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BU’S CLINICAL ATHLETIC training program is one of 23 programs nationwide accredited at the entry-level master’s degree program from the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). The program prepares students to serve as health care providers in the areas of injury prevention, recognition and treatment. Joseph Hazzard, assistant professor of exercise science and athletics and coordinator of the athletic training program, says accreditation recognizes that the program meets all nationally recognized standards for entry-level athletic training education established by the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine and the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. CAATE awards accreditation only after extensive self-study and on-site visits. “This accreditation means, first and foremost, that students enrolled in our program have met the requirements to sit for the National Certification Exam, which is possible only through accredited programs,” Hazzard says. Since its inception three years ago, the Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) Sports Medicine Department has provided clinical education opportunities for students in the program. “This accreditation acknowledges Bloomsburg University’s commitment to providing the best education for its athletic training students,” says Dr. Daniel Feldmann, medical director of the program and chief of sports medicine at GMC.
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MASTER’S PROGRAM ACCREDITED
Shown left to right are Latisha Elliott, Kiana Payton, Christina Davis, Amber Michael, Kameela Sunkett, India Jones, Tierra Foster and Shantia Potter, all from Philadelphia.
Sweet Fundraiser BAKE SALE BENEFITS HAITI
raised $200 through a bake sale, one of many campus fundraisers to benefit the citizens of Haiti who continue to suffer from the effects of last year’s massive earthquake. The organization, founded in 2006 to promote unity, empowerment and diversity through creative and performing arts, capped its fundraising efforts in December with a dance and fashion show that netted $1,200.
VICE VERSA
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Leadership and Service EXCEPTIONALITY PROFESSOR HONORED DARLENE PERNER , professor of exceptionality pro-
grams, received the Leo D. Doherty Memorial Award during the 2010 Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA) conference for her leadership and service in special education. Perner has participated in numerPerner ous organizations including the Council for Exceptional Children at the state and national levels and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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B L O O M S B U R G U N I V E R S I T Y O F P E N N S Y LVA N I A
Shown left to right with Ronald McDonald are sorority members Jennifer Sensky, Drums; Lisa Aiello, Churchville; Samantha Bond, Glenside; Kaitlyn DiLeonardo, Southampton, N.J.; Maria Giunta, Mount Laurel, N.J.; Erica Bernes, Klingerstown; and Kelly Whatmore, Lancaster.
Ronald says, ‘Thanks’ S O R O R I T Y H O N O R E D F O R V O L U N T E E R S E RV I C E
BU’s Theta Tau Omega was honored by the Ronald McDonald House, Danville, for 10 years of volunteer service to the “home away from home” for families of young patients at Geisinger Medical Center. The sorority prepares dinner for the families each week during the academic year and initiated the annual volunteer awards reception, now in its sixth year.
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