Substance Abuse Counseling Program Approved for Accreditation, Getting Active
USF Mock Trial Team Success
The new B.A. degree program in Substance
The USF Mock Trial Team, coached by faculty
Dunbar and students Lana Crump, Brook
Abuse Counseling (SAC) at the University
Griffith and Allison Byrne attended the ICB
member Stephanie Washington, had a
of St. Francis has been approved by the Illinois
spring conference in Itasca, Ill. in March, staffing
successful season. Throughout the season,
Certification Board (ICB) as an Advanced
an exhibit booth. The group attended several
the team competed and received honors
Accredited Training Program.
workshops and presentations, including
for their hard work. After competing in three
Dunbar’s “Luck Be a Lady Tonight—A Look at
preliminary tournaments in North Carolina,
conduct the site visit. After meeting with
Problem Gambling in America,” presented
Ohio and Colorado, respectively (and placing in
SAC faculty and students, and representatives
to approximately 75 conference attendees. The
all them), our “Mockers” took home several
from the program and USF administrators
group had great networking opportunities
top attorney and witness awards. They went on
including USF President Arvid C. Johnson, SAC
and met numerous treatment providers, ICB
to place in the Midwest Challenge, hosted
Program Coordinator Larry Dunbar, CAS Dean
board members and students from other
at USF, then competed at the American Mock
Bob Kase, and Provost Frank Pascoe, the ICB
colleges and training programs. The icing on the
Trial Association Regionals held at the Will
site visit team concluded that “the University of
cake: Crump won a full scholarship to the
County Courthouse in February. Once again,
St. Francis is committed to providing excellent
2017 ICB Spring Conference.
the team held its own, beating the University
In November, ICB had a four-person team
education to their students.”
For more information about the Substance
of Chicago’s renowned team and handing them
Abuse Counseling program at the University
their only loss of the season. The 2015–2016
Advanced Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
of St. Francis, please visit stfrancis.edu/
USF Mock Trial Team roster included Captain
Counselor Training Program from November
academics/sac.
Justyna Jozwik, Co-Captain Emily Limbach,
ICB accredited the SAC program as an ICB
Giovanna Almada, Alex Campos, Miranda
20, 2015 to September 1, 2017.
Castro, Ramon Colon, Giovanni Conte, Katelyn
The Substance Abuse Counseling program at USF is now among 26 ICB-Accredited
Doyle, Karen Guzman, Cori Herbert, Britany
programs in Illinois. As an advanced accredited
Jaskiewicz, Jens Kennedy, Robert Kiser, Mayra
training program, our SAC students, upon
Marin and Alejandra Medina.
graduation, are prepared and meet all requirements to take the certification exam to become
RE CRE ATI ON & SPOR T MAN AGE ME N T FACULT Y PROJ ECT
Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Counselors (CADC) by the ICB. They are also prepared
Syd Sklar served as a guest editor for an issue
to begin a master’s curriculum in the fields of
of Therapeutic Recreation Journal, providing
psychology, social work, criminal and social justice or many other fields if so desired.
From left to right: ICB Executive Director Jessica Hayes, SAC student Allison Bryne, and USF SAC adjunct professor Christine Slattery
an “Introduction to the Special Issue on Strengths-Based Practice—Part I.” His co-editor, Marcia Jean Carter, is a USF adjunct instructor.
Schola Cantorum & The Chieftains Schola Cantorum singers Elijah Anderson, Christina Bravo, Marisa DiBennardi, Mary Jackson, Erick Kubacki, Lorraine Lawson, Eric Lindstrom, Chloe Miller, Shannon Patino and Jake Taheny sang with The Chieftains at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet in March.
Director Patrick Brannon was proud, noting, “It was an honor for me to sit in the beautiful Rialto Square Theatre and hear some of my best singers perform with The Chieftains— a traditional Irish group that I have been a fan of for decades."
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