proud to see such a strong reprenstation of SHHS students at this event.

The Nursing Club, led by their president Rachel Redders, hosted their first blood on December 8, 2016. Students led the effort of marketing the blood drive campus-wide through tabling in the Atwood Memorial Center and via social media, and also volunteered in the Atwood Ballroom the day of the blood drive by checking in those donating blood. The School of Health and Human Services is proud to partner with the Red Cross to sponsor a blood drive each semester.

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Sam Sunstrom, a Community Health major, earned a selection to the Division II All-Region Team, the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTAFCCCA). After continuous training with coach Sam Kettenhofen, a Kinesiology graduate program alumna, Sunstrom received the best time of her career when she placed 7th at the NCAA DII Central Regional in Sioux Falls, SD. She will continue her season, competing at the NCAA DII National Cross Country Championships in Saint Leo, Florida.

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AlumnaSpotlight

Congratulations to Communication Sciences and Disorders alumna Angie Laudenbach. Angie received the Leadership in Educational Excellence award from Dassel-Cokato Middle School. Angie is currently employed as a Speech-Language Pathologist.

The Autism Recovery Foundation (ARF) provides public advocacy, education, and scholarships to promising students who will become frontline staffers. Each recipient identified themselves from the SCSU Applied Behavior Analysis program in front of legislators and faculty from the Department of Human Services.

Congratulations to the 2016 scholarship recipients:

Evan Dahl, Thomas Larum, Amy Sippl, Victoria Oliversen, Rebecca Knight, Erinn Larkin

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