It’s been another exciting week on campus as we continue to experience unpredictable weather—zero degrees one day and 50 degrees the next.
Last week, students conducted research for their athletic training capstone project at our Oakview Campus with assistance from SHU Public Safety and Trumbull EMS. The EMS team helped with test drills for motion analysis in the transfer of injured persons with cervical spine injuries. Thanks to both groups for helping the students to gain new skills.
It was nice to have a capacity crowd in the Schine Auditorium for the colloquia lecture, “A Jewish, Christian, Muslim Conversation: Sacred Texts that Unite and Divide” on Tuesday night. The discussions were enriching and eye-opening as we heard from several experts. It’s always great to have a chance to view things from a variety of perspectives.
Our Ethics Bowl debate team will be in Virginia this weekend competing in the 20th Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Competition. The students have spent hours preparing for the ethical dilemmas that may be posed to them on a variety of topics. Congratulations again on making it to the finals, and best of luck!
In less than a month, we’ll be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, and one Pioneer in particular has much to be excited about. Nursing student Kaitlyn Cullagh was named the 2016 New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade Queen at the Irish American Community Center. Congrats on your crowning, Kaitlyn. We love having royalty in our midst.
On Wednesday, the Muslim Student Awareness Club hosted the Hijab Challenge. Outside of Outtakes, students in the club challenged their peers to wear a makeshift hijab for the entire day. Participants received a free scarf. This was yet another great program promoting awareness of customs that may be different from our own.
Our theater arts program will be debuting No Sex Please, We’re British in the Little Theater this weekend. Tickets are available at the Edgerton Center, and I encourage faculty and staff to take advantage of the free ticket we are offering and come out and support the students. Break a leg, cast!
There’s plenty of opportunity to root for our student-athletes this weekend. The men’s hockey team takes on Canisius College on Friday and Saturday. Both games are at 7:35 at the rink in Milford. Also on Friday, the men’s volleyball team faces the University of Charleston at 7 and again on Saturday at 4. On Saturday, men’s lacrosse battles Dartmouth College while women’s lacrosse takes on Holy Cross. Both games are at 1. The women’s basketball team plays Farleigh Dickinson University (FDU) at 4, while the men face FDU at 7 on Saturday. Go Pioneers!
Have a fun and safe weekend!