So this past week was fairly uneventful. But, when I think about Jimmy Johnson’s quote, no week is actually ordinary. I did my typical thing – answered several inquiries about the program, tracked down some fieldwork contracts, helped a former student with paperwork – particularly program information for a license to practice in England -- and started the ACOTE Biennial report in earnest. (I cannot even remember how many of these ACOTE reports I have helped organize, prepare, and accumulate information for but it has been many in the 10 ½ years I have now been here at Sacred Heart University). The extraordinary part of any week here at SHU is all the people I come in contact with.
This week the Occupational Therapy Program, along with Athletic Training/Exercise Science students sponsored a successful blood drive for the Red Cross. It was a two-day event held on main campus at Sacred Heart. The Student Nursing Association sponsored one day and our OT students together with Athletic Training and Exercise Science students sponsored the second day. The Red Cross coordinator was pleased with the results even though we dealt with some weather and scheduling issues. Anyways kudos to all the students who helped in anyway—you are extraordinary to feel moved to want to help others in this way!
We have another round of interviews of applicants scheduled for next week. It is always fun to actually put faces to the people I have been talking to on the phone and through email so I am clearly looking forward to that day. It is also enjoyable to see all the Sacred Heart undergraduates that I have been talking to since they were freshman or sophomores finally reach the point where they are being interviewed to enter the program. You are also extraordinary. You set a goal for yourself to enter the Occupational Therapy program and worked hard to get there. Here you are at the threshold and that is extraordinary.
Let’s hope for an early spring as this extraordinarily cold and snowy New England weather is starting to get to me. I will work on some new pictures for my next blog.
