Connect Magazine Fall 2019: Ohio University CHSP

FALL 2019 | VOLUME 17 | ISSUE 1

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND PROFESSIONS

Our Legacy • 40 Years of Impact ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP Randy Leite DEAN

Sally Marinellie

SENIOR ASSOCIATE DEAN, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

John McCarthy

ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH

Tia Barrett

CHIEF FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

Kathy Spicer

ASSISTANT DEAN FOR ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT

Elizabeth Jones

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ASSISTANT DEAN FOR OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT

Sara White

ASSISTANT DEAN FOR STUDENT SUCCESS

SCHOOLS & DEPARTMENTS LEADERSHIP Dhiraj Vattem

CHIEF SPONSORED RESEARCH OFFICER AND SCHOOL OF APPLIED HEALTH SCIENCES AND WELLNESS, DIRECTOR

Tobe Gillogly

DEPARTMENT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTH STUDIES, CHAIR

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Deborah Henderson

SCHOOL OF NURSING, DIRECTOR

Gary Chleboun

SCHOOL OF REHABILITATION AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCES, DIRECTOR

Michele Morrone

INTERIM DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH, CHAIR

Terry Cluse-Tolar

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK, CHAIR

CONTRIBUTORS Graphic Designer: Trey Fairchild Writers: Joe Higgins, Regina Schwartz, Elizabeth Jones, Randy Leite

CONNECT WITH US Connect is published for alumni, friends, faculty and staff of the College of Health Sciences and Professions at Ohio University. College of Health Sciences and Professions, W361 Grover Center, Athens, Ohio 45701, Phone: 740.593.1433.

Ohio University is an Affirmative Action Institution. Visit us online at ohio.edu/chsp.

Send letters to the editor at chsp@ohio.edu. ©Copyright 2019

ON OUR COVER Students fill the atrium during the fall student welcome event on Aug. 24.

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Faculty Spotlight

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Finding Hope

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Message from the Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Scholarships and Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Alumni Spotlight • Kylie Harper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 40 Years of Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Our Legacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Looking Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Looking Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Faculty Spotlight • Gary Chleboun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 In Case You Missed It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Finding Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Dear Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Finding Hope • Bryan Darst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 PATHS2 Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Online Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Fall 2019 | Connect

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Alumni Spotlight

A Message from our Dean Welcome to our newest issue of Connect, the magazine for alumni and friends of the College of Health Sciences and Professions (CHSP). It’s been nearly a year since the last issue of Connect was shared with you, and so many incredible things have taken place since then.

Message from the Dean

In the past year, approximately 3,000 of our college’s students have graduated from CHSP – That’s 3,000 new and growing health professionals serving their communities.

Additionally, each one of these graduates not only represents a student who displayed dedication, commitment and effort during their time at OHIO – they also embody the dedication, commitment and effort of our faculty and staff.

Many of our academic units were also reviewed by their professional accrediting agencies this year and received high marks. Through the hard work of our faculty in athletic training, physical therapy, communication sciences and disorders, physician assistant practice, nursing, dietetics and environmental health, they have received the maximum accreditation available in their disciplines.

Professional accreditation and the success of our graduates are the two best indicators of the quality of our programs, and we are succeeding on both fronts!

CHSP continues to engage its communities beyond the walls of the University, too. Through the efforts of our Ohio Alliance for Innovation in Population Health and Appalachian Rural Health Institute, CHSP has brought nearly $5 million dollars in grant funding to Ohio University in the past year for numerous projects, including capacity-building projects for local health departments, substance misuse treatment and recovery projects, work to develop school-based health centers, healthcare workforce expansion projects and analyses of State of Ohio health data, that will bring direct benefit to communities in our region. I am so proud of all we are doing to bring benefit to the State and the communities we serve.

Finally, I want to recognize a key achievement for the founding father of one of our programs. Charles “Skip” Vosler, the founder and first director of our athletic training program, was inducted this year into the National Athletic Training Association Hall of Fame along with Tim Neal, one of the program’s distinguished graduates. Our program now has four Hall of Fame members – quite an achievement for our program and a testament to the hard work and dedication of Skip, Tim and others!

All of these recent successes build upon four decades success for our college, and much of this issue of Connect is dedicated to celebrating 40 years of healthcare education, innovation and outreach. I am confident that you will find the stories in this issue, along with all of the other historical nuggets, as interesting as I do.

Each of our alumni have lived part of our college’s storied history — either in the 40 years since the College was established or in earlier years when many of our programs were housed elsewhere. I consider myself so incredibly privileged to have led CHSP for the past decade and into our 40th anniversary.

I am also so grateful for all the contributions of those who led the college before me, including: Hilda Richards, Jim Lavery, Mike Harter, Barbara Chapman, Judy Mathews and Gary Neiman. Each of these individuals built the foundation to the success that we continue to achieve today. And, of course, we cannot forget the contributions of the several thousand faculty and staff who have made their mark on the college over the last 40 years.

As you will see in the following pages, CHSP not only has a long legacy of success – we also have an incredibly bright future. Thank you to each and every one of you for being a part of that.

Dean Randy Leite

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NEW CHSP SCHOLARSHIPS

RECENTLY AWARDED CHSP GRANTS

Stephanie Andrews Michalek Memorial Nursing Scholarship

Virtual Reality Simulations to Address Provider Bias and Cultural Competency

Marjorie T. Hagerman Dietetics/ Nutrition Scholarship

A new scholarship has been created in OHIO’s College of Health Sciences and Professions to benefit combined Master of Science and dietetic internship students, thanks to one of the field’s more remarkable women. The Marjorie T. Hagerman Dietetics/Nutrition Scholarship is being funded by Marjorie Hagerman, a retired Ohio University educator, author and accomplished dietitian. This endowed scholarship will go on to benefit students in perpetuity.

Marlene Acus Endowed Scholarship

The Marlene Acus Endowed Scholarship was recently created to assist students pursuing a rewarding physical therapy career, advance the future of the discipline and improve the quality of life for people with disabilities, regardless of age.

Marlene Davis Acus became affiliated with OHIO in 1954 and graduated with a degree in zoology before becoming a licensed physical therapist. In her early career, Acus helped treat polio patients.

With the advent of Medicare, she established a program in the Public Health Agency to offer home health physical therapy services. She later developed a private practice to offer physical therapy services in geriatric facilities.

Leigh Ann Frick Leadership Scholarship

The Leigh Ann Frick Leadership Scholarship was recently established to promote strong leadership skills. Eligible candidates must be full-time doctoral students enrolled in or accepted for admission to the Doctor of Physical Therapy program, have a demonstrated financial need and hold a minimum GPA of 3.0.

Monique Mixner King Memorial Scholarship Established in memory of Monique Mixner King, this scholarship represents “strength, determination, kindness and the desire to make the world a better place for others” as King did.

King loved her work as a speech therapist and was an advocate of children and their power to inspire others. Although her life was cut short by cancer, King made a great impact on all those who knew her and it is hoped that scholarship recipients will look to King as an example of how to be dedicated and talented professionals who inspire others.

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Dr. Deborah Henderson will serve as co-PI alongside Dr. Elizabeth Beverly, associate professor from the Heritage College of Osteopathic MedicineFamily Medicine on a grant-funded project from MEDTAPP titled, “Virtual Reality Simulations to Address Provider Bias and Cultural Competency,” for the amount of $457,915 for 2019-2020.

21st Century Community Learning Center Grants Kids on Campus will receive $4,850,000 over the next five years from 21 st Century Community Learning Center grants administered by the Ohio Department of Education. This federally funded grant program supports high-quality, out-of-school learning opportunities and related activities for students who attend eligible schools. These grants will serve children in five local school districts (Athens City, Alexander Local, Federal Hocking Local, Trimble Local and Southern Local Perry County).

Appalachian Regional Commission POWER Grant The Appalachian Recovery Project (ARP), Ohio University’s College of Health Sciences and Professions (CHSP) and key University partners will soon be able to provide increased support to women across five Appalachian counties in their fight to overcome addiction through a $1.1 million POWER grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC).*

Appalachian Ohio Opioid Workforce Expansion Project Award

The Appalachian Ohio Opioid Workforce Expansion project award was made to Dr. Deborah Henderson, director of Ohio University’s School of Nursing (SON), for $1.35 million. The grant was awarded through the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration.

Co-investigators on the grant are Drs. Char Miller and Sherleena Buchman of the School of Nursing in the College of Health Sciences and Professions (CHSP); Kerri Shaw, Drs. Mingun Lee and Terry Cluse-Tolar in CHSP’s Department of Social Work; Orman Hall, CHSP executive in residence; and Drs. Yegan Pillay, Mona Robinson, Adrienne Erby and Bilal Urkmez in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education in the Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education.

Designed to increase the number of professionals with interprofessional skills, CHSP will work with the College of Education to expand the number of behavioral health professionals educated in interprofessional teams through classes and clinical experiences. * This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1.35 million.

The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

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Scholarships and Grants

Stephanie Michalek’s commitment to the practice of nursing, passion for helping others, and her love of Ohio University were forever solidified by the announcement of an annual School of Nursing scholarship in her name at the Night Under Fire race exhibit at the Summit MotorSports park in Norwalk, Ohio. At the race, Kyle Michalek, Stephanie’s husband, presented CHSP’s Dean Randy Leite with a check for $100,000 which will be used to establish an endowment to be paid out in perpetuity as the Stephanie Andrews Michalek Memorial Nursing Scholarship.

Alumni Spotlight

Kylie Harper

Kylie Harper eyed the golf ball at her feet and felt the ground move slightly under her shoes as she started her backswing, the sun gleaming off her metal club as it moved.

In that moment, the tranquility of what was to be another smooth shot at the Ohio University Driving Range was disrupted by the roar of tires sliding on gravel behind her and a cry for help.

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Harper, a senior exercise physiology major in Ohio University’s College of Health Sciences and Professions, reacted instantly as both her training and her instincts took over.

Harper’s feet slid to a stop in front of a four-door sedan.

There, a man held a small, 7-year-old girl in his arms; her mother frantic beside her.

The little girl was not breathing. She’d become unresponsive after suffering a seizure. “Does anyone know CPR?” Harper heard. “I do,” she answered, raising her arm.

Harper said she expected some of the other people gathered around the scene to also respond in the affirmative; she was used to being surrounded by others who were also proficient in CPR, including her lifeguarding friends, fellow exercise physiology students and other personal trainers at CHSP’s WellWorks fitness center. On Saturday, April 20, however, Harper was the only one with her hand up.

Wasting no time, she removed her sweatshirt and placed it on the gravel underneath the child. She checked for a pulse and looked for signs of breathing — she found neither.

Harper interlocked her hands and positioned them over the girl’s chest. She began to press down and release.

efforts. Still stunned from the incident, Harper went back to her clubs and hit a few more balls. The gravity of the situation didn’t really sink in until she was back in her car and called her mother to tell her what had happened.

“She was choked up and she was proud of me,” Harper said of her mother. “It’s a good feeling to be able to help someone.”

“I’m proud of myself and proud that I chose this field,” Harper added. “Seeing the impact it had that day, it makes being a 15-year-old lifeguard, getting into the exercise physiology field and being a personal trainer all worth it.”

“It’s the way we’d want all of our students to react,” Dr. Paul Chase, PhD, ACSM-CEP, EIM-III, RCEP, an assistant clinical professor of exercise physiology said. “We’re proud of her for stepping up and helping. I think it’s amazing that she did that.”

“You got this. Keep going,” a man’s voice encouraged from behind.

Harper commented on the bravery of the girl’s family, saying they handled an “emotional, intense moment” as best they could and added that she hopes they are all OK.

After 30 compressions, Harper closed the girl’s nose and breathed into her mouth. The girl’s chest raised slightly, letting Harper know that air was entering her lungs. Thirty more compressions and two more breaths were completed before the girl started to respond.

According to Sheriff Rodney Smith, the girl was transported to Nationwide Children’s Hospital before Morris could return to her with a teddy bear as a gift. She was later released from the hospital and is reportedly back home with her family.

By now, a crowd had gathered from the nearby ballfields on West State Street in Athens, Ohio. Someone had called 911 and deputies from the Athens County Sheriff’s Office arrived on the scene.

When asked how she thinks she would act if in a similar situation again, Harper said, “I will act. Just act. No matter what, you have to act and trust in your training.”

One and two and three and four and five …

Although the girl had not regained consciousness, her pulse was strong and she was breathing on her own. OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital was nearby, and Deputy John Morris decided to rush her there himself.

According to Sheriff Rodney Smith, the girl was alert before leaving the site.

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On Saturday, May 4, Harper graduated from Ohio University, carrying with her the education and confidence to create a foundation for her future.

Because of her actions, another little girl may one day be able to do the same.

“I’m thankful I was there at the right time and confident enough in my skills and understanding of the urgency of acting in that situation — which is something I learned at OHIO,” Harper said.

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40 Years of CHSP

40 Years of CHSP

Established in 1979, CHSP is now one of the 10 largest health-focused colleges in the country.

We are proud to celebrate 40 years of exceptional education and service with our more than 33,000 alumni!

Representatives from Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s office and multiple state legislators honored CHSP’s 40th anniversary during a ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse on Sept. 24.

OHIO President M. Duane Nellis (center) stopped by the CHSP 40th anniversary tailgate tent on Homecoming weekend and snapped a picture with CHSP Dean Randy Leite (left) and Charles “Skip” Vosler (right).

Click here to listen to Dean Leite’s interview.

In celebration of 40 years, CHSP was the University sponsor of the Bobcat Homecoming football game. During the game, Timothy Neal (right) and Charles “Skip” Vosler (center) were recognized as the latest CHSP inductees of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame. They were joined on the field by Dean Randy Leite.

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Hundreds of new students were welcomed to campus on Aug. 24 to become part of the ongoing legacy of the College of Health Sciences and Professions. Students received commemorative 40th anniversary t-shirts at the welcome.

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Our Legacy • 40 Years of Impact

Hilda Richards The legacy of a groundbreaking Ohio University leader Undaunted by the many challenges of launching a new health-focused college at Ohio University at a time when there were no female or AfricanAmerican deans at the institution, Dr. Hilda Richards successfully established the College of Health and Human Services (now CHSP) in 1979 and became a transformational force on campus, respected by faculty and administration alike.

The College of Health and Human Services encompassed the schools of Nursing, Home Economics, Hearing and Speech Sciences, and Health, Physical Education and Recreation, as well as the Center for Human Development. A nurse by training, Dr. Richards focused first on interpersonal relationships, bringing the college together as a cohesive unit.

She successfully obtained funding for the fledgling college, helped launch the physical therapy program, and received grant funding to bring more students of color to the college. By the time she departed in 1986, the college had grown to be the second largest at the University.

Dr. Richards went on to become the chancellor of Indiana University Northwest and the president of the National Black Nurses Association.

Innovation.

Determination.

Leadership.

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The legacy of an occupational hygiene and safety founder Professor Clifford “Cliff” Houk, who founded CHSP’s Industrial Hygiene Program (now the Occupational Hygiene and Safety Program) in 1987, joined the Ohio University faculty as a professor of chemistry in 1966 and then shifted to the School of Health and Sport Sciences (now the Department of Social and Public Health) as a professor of health sciences for the 1987-1988 academic year. After retiring from full-time employment, he continued teaching at OHIO until 2003.

Dr. Houk was instrumental in mentoring several faculty within the department and was an OHIO benefactor. He established the Dr. Clifford Houk Central Ohio American Industrial Hygiene Association Scholarship in the College of Health Sciences and Professions in 2002 and the Evelyn L. Houk Trombone “Choir” Scholarship in 2012. He was a twotime alumnus of OHIO and, in total, served as an OHIO faculty member for 37 years. He was selected by Ohio University students as a University Professor, served on the Ohio University Alumni Association board of directors from 1997-2000 and was named AIHA Fellow in the first class of awardees.

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Our Legacy • 40 Years of Impact

Excellence.

Loyalty.

Generosity.

Cliff Houk

Our Legacy • 40 Years of Impact

Vitality.

Drive.

Discipline.

Fritz Hagerman The legacy of an Ohio University professor in Human Physiology, Human Anatomy and Exercise Physiology.

When Dr. Fredrick “Fritz” Hagerman was hired by Ohio University in 1967 to teach human physiology, human anatomy and exercise physiology, he had no idea the decision would help lead him to the Olympics only five years later. Dr. Hagerman researched and wrote about the body’s responses to high intensity and long duration exercise, particularly rowing, and was hired as a consultant for the U.S. National Rowing team in 1972. He served in that role for four decades and attended eight Olympic Games as well as dozens of world rowing championships.

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served as a fitness and training consultant to several professional baseball teams, and in recognition of his contributions was awarded with World Series rings from both the Cincinnati Reds and the Florida Marlins.

Additionally, Dr. Hagerman was a dedicated and highly esteemed professor, earning the University Professor award five times between 1973 and 1993. He founded the exercise physiology program at Ohio University and was supportive of the development of the exercise physiology major in what is now the College of Health Sciences and Professions.

His enthusiastic embrace of teaching included connecting with students on an individual basis, motivating them to do their best in

their studies and their respective professions.

Dr. Hagerman and his wife, Marge, were also instrumental in founding CHSP’s WellWorks, a comprehensive wellness center that offers a wide array of wellness services including exercise and nutrition.

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Our Legacy • 40 Years of Impact

Industriousness.

Creativity.

Responsiveness.

Marge Hagerman The legacy of an Ohio University Nutrition/Dietetic innovator.

At a time when the field of sport nutrition was still in its infancy, Marjorie “Marge” Hagerman led the way, authoring an eating strategy for the Cincinnati Reds and Florida Marlins baseball teams.

She served as sports dietitian for both teams, providing nutrition guidance and counseling to optimize the performance diet for individual players. When the Florida Marlins won the title in 1997, Marge and her husband, Fritz Hagerman, were presented with World Series rings by team athletic trainer Larry Starr (OHIO graduate in athletic training).

She earned her master’s degree at Ohio University in 1983, becoming registered by The American Dietetic Association (ADA) and licensed by both the Ohio and Fall 2019 | Connect

Florida Boards of Dietetics, and then began practice at Hocking Technical College and Marietta Memorial Hospital. By 1989, she had become a visiting instructor in nutrition for the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University. One year later, she was hired as an assistant professor of human and consumer sciences at Ohio University (now part of CHSP’s School of Applied Health Sciences and Wellness). In 1994, she was promoted to Didactic Program Director for the dietetic program and led the major through successful accreditation by the ADA. She provided administrative vision and leadership that fundamentally shaped the program into what it is today and was tireless in her

dedication to assuring graduate student placements into dietetic internships and graduate school.

Realizing that nutrition is only one component of overall wellness, Marge and Fritz were instrumental in founding CHSP’s WellWorks, a comprehensive wellness center that offers a wide variety of services including exercise and nutrition.

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Our Legacy • 40 Years of Impact

Skip Vosler The legacy of an Ohio University athletic training legend The nationally recognized athletic training program at Ohio University didn’t exist until Charles “Skip” Vosler came to the University in 1971. Under his leadership, OHIO’s athletic training program became the first athletic training program offered in Ohio in 1972 and one of only three offered in the United States at the time.

Dedication.

Passion.

Impact.

Skip was also instrumental in establishing the master’s program in 1977. Vosler worked directly with more than 600 athletic training students over his 27-year career with Ohio University and advocated to add women to the program in 1974. The Charles “Skip” Vosler Athletic Training Clinical Education Facility was named in honor of the pioneering leader of the program in 2017.

Vosler was also inducted in 2017 into The Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame, a fitting tribute to the man whose vision and dedication literally set the course for the athletic training profession.

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Our Legacy • 40 Years of Impact

Energy.

Enthusiasm.

Comittment.

Cindy Norkin The legacy of an Ohio University physical therapy pioneer Prior to even being hired by Ohio University in January 1984, Dr. Cynthia “Cindy” Norkin spent nine days on the Athens campus working with Dean Hilda Richards and Associate Dean Michael Harter to develop the college’s new 24-month physical therapy bachelor’s degree program.

Dr. Norkin also led the work to transition the program from the bachelor’s degree to a master’s degree program. In October 1994, the Ohio Board of Regents granted approval for the program to become the first physical therapy professional master’s degree program in Ohio.

After being hired as director of the new School of Physical Therapy, Dr. Norkin had six months to recruit faculty, admit the first class, submit the application for candidacy (the first step in the accreditation process), and prepare courses to be taught. Her hard work paid off in 1986 when the APTA accredited the program with full compliance in all accreditation standards.

Since her retirement in 1994, she has continued to publish new editions of her two textbooks that are some of the most widely used physical therapy textbooks nationally and internationally.

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Looking Back • ‘79 - ‘88 • 40 Years of Impact

Average Gas Prices 1979

$.82/gal

Chubu University donates 175 Yoshino Cherry trees to honor OHIO’s 175th anniversary.

These trees line the campus and Hocking River.

TOP RATED TV • Lavern and Shirley Movies • Moonraker

Music “My Sharona” - The Knack “52nd Street” - Billy Joel “Good Times” - Chic “I Just Fall in Love Again” - Anne Murray “The Gambler” - Kenny Rogers

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• George H.W. Bush elected president • Jimmy Carter visits Memorial Auditorium • Women’s Cross Country wins MAC Championship • Larry Hunter begins as Men’s Basketball Coach

TOP RATED TV • Roseanne/The Cosby Show Movies • Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade

Music “Look Away” - Chicago “Don’t Be Cruel” - Bobby Brown “Superwoman” - Karyn White “A Better Man” - Clint Black “Loving Proof” - Ricky Van Shelton

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Looking Back • ‘89 - ‘98 • 40 Years of Impact

HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS

Looking Back • ‘99 - ‘08 • 40 Years of Impact

TOP RATED TV • ER/Who Wants to Be A Millionaire Movies • Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace

Music “Believe” - Cher “Millennium” - Backstreet Boys “Fortunate” - Maxwell “400 Degreez” - Juvenile “Come on Over” - Shania Twain

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• Sept. 5 - 24,617 fans attend OHIO vs. UCONN - 2nd most attendance!

• Bobcat Football wins MAC East Division Championship • Women’s Field Hockey wins MAC Championship

TOP RATED TV • American Idol Movies • Avatar

Music “Boom Boom Pow”- The Black Eyed Peas “Fearless” - Taylor Swift “Blame It” - Jamie Foxx, featuring T-Pain “I Run to You Lady” - Antebellum

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Looking Back • ‘09 - ‘19 • 40 Years of Impact

HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS

Looking Forward Looking Forward • 40 Years of Impact

The future is bright for CHSP

While OHIO’s College of Health Sciences and Professions continues to celebrate four decades of healthcare impact, it also remains firmly focused on the future of the college and what might lie ahead in the next 40 years.

Dean Randy Leite noted that the college currently resides at the intersection of two dramatically changing areas of society – both within higher education and healthcare.

“There’s so much going on that’s driving change. It’s important for us to be responsive and nimble as a college,” he said. “I know this – If five years from now we are the same college we are today, we’re in big trouble. We have to evolve.”

For CHSP, Leite said evolution will come in the diversity of programming offered in the college.

“It’s going to be more programming that exists outside the bounds of the traditional. We have to look for new ways to do pedagogy.”

Leite said he hopes that the college will have more programs over the next 5-10 years and a broader range of partnerships; however, he noted that he would most like for the college to be known across the state of Ohio as a trusted healthcare resource.

“I want us to be viewed as leaders in Ohio when it comes to understanding dimensions of health, wellness and well-being, especially within the rural areas that we serve.” he said. “I would like to think that what we’ve laid out over the last 10 years continues to be the direction we move. Of course, future deans will have new directions, but I think we’ve laid a foundation on which we can build in terms of outreach, collaboration and partnerships to utilize new ways to do education.”

Enrollment, graduation rates and revenue generation will continue to be important metrics for the college’s livelihood going forward. Leite also emphasized the importance of the “impact metric.”

“When it comes to our partnerships and our teaching, it should be about where you are before you start; where you are at the end of that process, and how we have positively impacted lives,” he said. “It’s the continued impact of our college, and the potential for more, that makes our future bright.”

Leite also noted that the college is steeped in history with faculty and staff who positively influence the lives students. In turn, those students become alumni who impact their communities. From there, the circle continues.

“There’s gratification in seeing a kid who attended Kids on Campus as a child ultimately enroll at OHIO; there’s gratification in realizing the impact that our graduates have made in the world and knowing that the communities in which our alumni reside are better off with them in it. CHSP has made a difference, and that should count for a lot,” Leite said.

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Dean Randy Leite

Increased outreach, collaboration and partnerships are at the foundation of the college’s next 40 years As CHSP celebrates its 40th anniversary, it’s also celebrating 10 years of Dean Randy Leite leading the way.

Leite recalled how he transitioned from his former role as an associate professor of child and family studies to the college’s full-time dean in 2009.

“My first year was just trying to figure out what the college was going to be. The second and third were about growing the college into what it has become,” Leite said. “Looking back, I’m most proud of how collaborative we’ve become as a college; I think we really are a leader in collaboration at OHIO, and I hope it’s a legacy that will continue for a long time.”

Leite is often quick to give credit to CHSP’s alumni, faculty, staff, students and other OHIO administrators for the college’s achievements during his tenure; however, each of those groups has equally provided praise for his leadership, too.

“I think a dean’s real value is in bringing forward a vision and then empowering others to help shape that vision to make it a reality,” Leite said. “When a leader truly understands their personal strengths and weaknesses and is able to surround themselves with good people, everything else flows into place.”

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Celebrating 35 Years with CHSP Gary Chleboun has been employed with Ohio University for almost as long as the college we now know as the College of Health Sciences and Professions has been in existence. He was hired when the college was still the College of Health and Human Services and remembers when the physical therapy department was located inside the Convocation Center. He and other colleagues would walk across the street to what is now Bicentennial Park to watch OHIO’s baseball team play.

As the longest tenured employee of CHSP, Chleboun was asked to reminisce about his time with the college and the changes he’s seen throughout the years.

Chleboun came to OHIO in 1985 after earning his MS in physical therapy from Duke University. Chleboun joined the relatively new College of Health and Human Services as an assistant professor and began pursuing his doctorate degree as well. While he taught, he continued to practice clinically. When Grover Center was ready for the department to move in, he and other faculty lobbied to have their offices placed in a corner with a certain view… right out to the baseball field.

“We were thinking, ‘Hey, it’s left field seats!’ but then they moved the baseball field,” he said with a slight laugh.

Despite the baseball field’s new location and many physical changes to the property over the decades, Chleboun said the feel of campus hasn’t changed.

“That’s why I love being here. It’s a gorgeous campus,” he said. “We looked several times at moving and going other places but none of them had a campus feel like this. It’s a beautiful place to work.”

program to be established in the state, OHIO was on the forefront of propelling the program forward.

Chleboun said the recent renovation to the building helped make the program’s space one of the best in the country and that it allows for a better balance of research and teaching in the program.

Being able to help faculty reach their goals has been the most enjoyable aspect of the director position for Chleboun but he still loves to teach as well.

“The big thing is when a student goes ‘Yeah, I got it!’ I really enjoy that,” he said. “I enjoy the idea of trying to come up with a way to present the information so that they can understand it, relate it to something that they know and it makes it easier for them to get it. They remember.”

From instructing students, to interacting with alumni, Chleboun has seen it all in his nearly 35 years with the college and the college is better for it.

“Hopefully I’ve had some positive influences on the faculty, staff and students here,” he said. “I get so much energy from the alumni and I like that our faculty and students have the atmosphere here to progress.”

Gary Chleboun Director of the School of Rehabilitation and Communication Sciences

When the college was formed, many of the programs were spread throughout the campus without a singular place to call home. Physical therapy was in the Convocation Center, the dean’s office was in Grosvenor Hall, recreation and sports sciences was in Grover Center and other programs existed in Lindley Hall and Tupper Hall. The physical therapy department maintained some connection with the exercise physiology and biological sciences programs but not much interaction with other health programs. That changed when Grover Center became the home of the college in 2001.

“I thought then that it was going to be good for everyone,” Chleboun said. “It brought everyone together and that gave us the ability to collaborate naturally and from a grassroots level. You started to be able to recognize what the college was.”

Chleboun is now the director of the physical therapy program. Looking back at its history, he said going from a bachelor’s program to a master’s level was a significant step as OHIO led the charge. As the fourth physical therapy

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Faculty Spotlight • 40 Years of Impact

Taking a look back with CHSP’s longest tenured faculty member

CHSP FINDS A HOME IN OHIO’S GROVER CENTER Grover Center was built in 1960 with the purpose of housing Ohio University’s basketball arena and did so until the Convocation Center opened in 1968. The building was named after Brandon T. Grover, a 1919 graduate of Ohio University and head basketball coach for the Bobcats. He also served as an assistant to then-President John C. Baker.

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Grover Center served as the University’s recreation center until extensive renovations were made in the late 1990s to turn the building into classrooms and offices — and the new home of the College of Health Sciences and Professions.

CHSP’s academic programs were dispersed across OHIO, in approximately seven different campus buildings, prior to the college’s move to Grover Center.

EXPANSION OF ONLINE PROGRAMS PROVIDES CHSP WITH WORLDWIDE REACH CHSP has excelled due to its personalized approach to health education in the brick and mortar landscape. Investing in the future with an eye toward accessibility, this approach has been delivered to the world wide web and more programs continue to be added.

The Bachelor of Science in Integrated Healthcare Studies completion program is offered 100 percent online and was designed to build on an associate degree to help earn a bachelor’s degree. The program is offered in all 50 states.

Online nursing programs include: RN to BSN

MSN Nurse Leader

MSN Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

MSN Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

MSN Family Nurse Practitioner

Doctor of Nursing Practice

MSN Nurse Educator Certificates in the nursing field offered online include: Post-Master’s Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate Post-Master’s Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Other health-focused master’s degrees offered online include: Master of Social Work Master of Global Health Master of Health Administration Master of Public Health Non-academic healthcare leadership courses are also available 100% online.

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Post-Master’s Nurse Educator Certificate Post-Master’s Online Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Certificate School Nurse License Certificate Graduate certificates offered online by CHSP include: Clinical Informatics Certificate Healthcare Leadership Certificate Global Health Certificate Health Policy Certificate Veterans Health Certificate

RENOVATIONS TO GROVER CENTER FURTHER CHSP’S EDUCATIONAL FOCUS In August 2017, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to commemorate the renovation of Grover Center, complete with state-of-the-art equipment and new facilities for nursing, athletic training, nutrition, exercise physiology and WellWorks.

Each improvement to Grover Center focused on furthering CHSP’s mission to educate the best healthcare professionals in the world.

A new team-based laboratory, interdisciplinary simulation suite and computer lab with student collaboration center were unveiled; new nursing labs provided 26 beds for instructional use and technologically advanced mannequins that can simulate multiple medical situations and adapt to nursing interventions.

The Food Innovation Laboratory received a complete overhaul, including a full demonstration area.

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In 2015, CHSP opened a new 86,000 square-foot Integrated Education Center (DIEC) in Dublin, Ohio. It houses numerous programs from OHIO’s schools and colleges and helps facilitate partnerships with other academic institutions.

The first floor of the DIEC is home to the physician assistant program, which is a master’s program designed to prepare students to work in any clinical setting with an emphasis on primary care in urban and rural, medically underserved communities.

Recently, the program earned accreditation-continued status from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant.

Two classrooms with the ability to accommodate up to 60 students each are located on the first floor while practical exams take place in an eight-room patient examination suite. A 130-seat auditorium is also located on the first floor while the second level boasts a 4,000 square-foot room that can be configured into numerous class sizes and an 1,800 square-foot wellness laboratory.

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2015: DEPARTMENT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTH STUDIES BEGINS The Department of Interdisciplinary Health Studies (IHS) was designed to appeal to critical thinking, health-minded students interested in expanding their fields of knowledge, IHS creates and promotes interdisciplinary connections within educational experiences with opportunities offered in the classroom, online and at the work-site to broaden the knowledge base of students.

The Bachelor of Science in Integrated Healthcare Studies is a completion degree offered on campus and online. It’s perfect for students considering a change in majors or those who have completed an allied health associate degree. Offered in 14-week courses or 7-week accelerated courses, the BSIHS can be a foundation for graduate study in a variety of health-related fields and is a great option for working professionals.

IHS also offers undergraduate certificates in gerontology and global health and graduate certificates for gerontology, global health and healthcare leadership.

2019: DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK DEBUTS The social work program has been part of the fabric of Ohio University since its initial accreditation in 1974. In 2019, CHSP took the program a step further by establishing the Department of Social Work.

Both the bachelor’s and master’s programs provide extensive field experience and connections to the communities they serve. The programs incorporate a policy perspective and teaching relationshipbased interventions designed to help those in the community. The goal of the department is to provide students with the skills and knowledge to positively affect community members and improve the lives of those served. www.ohio.edu/chsp | 20

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CHSP EXPANDS CAMPUS FOOTPRINT TO DUBLIN, OH

CHSP Furthers Commitment to Finding Solutions to Opioid Epidemic CHSP, as part of its continued commitment to finding and utilizing resources to help Ohio uncover methods to respond to the opioid crisis, continues to lead the way toward a healthier future for its communities via several of the following collaborative projects and funding efforts.

OHIO hosts Community Symposium on Opioid Interventions On Oct. 4, CHSP hosted the Community Symposium on Opioid Interventions with more than 100 participants in Walter Hall. Opening remarks were delivered by OHIO President M. Duane Nellis, Kenneth Johnson, executive dean and chief medical affairs officer for the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Randy Leite, dean of the College of Health Sciences and Professions.

Topics addressed included: Clinical workforce expansion

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Increasing employment opportunities for people in recovery Trauma informed care approaches

Throughout the event, medical field professionals offered presentations; attendees also formed discussion groups to work on potential solutions and techniques to employ in the field.

$1.1 million Appalachian Regional Commission grant to provide increased addiction recovery services Thanks to a $1.1 million Appalachian Regional Commission grant awarded in early 2019, CHSP and its community partners will be able to provide increased addiction recovery services to women throughout five Appalachian counties. The grant will create a recovery ecosystem for women struggling with substance misuse disorders and create additional treatment, recovery and workforce training programs.

“When you look at the scourge of opioid addiction and its impact on this region, I think for us, morally, it’s

important to step up and try to address it,” said CHSP Dean Randy Leite.

“Most importantly, what we’ll end up with is hundreds of women who, at some point, will have moved beyond addiction. And not only will they benefit from these opportunities, but their children will benefit, their family members will benefit and their future employers will benefit. I think it’s impact that we can all get excited about and take great pride in.”

Inaugural ‘HOPE Talks’ Event Shares Messages of Inspiration, Success Giving success over substance abuse a public face, Athens HOPE, a local substance misuse education and prevention program founded in 2017 by the College of Health Sciences and Professions, Athens City-County Health Department and OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital, hosted the first HOPE Talks event in Nelsonville in July 2019.

When she realized she was driving away those closest to her, she started to understand that she almost lost everything she cared about. It took several tries at recovery but Brooks no longer felt alone and the destructive and impulsive thoughts faded. Now, she’s able to help others through their struggles and has a second chance.

“I hope people feel inspired. I hope they feel educated, enlightened and have a better A number of speakers took to the stage to discuss understanding of what some of our community members their own battles with opioids and addiction or to are facing,” said Rebecca Robison-Miller, director of deliver information about the resources available in the college and community partnerships for CHSP and community to help combat the epidemic. chair of Athens HOPE. “The speakers did a wonderful The audience hung on every word from LeeAnn Brooks, job creating a better level of understanding and urging people in attendance to get involved in whatever way the house night manager at Serenity Grove, a women’s sober living facility. Brooks shared her story of addiction works best for them because we should be caring for all our community members.” and how she lived what she deemed a “normal” life. She said while she was addicted, she felt she could handle her choices as long as no one else was hurt.

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Dear Alumni As we welcome another fall semester, Athens is energized with new and returning students walking the bricks of campus and town. Fall on a college campus is always invigorating and filled with the excitement of rejoining old friends, making new friends, exploring new ideas and embracing the future.

Here in the College of Health Sciences and Professions (CHSP), we are also excited to be celebrating the college’s 40th anniversary this academic year – honoring the past and shaping the future!

When our college was originally founded in 1979 as the College of Health and Human Services, no one could have imagined that the college we now know as the College of Health Sciences and Professions would become the largest college at OHIO in terms of both student enrollment and annual graduate numbers. Our health sciences and professions programs place our alumni in a variety of clinical and non-clinical healthcare careers where they impact the lives of patients and communities each day.

Dear Alumni

In addition to celebrating CHSP, fall is also a time for observing many campus traditions. This year, we were pleased to celebrate the triennial Black Alumni Reunion (BAR) weekend. The college hosted an open house during the weekend where we welcomed alumni, offered tours of Grover Center and discussed the college’s current academic priorities.

CHSP is proud of its own link to OHIO’s rich heritage with our first dean, Hilda Richards, EdD, RN, FAAN, being the first black academic dean at OHIO as well as the first female academic dean. Dr. Richards is honored in the college by being featured on one of our wall murals highlighted in this issue.

Of course, our alumni always remind us of our purpose, and one recent graduate shared her story with us: J’Nae D. Bennett, a 2019 graduate in Child & Family Studies, stopped by the college during her visit to campus for BAR. She happily shared that she had been hired as a counselor working with patients diagnosed with HIV at Care Alliance Center in Cleveland, Ohio – the same place that J’Nae completed her required internship placement.

J’Nae said, “I am incredibly thankful for the department requiring students within our program to complete internship placements. I feel our internship placements helped a lot of students really figure out how to effectively use our degrees in careers we’re passionate about.”

We are thankful for J’Nae and all our alumni for the incredible work that they do!

Dr. Hilda Richards

Elizabeth Jones

Assistant Dean for Outreach and Engagement

If you are interested in supporting CHSP with a financial gift you can pay by credit card at www.ohio.edu/give. If you would like to discuss other gift options such as gifts-in-kind, multi-year pledges, endowments, estate gifts, gifts of real estate or stocks/securities, or naming opportunities, please contact me at jonese4@ohio.edu.

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‘I’m Just Normal, and It’s Great’ Finding Hope • Bryan Darst

Bryan Darst finds HOPE, helps others through recovery

Bryan Darst was still in high school when he found himself speeding down a dark stretch of highway in the backseat of an old, burgundy Pontiac Grand Am. He and his friends were between Gallia County and Jackson County, Ohio, when he heard the gunshot.

Darst twisted his body to view a shattered back window and the shot’s culprit — a 12-gauge shotgun resting between a side mirror and the frame of a rusted pickup truck following them. A rusted pickup truck that Darst and his friends had recently broken into and stolen from.

No sooner had Darst see the gleam of the barrel of the gun than he had to dive to the floorboard as another round of buckshot impacted the Pontiac. Darst was tossed from side to side as the vehicle swerved to try and avoid the attacker. More shots peppered the car before they could make their escape.

Darst felt momentary relief after obtaining the illicit prescription drugs but was discovered by police and taken to jail on an outstanding warrant.

He made bail and fled to Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

There, Darst robbed a man at gunpoint with whom he had an agreement to purchase drugs. Not long after, Darst found himself involved in a friend’s methamphetamine lab. A police raid placed Darst back behind bars.

At 21 years old, Darst was facing felonies related to manufacturing and operating a meth lab as well as a first-degree felony armed robbery that carried the possibility of life in prison.

“I remember replaying that night in my head so many times and with so many different outcomes,” Darst said. “I did not see my uncontrollable urge for drugs as the issue. I didn’t look at the big picture and how I got myself into those situations in the first place. I drove myself mad thinking how I could have gotten away with it.”

“I made that firm resolution and that was it...”

“That’s the lifestyle I was accustomed to,” Darst said.

“Looking back, I thought stuff like that was bragging rights. Now, I wonder: How did I even live?”

After graduating high school, Darst dabbled in different drugs but mostly pills and marijuana and his daily routine revolved around finding a way to get high.

“It was a constant plot and scheme, plot and scheme,” he said. “What can I steal? Who can I rob? Obsession and compulsion overrode everything. There were brief intervals where I’d get my head out of my butt for a little while but then I’d go right back to the same old thing.”

In a particular binge, Darst found himself without a drug source while fleeing an Ohio arrest warrant. The thought of moving from his hotel bed in Indiana was enough to create dread, Darst said.

“It was dope sickness,” Darst said. “It’s like death. It’s as close to dying as you could possibly get without dying. The worst case of any kind of flu you have put on steroids. And your brain is going chaotic because you know if you can just get to that next hit, it’ll all go away.”

He found a family friend who had extra Oxycontin, but the friend was all the way in Gallia County. Fueled by desperation, Darst dragged himself to his truck and headed to Gallia County.

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A plea agreement helped Darst avoid state prison, but he spent 16 months in regional jail before being allowed to enter a long-term, inpatient recovery center. The lessons learned there didn’t last.

Six months after leaving the recovery center, a friend offered him a handful of Oxycontin. Darst crushed some, snorted them and ate the rest.

“I remember it like it was yesterday. I lifted my head up and looked in a mirror, seeing residue in my nose and I already knew,” he said. “One is too many, a thousand is never enough, it’s the first one that gets you … before the end of the night, I was back over to that house asking the guy if he wanted to sell some more.”

He found himself on the run from law enforcement again and on Feb. 3, 2016, deputies with the Athens County Sheriff’s Office caught up with him. “I’d run for so long, it was actually kind of a relief,” Darst said.

In jail again, awaiting more felony charges, Darst had what he called his “moment of clarity.”

“I just said to myself, ‘I’m not doing this. I’m done. I don’t want drugs.’ I made that firm resolution and that was it,” he said.

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Finding Hope • Bryan Darst

Bryan Darst

Darst entered probation in Athens County and joined the Vivitrol program, which helps those addicted with medical-assisted recovery. But his road to recovery was just starting.

He found solace in the Central Avenue United Methodist Church where he started recovery meetings of his own and slowly rebuilt his life. Hanging over his head was a restitution fee of $500 that he had to pay soon or he’d be sent to prison for violating the terms of his plea agreement. Darst didn’t want to ask for help though.

“I didn’t want to tell anyone because I’d taken advantage of too many people,” he said. “I was just going to do anything I could to be a decent person.”

Darst, however, did finally let a staff worker, Brittany, at the Gathering Place know the whole story. Two days before he was to be sentenced, Brittany handed him a yellow envelope.

“What’s this?” he asked.

“An anonymous person from the Central Methodist Church dropped this off for you,” she answered.

Inside, Darst found a money order that allowed him to pay his restitution.

In retelling the story, Darst struggles to keep back the tears. His hands tremble while folded in his lap atop crossed legs. He looks away for a moment and chokes out the words, “It changed everything.”

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“Whoever the person was had seen me doing what I was supposed to be doing. I didn’t take it for granted.”

Darst has now been sober for more than three years and is employed at The Gathering Place as the Mike’s Bridge House program manager and peer recovery supporter. He is also an involved member of Athens HOPE (Helping Overcome Substance Misuse Disorder through Prevention & Education) — a partnership founded by Ohio University’s College of Health Sciences and Professions, the Athens City-County Health Department and OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital.

He isn’t proud of his past, but he doesn’t hide from it. His past actions are part of him. He continues to maintain his commitment to try and do what’s right — for himself and others.

When asked now if he’s a good person, Darst, almost apologetically, says yes.

“I’m everything I hadn’t been my whole life. I’m a father.

I am an employee. I am a son. I am a grandson. I’m a community member. I’m a good person,” he said. “Years ago, I couldn’t have honestly said those things with pride. Today, I know I can.

“I’m just normal and it’s great.”

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PATHS 2 Academy

Approximately 100 students from more than 30 high schools in Central Ohio participated in the 2019 Professions Aligned Towards Health Sciences and Human Services (PATHS2) Academy hosted by the Ohio University College of Health Sciences and Professions and Columbus State Community College.

Returning PATHS2 partners, Mt. Carmel Stroke Outreach Team and Nestle R&D in Marysville, were also joined this year by Syntero to help educate area youth about healthcare careers and their valuable educational pathways.

A pilot expansion of the PATHS2 Academy was also held this year on the Columbus State Community College main campus which allowed for 15 additional students from underrepresented areas to participate.

“PATHS2 Academy is a fantastic partnership between CHSP and Columbus State Community College,” said Ginny Valentin, senior director for central Ohio programs and partnerships for Ohio University. ”Together, we have served hundreds of students over the years from all over the area.”

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New Online Programs in More States with Continued Affordability!

Learn more at www.ohio.edu/onlinehealth

New Programs Our online MPH has a concentration in community health and prepares students to address community health needs locally, nationally or internationally. “I had an enriching experience in the OHIO MPH program. The professors were dedicated and passionate, which was clear from their teaching methods and student interactions,” said OHIO MPH graduate Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong.

Master of Social Work Available in two tracks, foundation and advanced, the 100% online MSW emphasizes service in rural environments. The Master of Social Work (MSW) program, which is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, graduates clinical social workers who have the knowledge and skills for advanced practice in rural environments to improve the well-being of individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities. The program offers three start dates each year and can be completed in as few as 24 months.

Continued Affordability RN to BSN Now offered in 23 states, CHSP’s CCNE-accredited online RN to BSN program was recently ranked the most affordable per credit hour in the state of Ohio and seventh most affordable in the entire nation, according to Nurse.org.

Nurse.org put together the list of the most affordable and reputable RN to BSN programs in the country in response to the growing demand for nurses in the U.S. The website ranks OHIO’s program as the most affordable in Ohio at $240 per credit hour for in-state residents.

The online RN to BSN program, housed in the College of Health Sciences and Professions, is designed for RNs who want to continue their education with a bachelor’s degree and enables them to advance their career. Dr. Deborah Henderson, director of the School of Nursing said students have the flexibility of a non-cohort model and the opportunity to progress in the program at their own pace that works with a nurse’s busy work and home balance.

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MSN and DNP Now offered in 28 states In order to help deliver topof-the-line education to more areas across the nation, OHIO’s Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and nursing post-master’s certificate programs have been expanded to 22 new states. These CCNE-accredited programs are now offered in: Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin They join already eligible states, including: California, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia Plus, the Nurse Leader program has been redesigned and is now offered 100% online with no required campus visits!

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master’s degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program and post-graduate APRN certificate programs at Ohio University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).

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Master of Public Health

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