The Bulletin - October 23, 2024

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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Conference and Auxiliary Services

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