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Waite recognized—Black history maker in nursing

Roberta Waite, EdD, professor, associate dean for Community-Centered Health & Wellness and Academic Integration and executive director, Stephen & Sandra Sheller 11th St. Family Health Services was featured by the Macy Foundation as a Black history maker in nursing by the Josiah Macy Foundation.

February 26
Pearl Published New Essay

A new essay written by Sharrona Pearl, PhD, an associate teaching professor in Health Administration, has been published. "The Mask" appears in the Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences.

February 25
Friedman's Team to Present at Rotary International Event

On Thursday, February 25 at 10 a.m., Rotary International will present Together for Mothers’ and Children’s Health, a virtual event that will showcase maternal and child health projects that are saving lives around the world.

Teams will present their work, which focuses on the importance of investing in mothers and children and explore how innovative, community-based solutions can protect and empower them, preparing them for a healthy, hopeful and thriving future.

Sandra Friedman, MSN, assistant clinical professor in RN-BSN Completion, serves on the team presenting Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Uganda.

All are welcome to attend. Click here to register.

February 24
CLASS Online Winter Workshop: Critical Thinking Skills
Critical thinking skills are vital both in and out of the classroom.
- February 24
- 5 - 6 p.m.
- Online in BlackBoard Collaborate
In this live online workshop, Peer Academic Coaches from CLASS will help you build critical thinking skills so you can work smarter, not harder. Students who RSVP using the link provided in the description will receive an e-mail that day of the workshop with log-in instructions.

Learn about more winter workshops and to rsvp in advance. If the link above does not work when you click on it, please copy and paste it into your browser.
February 22
Tuesday Topic: Diversity Is Understood, Inclusion Is Political
- February 23
- 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Diversity too often is only a series of checkmarks. Join us as we breakdown how diversity doesn’t automatically create inclusion.

Presenter
- Maurice Cottman
  Director, Student Center, Multicultural Programming
  Drexel University
All are welcome! Students, faculty, professional staff, and community providers are encouraged to attend. Presented by the Board of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Veronica Carey, PhD, chair.

Register

Check out upcoming Tuesday Topics here.
February 22
CNHP Health Sciences Librarians Online “Drop In” hours
Jen Lege-Matsuura and Janice Masud-Paul are available to meet with faculty, staff and students to provide research or coursework assistance.

Winter Term “Drop-in” Hours
- Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
- Fridays, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Consultations are also available outside of office hours by appointment.
CLICK HERE DURING THESE TIMES TO CHAT WITH JEN OR JANICE

Email Janice jhm52@drexel.edu or Jen jml623@drexel.edu.
February 19
CLASS Online Winter Workshop: Critical Thinking Skills
Critical thinking skills are vital both in and out of the classroom.
- February 16
- 5 - 6 p.m.
- Online in BlackBoard Collaborate
In this live online workshop, Peer Academic Coaches from CLASS will help you build critical thinking skills so you can work smarter, not harder. Students who RSVP using the link provided in the description will receive an e-mail that day of the workshop with log-in instructions.

Learn about more winter workshops and to rsvp in advance. If the link above does not work when you click on it, please copy and paste it into your browser.
February 15
Tuesday Topic: Measuring Your Impact
- February 16
- 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
How do you measure your reach in media coverage, and through your strategic partnerships. Please join our panel of research scientists and media experts to help you harness some of these measures to help you advance your research and career.

Moderator
- Girijia Kaimal, EdD, ATR-BC, associate professor, Creative Arts Therapies
Panelists
- Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, professor and director, Drexel Food Lab, Department of Food and Hospitality Management
- Janice Masud-Paul, librarian, health sciences research
- Rose Ann Dimaria-Ghalili, PhD, professor and associate dean of Interprofessional Research and Development
- Annie Korp, news manager, Science and Nursing, Office of University Communications
All are welcome! Students, faculty, professional staff, and community providers are encouraged to attend. Presented by CNHP Faculty Affairs.

Register

Check out upcoming Tuesday Topics here.
February 15
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Happy Lunar New Year!

Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on the first new moon of lunar year. This year, the holiday begins today, February 12, and according to the Chinese zodiac, 2021 is the year of the ox. Although in the US the holiday is sometimes referred to as Chinese New Year, it’s observed by many other Asian cultures including South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore and Tibet and goes by several other names, such as Tết and Losar.

Festivities differ between cultures, but the theme is the same: celebrating with family and honoring ancestors.

February 12
Age-Friendly Drexel Featured in GSA Newsletter

An article authored by Dean Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, and Director of Strategic Initiatives Kate Clark, MPA was featured in the Campus Spotlights section of the Gerontological Society of America's Advancing Age Inclusivity in Higher Education newsletter. Click here to read.

February 12
Kaimal Joins PA First Lady Frances Wolf for Panel Tonight for The Bigger Picture: Healing Through the Arts
- February 11, 2021
- 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
- Live via Facebook
Pennsylvania First Lady Frances Wolf will discuss how art can be used as a healing tool, especially during COVID-19 with renown experts including Girija Kaimal, EdD, associate professor in Creative Arts Therapies. Panelists will explore the role that art can play in building and healing communities, and in achieving mental health and wellness.

Panelists
- Girija Kaimal, EdD, associate professor in Creative Arts Therapies and a lead investigator of Drexel’s Arts Research on Chronic Stress (ARCS).
- Ceasar Westbrook, an artist and teacher in Erie, PA, and One Lens’s Northwest Regional Ambassador.
- Emmai Alaquiva, a Pittsburgh-based director, photographer and member of the PA Council on the Arts.
- Claire de Boer, the director of the Doctors Kienle Center for Humanistic Medicine and Center Stage Arts in Health.
This is the second conversation in The Bigger Picture series. The conversation will be streamed live on the One Lens Facebook page.
February 11
Department of Nutrition Sciences for Monthly Seminar Series
“Using Behavioral Science to Facilitate Weight Loss and Dietary Change”
- Tuesday, February 23, 2021
- 12:00 p.m.
- Join via Zoom
Presenter

Meghan Butryn, PhD
Associate Professor and Associate Head, Department of Psychology
Director of Research, WELL Center
Drexel University

Zoom Link

Meeting ID: 862 4045 9522
Passcode: 419012
February 8
CLASS Winter Workshop: Test Taking Strategies
Join the Peer Academic Coaches from the Center for Learning and Academic Success Services for a live online test taking strategies workshop.
- February 10
- 5 - 6 p.m.
- Online via Blackboard Collaborate
This interactive workshop will provide you with skills and techniques to help you become a more successful and confident test taker.

Learn about all workshops and RSVP in advance. If the link above does not work when you click on it, please copy and paste it into your browser.
February 8
Waite invited speaker at NAPNAP

Roberta Waite, EdD, professor, associate dean for Community-Centered Health & Wellness and Academic Integration and executive director of the Stephen & Sandra Sheller 11th St. Family Health Services, gave an invited address at the National Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Association (NAPNAP) Kentucky chapter's annual conference. The title of her presentation is Racism and the Role of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.

February 4
Virtual Inspiration with EAT RIGHT PHILLY

Throughout the pandemic, Drexel’s EAT RIGHT PHILLY team has conducted virtual programming with students throughout the city. At one middle school, nutrition coordinator, Miranda Rowe, has been working with the school nurse to conduct an afterschool Cooking Club.

Rowe encouraged students in her school-day classes to join the club so they could learn how to cook simple, healthy recipes. One seventh-grade student, who participated in the club last year, decided to attend again this year. After making a Pasta Primavera recipe in the club, this student made it for herself and her siblings one evening for dinner. She added some grilled chicken and used the vegetables that she had available to her. She liked it so much that she sent Rowe a picture of her recipe success.

Rowe, who joined the EAT RIGHT PHILLY TEAM in August, has been excited to work with this group of students and was thrilled that this one student was inspired to share her culinary accomplishment.

February 3
Black History Month

During Black History Month, the College of Nursing and Health Professions and its Board of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion recognize Black and African American faculty, professional staff and students with attention to the gifts, support, competencies and contributions each have made toward the success and sustainability of the College.

There is a special “Shining a Black Light” editorial feature where Black and African American members of our community are highlighted and celebrated. This is a do-not-miss feature of the month to let our Black Light shine. Be sure to visit CNHP's social media, especially for the Did You Know Corner on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn where I will share contemporary Black history information. The first Did You Know Corner Reel captured over 4,400 views so far!

Don’t forget to check out the University's and CNHP's events calendars for all the plans to celebrate Black History Month.

February 3
Deutsch Quoted in Specialty Food Association

Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, a professor in the Food and Hospitality Management department, was quoted in a Jan 25. Specialty Food Association story about pandemic-driven food trends, such as recreating the dining out experience at home.

February 1
February is Heart Health Month
- February 4, 2021
- 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Via Zoom
The Community Wellness HUB is excited to host talks for Heart Health Month. All month long, the focus is importance of good heart health and the necessary steps towards achieving a healthier lifestyle, especially during COVID-19. Annette Gadegbeku, MD, twill lead the Chat on setting heart-healthy goals.

The HUB's Virtual Health and Wellness Chats are the first and third Thursday of the month at 5:00 p.m. live on Zoom.
- Join
- Meeting ID: 980 129 155
- Passcode: 025119
- One tap mobile +12678310333,,980129155#,,,,,,0#,,025119# US (Philadelphia)
February 1
USNWR for CNHP Online Master's Rankings are Out

Drexel University's College of Nursing and Health Professions Ranked in U.S. News and World Report Best Online Nursing Programs.

February 1
CLASS Winter Workshop: Test Taking Strategies
Join the Peer Academic Coaches from the Center for Learning and Academic Success Services for a live online test taking strategies workshop.
- February 2
- 5 - 6 p.m.
- Online via Blackboard Collaborate
This interactive workshop will provide you with skills and techniques to help you become a more successful and confident test taker.

Learn about all workshops and RSVP in advance. If the link above does not work when you click on it, please copy and paste it into your browser.
February 1
CAT PhD Student Writes about all Types of Rest

Bani Malhotra, MA, a doctoral student in Creative Arts Therapies, wrote an article for the American Art Therapy Association after being asked if she was getting enough rest by her advisor and associate professor in the department, Girija Kaimal, EdD.

In the piece entitled Am I Well Rested? My Reflections on the 7 Types of Rest, Malhotra, directed to Saundra Dalton-Smith’s recent TED article, delineates specific types of rest and where she sits after a check-in.

February 1