Inspiration never arrived when you were searching for it. ~ Lisa Alther

So on my drive into the office, I was trying to think of something to blog about.  As I walked into the Occupational Therapy office suite, I was greeted by our two Occupational Therapy Graduate Assistants, Kaitlin and Matt, and was immediately inspired to blog about just that: The Graduate Assistants here at Sacred Heart University!!  You will find graduate assistants working in many areas of the university.

Here in the Occupational Therapy program, we offer two graduate assistant positions for first year students which are compensated with a $5,000 stipend.  In return the Graduate Assistants work ten hours per week in the department for the first year (three semesters) they are in the Graduate Program in Occupational Therapy at Sacred Heart University.   Our OT Graduate Assistants are never bored and never have routine tasks.  They can be found researching topics for faculty, assisting me with fieldwork information packets, compiling distribution lists, preparing mailings, setting up monkey surveys, organizing and categorizing equipment – just to name a few.  They also attend open houses, accepted student days, and other University events where they speak with interested students and give their perspectives as students already in the program to inquiring students. 

So anyways, Matt and Kaitlin, you were my inspiration for today’s blog.  We are definitely glad to have your help around the department.  Don't they look happy??