The Bulletin - October 23, 2024
October 23, 2024
NDMU Celebrates Community Day 2024
NDMU students, faculty, and staff gathered last Thursday to celebrate Community Day 2024!
This year's theme was "Renewing Creation." We are grateful to all community members who helped plant 75 new trees across campus. Special thanks also to our afternoon workshop facilitators and this year’s keynote speaker, Patuxent Riverkeeper Fred Tutman.
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Two Dynamic Local Women Leaders Headline 2024 Busta Business Forum
A pair of dynamic local leaders will share their journeys and provide a road map for ascending to the highest levels of leadership at NDMU's annual Charles J. Busta III Business Forum on Tuesday, November 12.
Baltimore natives Keeyana Lock ’06, MD, and Tammira Lucas, DBA, will serve as the event’s featured speakers. Each will discuss their own unique path and the various obstacles they had to overcome to reach the top of their respective professions as part of this year’s theme, “Leadership 2024: Embrace Your Purpose.”
NDMU Health Profession Programs Host POD Exercise
Over 130 students from NDMU’s health profession programs took part in a Point of Dispensing exercise in MBK Gym earlier this month. The exercise, which was attended by the Maryland Responds Emergency Preparedness Task Force and representatives from several local county health departments, provided participants with training on how to properly respond to a large public health emergency.
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Art Therapy Professor Pilots International Residency to Connect Contemporary Art Specialists and Healthcare Practitioners
Julia Volonts originally founded Art Therapy Lab, an online platform that offers art therapy experiences to an international community, as a way to support individuals across the world whose mental health was impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Volonts, who joined NDMU’s Art Therapy Department as an assistant professor and graduate research coordinator in August 2024, has seen Art Therapy Lab achieve substantial growth in the two-plus years since its creation. This past summer, Volonts spent time in Latvia to co-lead Art Therapy Lab’s first in-person residency program, which connected a group of artists, art educators, art therapists, and other arts-in-health professionals from seven different countries.
NDMU Director of Athletics Selected for Inaugural Women Leaders in Sports Scholarship
Dr. Ashley Wagner, director of athletics and wellness at NDMU, was selected by Women Leaders in Sports as the inaugural recipient of the organization’s Kristina Navarro-Krupka Memorial Scholarship!
The scholarship included registration to attend the annual Women Leaders in Sports National Convention, which was held in Baltimore from Oct. 13-15. Dr. Wagner was selected in recognition of her steadfast dedication to supporting Notre Dame’s student-athletes, as well as her commitment to service.
School of Nursing Hosts IPE in Center for Caring with Technology
NDMU School of Nursing, physician assistant and occupational therapy students were joined in the Center for Caring with Technology by Loyola University Maryland speech-language pathology students for an Interprofessional Education Simulation (IPE) entitled “Enhancing Teamwork and Collaboration Among SLP, NUR, PA and OT Students for a Patient s/p CVA.”
Faculty and staff from both universities collaborated on the updated simulation and facilitated student learning throughout the experience. IPEs aim to expose students to other healthcare disciplines and ultimately provide better interdisciplinary care to patients and families. The overarching objectives for IPEs are: Roles and Responsibilities, Communication, Teams and Teamwork, and Values and Ethics.
Current Items Needed for Caroline's Cupboard and Gator Thrift
The Office of Service & Community Engagement is grateful to Wegmans for its recent $500 gift certificate to support Caroline's Cupboard, Notre Dame’s on-campus food pantry! The funding was used to purchase food and personal care supplies for NDMU community members.
Donations are always welcome for both Caroline's Cupboard and Gator Thrift, NDMU's free thrift store. A list of current items requested for both locations is included below. Gator Thrift donations can be dropped off at Feeley International Center, outside Gator Thrift (lower level of Caroline Hall), Doyle Lobby and the Loyola Notre Dame Library, while donations for Caroline's Cupboard can be left on the table within the pantry at FIC 015, located on the bottom level of Meletia Hall.
Gator Thrift:
Gently used coats of any size that are free of tears or stains
Gloves
Scarves
New socks for adults
Caroline's Cupboard:
Individual macaroni and cheese microwaveable cups
Unopened bar or liquid soap - travel or regular size
Deodorant - travel or regular size
Toothpaste - travel or regular size
Single serving packages of graham crackers or other snacks
Second Year Students Invited to Complete School of Nursing Supplemental Application
Health Science and Caring Health Professions (CHP) cohort students in their sophomore year, or students in another major who have completed their prerequisites for Notre Dame's nursing program, are invited to begin their School of Nursing supplemental application. Students with a grade-point average under 3.0 must also register for and take the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) exam. Contact Melissa Wengler, academic advisor for the School of Nursing, at mwengler@ndm.edu for more information.
Library Updates
The Loyola Notre Dame Library has several exciting classes, workshops, and events coming up through the end of November. Additional Information is available below!
Copyright Workshop - Copyright and Careers: Understanding Copyright for K-12 Teachers
Sunday, October 27, 7 - 8 pm, Online via Zoom
Are you a K-12 teacher or studying to be one? This workshop is for you! Understand how copyright law applies to common classroom activities and how you can ensure that you’re appropriately following copyright law.
Pop-Up Class - Reading is Virtual: Intro to WordPress
Tuesday, October 29, 4 - 5 pm, Online via Zoom
Learn how to get started using WordPress for digital scholarship projects, blogs, and more with this online class!
Read & Roam: Haunted Halls - A Night of Campus Ghost Tales
Tuesday, October 29, 4 - 5 pm, Loyola Notre Dame Library IDEA Space
Hear spooky campus ghost stories from LNDL’s Archives & Special Collections and stroll to supernatural sites at Notre Dame of Maryland University and Loyola University Maryland. Free hot apple cider included!
Workshop - Identifying Predatory Publishers
Tuesday, November 5, 12 - 1 pm, Online via Zoom
Predatory publishing is an exploitive practice that deviates from standard scholarly publishing practices. Learn more about what the characteristics of a predatory publisher are and how to identify them in this workshop.
Pop-Up Class - Reading is Tactile: Bookbinding
Thursday, November 7, 7 - 10 pm, Loyola Notre Dame Library IDEA Space
Learn about basic bookbinding techniques and create a hand-bound notebook of your own! This class is capped at 10 participants.
Workshop - Copyright and Careers: Understanding Copyright for Visual and Graphic Artists
Monday, November 11, 4:30 - 5:30 pm, Loyola Notre Dame Library IDEA Space
Are you planning on a career as an artist, photographer, graphic designer or other visual artist? This workshop will provide information on how copyright law will affect your work including who owns the copyright, how you can protect your rights as the creator, how you can legally use other people’s work as part of your work, and the implications of copyright on AI in creative works.
Workshop - Addressing the Textbook Affordability Problem Part 1: An Introduction to Open Educational Resources
Thursday, November 14, 4 - 5 pm, Online via Zoom
Hoping to reduce textbook costs for your students? This workshop will provide an introduction to open educational resources and information on how to locate and reuse existing OER materials.
Pop-Up Class - Reading is Data Literacy: Visualizing Data
Monday, November 18, 4:30 - 5:30 pm, Loyola Notre Dame Library IDEA Space
Learn about how to turn quantitative data into engaging visuals!
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2024 Busta Business Forum
Tuesday, November 12 | 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. | Doyle Formal
We are thrilled to welcome alumna Keeyana Lock '06, MD, Medical Science Liaison at AbbVie and Tammira Lucas, DBA, CEO of The Cube Cowork and co-founder of Moms as Entrepreneurs. These two dynamic thought leaders will share their journeys and provide a road map for you to take your path to the highest levels of leadership.
Space will be limited, so be sure to register early!
Through a Glass Darkly: The Social History of Stained Glass in Baltimore
Wednesday, November 13 | 4 - 6 p.m. | LND Library - Ridley Auditorium
The Renaissance Institute Legacy Lecture series presents: “Through a Glass Darkly: The Social History of Stained Glass in Baltimore” with Dr. Linda Rabben, Associate Research Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland, College Park. This lecture is open to all NDMU members and affiliates.
NDMU Drama Presents "On the Verge, or the Geography of Yearning"
Friday, November 15 through Sunday, November 17 | Various Times | Marian B. Copeland Theatre
On the Verge, or the Geography of Yearning is the inaugural performance in NDMU Drama's newly relocated Marian B. Copeland Theatre, located on top floor of LeClerc Hall. In this whimsical saga, a trio of daring Victorian travelers set out to explore an unknown land —Terra Incognita! But these travelers quickly realize that they’re moving through more than just geography, maneuvering a shifting landscape of time and language. On the Verge ventures deep into the uncharted realms of our imagination to celebrate women’s history and the joys of exploration and discovery!
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