Summer 2009
Fall 2009 Registration – On Paper Cards
Registration for Fall 2009 course will be completed
using paper registration cards. You will find paper
registration cards in the OT office. The cards are
also available on Blackboard.
GRADUATE WEEKEND DATES
Summer 2009 Trimester
Remaining dates:
July 31, August 1, 2
August 7, 8, 9 (Online or Lab Weekend dates)
Fall 2009 Trimester
September 11, 12, 13
October 2, 3, 4
October 23, 24, 25
November 13, 14, 15
December 4, 5, 6
December 11, 12, 13 (Emergency Alternate dates)
December 18, 19, 20
Spring 2010
January 8, 9, 10
January 29, 30, 31
February 19, 20, 21
March 12, 13, 14
March 26, 27, 28
April 9, 10, 11
April 16, 17, 18 (Emergency Alternate dates)
Summer 2010
May 7, 8, 9
June 4, 5, 6
June 18, 19, 20
July 9, 10, 11
July 23, 24, 25
August 13, 14, 15 (Online or Lab Weekend dates)
Looking Ahead
Fall Trimester
Sept 11 1pm New Student Orientation, required
Sept 13 5pm–10pm Fire in the Sky campus festival
Oct 2
6pm Faculty-Student Rep meeting
Fall and Spring NEUROSCIENCE TUTORS
Peer tutors are available. Their names are posted on
Blackboard OT200: OT PreAcademic Forum. It is the
responsibility of the student requesting a tutor to make
tutoring payment arrangements.
Issue # 5 July 31, August 1, 2
2009 Walk Now for Autism – Hudson Valley
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today! Saturday, October 17, 2009, Anthony Wayne
Recreation Area. 2009 Walk Now for Autism Kickoff Thursday - August 6, 2009, 6:30 PM, Dave & Buster's Palisades Mall, West Nyack, NY. For more information go to:
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Register for Alzheimer’s Memory Walk
Please go to www.alz.org to find an Alzheimer ’s disease
Memory Walk in your area. There will be several walks in the
Hudson Valley during September and October 2009. No
matter where you live, you can join the fight against
Alzheimer's disease. If there is not a Memory Walk near you,
sign up and raise money in a virtual Memory Walk.
Fall 2009 - New Graduate Student Orientation
Students who are enrolled in Kinesiology, and are eligible for
entrance in the Fall 2009 class, are required to attend the
New Student Orientation on Friday, September 11, 2009.
This mandatory meeting was announced in your letter of
admission, on the pre-admission checklist.
Congratulations – Faculty
Congratulations to Jan G. Garbarini, Assistant Professor and
Coordinator of Research. Jan continues her education at
Nova Southeastern University where she is now officially
a doctoral candidate. Good luck Jan!
Congratulations - Student
Congratulations to first year student Basiratu Oladiran. She
gave birth to an 8lb. 7 oz. baby boy.
Important Notices Posted on the DC Portal
The Dominican College Portal provides information regarding
campus activities and announcements. Please check the
portal for information. Access the portal at www.my.dc.edu.
To look at the Occupational Therapy pages click Academic
Programs at the top and Occupational Therapy on the left.
Students are now able to access academic information on the
DC Portal. Each student’s Password is his/her ID number,
which is also the Username for logging into the Portal.
July 31, August 1, 2, 2009
Pi Theta Epsilon’s (PTE) Weekend News:
7/31/2009 – 8/2/2009
Helpful tips:
 Blackboard (BB) & Digital Drop Box (DDB): When
submitting assignments via DDB or posting on
Discussion Board, be sure NOT to use any symbols
(i.e. #, -, :, .) This is not compatible with the system.
Your submission will state that the document was
sent or posted, but once you try to open, the
document will not open. For example, a document
titled “Assignment #1” or “Assign.#1” should instead
read “Assignment1” or “Assign1”—no symbols!! Be
sure to ALWAYS double check by opening up the
document after you post it.
 First year students be sure to save all professional
growth forms, advocacy certificates, Dean’s list
letters, an updated resume, and any other
recognitions. These will be handy when creating
your professional portfolio! Keep them in a safe
place!
 Create a master “APA Reference Bank”!! Create a
master reference list by just copying & pasting the
references you use in each paper. This will save
you time and energy!! --you will use those
references again in later papers throughout the
program.
 Join AOTA!! Membership provides you with access
to AJOT, OT Practice, their Evidence-Based
Practice topics sections, discounts, and much more.
Pi Theta Epsilon officers:
President:
Nicole Beshaw
Vice President: Katelyn McArdle
Treasurer:
Misba Babar
Secretary:
Tiffany Santiago and Teresa Wegert
Members: Melissa Ferrando, Laura Volz, Tara
Fettes, Audra Rutnik, and Paula Emma
(Feel free to leave any comments/suggestions in our
student mailboxes in the OT office)
Applications for PTE - Pi Theta Epsilon
PTE is the national honor society for occupational
therapy. Students who have completed 27 credits in the
professional occupational therapy course sequence with
a GPA of 3.5 or higher, and receiving letters of
invitation, are eligible to apply to the Gamma Alpha
Chapter at Dominican College. Submit applications to
Professor Jan Garbarini, the faculty advisor, Rm 108,
Prusmack Center, by August 14, 2009.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO CHECK
STUDENT “MAILBOXES*” IN THE OT OFFICE.
*vertical organizer on top of file cabinet
Summer Hours at Sullivan Library
The Sullivan Library is located on the west side of Rosary Hall.
A DC One Card is necessary for entrance into the Library.
Wireless internet and a computer lab are available. You can
access on-line library services which are linked to the library
page of the college website, www.dc.edu. The library volumes
are displayed on the on-line card catalog. The library offers
subscription electronic resources which are accessed through
links provided on the Library page. The subscription remote
databases are accessed with a user ID and password,
provided by the library.
Library Summer hours from 5/22 through 8/30/2009:
Monday - Friday: 8:00am – 7:00pm
Saturday and Sunday: 12:00pm – 7:00pm
All Students and Faculty Need a DC One Card
Those who need a One Card can make a weekend
appointment by emailing Beth.Barletta@dc.edu. Please bring
proof of enrollment and know your student ID number.
Regular DC-1 Card office hours are Mon – Fri, 8am - 4pm in
Casey Hall.
Professional Advocacy Requirement
Each student is required to engage in two promotion/
advocacy activities during their professional coursework.
Promotion of the profession is a standard as outlined by the
Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
(ACOTE). Examples of activities are listed in the student
manual.
Attention Students
Beginning Graduate Occupational Therapy Program
The students, currently enrolled in Kinesiology, who will begin
the OT Program in Fall 2009 will have the opportunity to
appoint a representative for their cohort. Student
representatives attend the Faculty-Student Rep meetings and
present the concerns of the students in that cohort, along with
the reps from the other cohorts. Faculty-Student Rep
meetings usually fall on the second weekend of each
trimester. The first meeting of the 2009-10 academic year will
be Friday October 2 at 6pm. Voting for class representatives
will be anonymous. It will most likely take place via a
Blackboard survey posted at a later date.
SOTA Executive Committee
Are you a first year student interested in volunteering for a
leadership position in SOTA (Student Occupational Therapy
Association)? Please contact Prof. Pam McFall.
Comprehensive Resource Tools from SOTA
There may still be the opportunity to purchase the CRT for
$16 each. Numbers are limited. Please email the program
secretary, Beth.Barletta@dc.edu.
July 31, August 1, 2, 2009