So I am feeling inspired to write a blog. I am enjoying this calm before the storm. One week from today classes start up again for the semester so these are the last few days to get organized and enjoy the quiet. It is late in the afternoon and everyone has left the office suite. I just put on a Blake Shelton CD (yes, I am into country!!) and I am singing along putting together my thoughts. I just put the final touches on the Spirituality in Health Care course and made it available to students online. I am just about ready for the new Occupational Therapy class to arrive and get down to work. We have 29 new students to welcome here to campus, while all our second year students are going out on their first Level 2 fieldwork this fall. This is always something to look forward to—even though the students are a bit anxious.
It actually felt like fall this morning and fall seems to signal the start of school. As my favorite Staples commercial proclaims…”it’s the most wonderful time of the year.” A few more days and we will be back in full swing.
We just graduated a class on August 31. They are getting ready for the boards and completing necessary paperwork for temporary state licensing. I have heard from most that they have had multiple offers and opportunities for jobs so the employment outlook sounds great for occupational therapists. Congratulations.
So what’s been happening in the Occupational Therapy program at Sacred Heart University lately? A few things have actually been keeping us engaged. The faculty is working on a new curriculum. This change will begin with the September 2010 class. I am getting up to snuff on this for advising purposes and for providing information to inquiries for September 2010. There are many positive changes with this curriculum change and certainly meets our goal of continuously striving to improve and develop the program. Graduate Admissions is now accepting applications for 2010 so if you are interested in applying start getting your application and supporting documentation together. The time is now upon us.
So it is true…when one door closes and we say good bye to one class, another door opens and we welcome a new one. So it goes . . .

