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Partners in Learning by: Mindy Wood

The educational staff at St. Gregory’s University brings new meaning to the philosophy of ‘No Child Left Behind.’ While elementary and high schools are making strides to meet the specific needs of students with learning disabilities or differences, most universities are playing catch up. At St. Greg’s they hope to set an example through their program, Partners in Learning.

The program begins with the student’s IEP evaluation from high school, picking up where their senior year left off. The PIL program provides academic and social or emotional support for students with a wide range of diagnoses. Students with ADHD, Autism, Aspergers, Down ’s syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, and other challenges are finding success with this adaptive approach to learning. Whatever the student needs, the PIL staff looks for the solution.

What does that look like? Students who struggle with processing a lecture and taking notes simultaneously can benefit from another student’s notes or are allowed to record a professor’s lecture. Peer tutors provide better support for students, especially a tutor who has taken the same class or understands a subject extensively. Extra time for testing is also allowed. A counselor provides help for students who may find it difficult to handle college life and it’s new social stigmas.

Rosalyn Gille said history was a subject she had to approach differently. “For history I had my friend Evan tutor me. I told him it was better for me to talk about history in a conversation because that helps me remember.

For me I think about information in pop culture terms or think about the funny things I learned about it and that helps me remember. I’ve learned that just because I have ADHD doesn’t mean I’m not smart, it just means I have different avenues of learning.”

PIL coordinators make themselves available to students for help obtaining services, course schedules, communication between professors and students; but even more importantly, they help students understand their learning styles and differences. Realizing their potential is something that Carl Hubbell, program director, takes very seriously. “I try to show them that a disability isn’t really a disability. We have one student whose doctor told his parents he would need help getting dressed.

He’s graduating with a degree. It’s amazing.”

As an inclusion teacher for twelve years, Hubbell helped teachers modify the lessons while retaining the integrity of the material. His philosophy is to address the learning style rather than focus on the disability.

“These kids can learn. I just have to find out their method of learning and then let them learn by themselves.

They might not even know their learning style, so that’s what we help them with.”

Hubbell does a lot more than that. Tuesday nights he offers a class on how to study for tests, how to take a better test and how to write a better paper. Throughout the week, students come and go all day in his office where he proof reads papers. “One of the things I offer kids is to proof their papers before they turn them in. I don’t have to know anything about the topic or have the answers but I can read a paper and see if it’s well written. I let them be the authority on the subject. I let them know if it’s a paper their professor is going to like.”

Next to his office is a small study area where students can also take tests when necessary. “We have additional test taking time and they can take it in my office so they’re not looking around at everyone else thinking, ‘I’m the last one in class and everyone has gone. I’m stupid.’ If they need five hours to take a test, they get it.”

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The program results are stunning. “I’ve seen test scores go from 40’s to 90’s. I’ve seen improved writing skills, memory, better understanding. I can talk with different students about subjects they’re not familiar with and I know they understand what they’re talking about. I don’t need an evaluation to test to know that they’re learning because they’re doing it. I’ve never been so proud to be a part of program that can have a really important impact like this.

While their methods clearly work, Hubbell says the real success behind Partners in Learning rests with the students they assist. “These kids are amazingly focused. They’re always studying. They have such a drive to learn and be successful. I’ve never in my entire life seen so many students in one location that have this drive,” he said with a smile. “I tell them they make me look good, ultimately they make themselves look awesome. It’s not me. It’s them.”

While other colleges like OU and Seminole State College are implementing similar programs, St. Greg’s is definitely an example of how effective adaptive learning programs can be for students who need a little more help. For more information, contact their offices at 878-5100.

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Hello, dear friends. Hopefully by now, the weather is beginning to warm towards Spring, and we are finally digging out of these crazy snowstorms we’ve had this year. I do enjoy winter, but enough is enough! Bring on the green trees and grass, the warmer weather, and the spring thunderstorms! Maybe the nicer weather will inspire me to get out and possibly exercise!! Probably not.....

This month I have a somewhat serious topic. Most of the time I don’t really challenge you to think too much, but this month you might just need to sit down in your thinkin’ chair and think. If you have read my articles for very long, you know a few definite things about me. Scott loves many things, but here’s what he really loves: food, Lost, and Batman. And his wife- of course. And you probably have noticed that I spend many an hour discussing these specific topics. I found myself the final week of January anxiously counting down the days until the premiere of “Lost”. There were times that it consumed my thoughts, and I talked about it incessantly to my friends. I then started thinking- could this be too much? Could my feelings actually be turning into- gasp- an obsession? And if so,is that a bad thing? So let’s take a look at some of the things that preoccupy my thoughts and time, and see if I’m OK, or if I need serious therapy.

What is an “obsession”? According to the Web Dictionary, it is: to have the mind excessively preoccupied with a single emotion or topic. Well, that doesn’t sound so bad, does it? But typically obsession has a negative connotation, as in “he has an unhealthy obsession”.

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So I just need to break them down and look at my passions individually. It’s no secret that I’m madly in love with Lost- that I have an extravagant enthusiasm for it. In fact, last night my wife and I re-watched the episode from the previous night, so we could pause it when needed and dissect it. I think I can sum it up in just a few words. Best. Show. Ever! And as Forrest Gump would say, that’s all I have to say about that. And I’ve talked endlessly and lovingly about food. I love it.

I love to eat. I would probably eat non-stop if it would not cause me to balloon, and possibly explode.

What are some of my other passions? Well, there is one that I don’t think I have ever mentioned here. And it actually does occupy way too much of my time. In fact, if any of them border on unhealthy obsession, it’s this. I’m sure you all know what I’m talking about. YesSpider Solitaire. I am stinkin’ addicted to that game. It started years ago when I was a teacher, and I needed something to do during class instead of teach. So I began with regular solitaire. That was good for awhile, but I needed something more. Then I discovered Free-Cel.

More challenging, and I played countless hours of that.

But finally one day, in an effort to find a bigger and better game, I stumbled across Spider Solitaire. And let me tell you friends- it was love at first sight. My wife knows that if I am on the computer, there’s a strong chance that I am, as she calls it, “Spiderin’ Up!” To be honest, I don’t know how to quit you, Spider Solitaire.

And Sweet Sassy Molassy, I don’t know if I want to.

There- now you know my dirty little secret.

You all know about most of my other passions. I absolutely love Batman, and The Dark Knight was one of the greatest films known to mankind. I also have a great passion for the theater, and look for several opportunities to act and sing out on the stage. The original Star Wars Trilogy (known as the OT) is still a great love of mine. I just finished showing the Lord of the Rings Trilogy to my oldest daughter, Sabrina, and doggone it if I didn’t tear up again at the end! I have a healthy man-crush on Jack Bauer. Jack Nicholson is the greatest actor to have trodden upon the earth. Which one is better- chocolate chip cookies or doughnuts? I could go on, but I think I’ll stop. That’s the irony- as much as I like to share my “passions” with people, usually people that are passionate about something and talk a lot about it get on my nerves. Those of you with counseling experience, please explain my hypocrisy and shallowness to me. I’ll give you a dollar.

So friends, the next time I come up to you and say “Hey, Lost! Lost lostie lost losten lostie lost!” Just smile and nod. And remember, that I’m not being excessively obsessed. I’m merely sharing my extravagant passion with you- and really, what greater gift is that??

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f you picture Shawnee’s Senior Citizen Center like a nursing home, you’ve got the wrong idea. They may be elderly and retired from work but these young-at-heart Shawnee residents are very productive and full of life. Music, laughter and energy fill the atmosphere where friends gather to dance, play games, and volunteer their time for a host of good causes.

In fact, a lot of people under 50, the entry level age at SSC, can’t wait until they’re “of age” to join the fun loving crew.

Director Kate Joyce said, “The number of people retiring earlier in life is rising. According to AARP the average age is 50 so that’s why the senior center entry is that age. We have people who get excited when they get to join. It’s a fun place to learn things and find things to do.”

What’s all the shouting about? Participants gather to shoot a game of pool, play cards, make quilts, or even enjoy wood crafting. One of the most popular, and most therapeutic, activities is dancing.

Twice a week two different bands play country and western music. Senior citizens flock to the event and a few even leave their walkers and wheel chairs to cut a rug with their friends. “Having a place to dance gives them an opportunity to meet new people or bring friends with them and enjoy something everyone likes anyway: dancing and listening to music.”

According to some experts, dancing provides seniors who may experience loneliness and isolation a chance to reconnect with people. Touch eases the feelings of loneliness and the exercise is beneficial as well. Twice a week senior citizens take advantage of another exercise called Tai Chi. “The type of Tai Chi we use was recommended to us by the Safe Communities Program because the movements strengthen the muscles that prevent people from falling,” said Joyce.

The ‘Cowboys, Indians, and Outlaws’ are a group of seniors who enjoy wood carving on Tuesdays and the house is usually packed with participants at varying skill levels. “Some have been wood carving for 20 or 30 years and those who are skilled will show the new people who want to learn. They start out carving soap and move onto soft wood, then hard wood.

Chief Jerry Haney, of the Seminole Nation, participates and when people ask questions he’ll share with them. They’re there for four or five hours and turn out some beautiful work.

It’s a very active class and they’re so funny,” said Joyce.

Making a difference in their community is also something rewarding that participants share. Whether they teach a class, volunteer in their churches or simply answer the phones at the center, they love investing into others. “Even if it doesn’t seem like a lot, they do it and they do it religiously. We have the ‘Adopt-a-Unit’ program where they make ‘cool collars’ for soldiers predominantly now in Afghanistan and some in Iraq.

They send portable food, hygiene items and games to provide some care from home. We’ve been doing that for four years.”

The Corbett Story Band has volunteered for twenty years and the duo, Tom and Eulene Cook for several years have also provided music for dances at the center.

The senior center plays an important role in improving participant’s quality of life and longevity after significant life changes like retirement or the loss of a spouse. “It’s difficult for a lot of people after retirement and there are a lot of people who simply die.” Joyce said they’ve seen several people come in with signs of withdrawal and depression and in a few weeks or months, their countenance is much brighter when they come through the doors. “It gives them things to look forward to. They begin to make plans on their own to do things and they know there are people looking forward to seeing them outside their own home or outside family members. ” The senior center staff and participants become like family. “The seniors who come have so much fun and they come at specific times of the day, so we’re a part of their schedule and we get to be a part of their family. They bring their kids or grandchildren down and they dance with them or go play dominoes or cards with them.”

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e was supposed to be on vacation. Colonel Dr. Michael Dye recently retired from the military and had just settled east of Shawnee where he was waiting to start as SMCC’s newest orthopedic surgeon when the tragedy of Haiti’s quake shook the world.

When massive devastation hits a disadvantaged country, the needs are endless. There was only one thing for Dr. Dye to do. “The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons put out a call for volunteers because there’s such a big need for orthopedic surgeons after a disaster like that. So I put my name in the hat and let them know I was available.” His trip Haiti would mean conflict with his pending schedule at SMCC, so he requested permission to postpone his first day of work. CEO, Jeff Griffith and the executive staff were thrilled and agreed to let him start upon his return.

“Next thing I know, I got an email from someone in Marquette, Michigan looking to put a team together including a family practice doctor, hand spe-

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cialist, an ICU nurse, psychologist and an orthopedic surgeon with trauma experience.”

Dr. Dye knows all about trauma and making the best out of a bad situation from his experience in the USAF when he travelled with U.S. Special Forces, performing surgery quickly in tight places. As the first commander of the new Expeditionary Medical Flight for the 16th Medical Group in Hulbert, Florida, he created and deployed the first Special Operations Surgical Teams and Special Operations Critical Care Team during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. “The USAF designed a very compact surgical unit where we could carry everything we needed to perform surgery in backpacks, very small defibulators, very small anesthesia units.

With just five of us we could do surgery in a building of opportunity anywhere. We could sustain up to five major casualties or twenty minor casualties for up to seventy-two hours then fly them out to another area,” said Dye. “They could literally throw us in the back of a Blackhawk helicopter, put us down

anywhere and we could set up an O.R.” That experience proved useful in Haiti where resources are limited and conditions are crude. When they arrived in the town of Les Cayes, a city where refugees from Port Au Prince fled, they began operating at the local hospital that day. “If you go in an inner city hospital, it’s a lot like what you see in a third world country only a lot less resources and a lot more hectic atmosphere. There were flies in the operating room. The operating rooms had glass blocked windows in the back which provided most of the light since only one bulb out of eight in the O.R. lamp was working. We used our LED head lamps and that was really helpful.”

The people in Les Cayes flooded the hospital mostly with broken bones and fractures, usually thigh and shin bones with a few c-sections in between. The town was the end of the road for people coming from Port Au Prince. For one week Dr. Dye and the team from Michigan worked long hours at the hospital providing care to a multitude of pa-

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Dr. Dye said he marveled at how the people managed in such conditions. “For two weeks they’re sitting there with broken or fractured femurs, waiting with no pain medicine but they were so stoic, so quiet,” said Dye. “They would moan when you moved them but they are very tough people. The other thing that amazed me were these patients who had nothing but they were clean because their family bathed them, cooked for them, changed their clothes and did whatever they needed. They were very well cared for by their families. They’ve very nice people and it was great to see that they cared so much.”

These nice people had terrible stories to tell.

“The stories from Port Au Prince were heart rending and our psychologist really saw more of that than we did. Basically if you see the construction there they build for hurricanes, not earthquakes. Loose cinderblock construction with big concrete slabs on top and for walls means that when the earthquake hits, the slabs come down like a stack of dominoes.

People are crushed beneath it. We heard stories of

people whose arms and legs could be seen sticking out of collapsed buildings.” The psychologist worked with Haitians to deal with the tragedy and loss they experienced.

While in Les Cayes, the team also reached out to refugees living in “tent cities” where people found temporary shelter. They provided sleeping mats, diapers and formula for the makeshift orphanage where children awaited a reunion with parents or people who would care for them. “The guy that flew us in was going back and forth brining in supplies for the people,” said Dye. The efforts that Dr. Dye and the Michigan team made were continued by a team from Maine.

“It was great because we could show them what we were doing and hand off our patients to them.

They were going to be there another week after we left so at least there was some continuity.”

As the reports of Haiti’s losses continued, Dr. Dye said that help was pouring in steadily. “Everyone was showing up and trying to see what they could do to help. There are 180 orthopedic surgeons who gave up their time to help and 500 hundred more who volunteered and are waiting to go, plus all the donations coming in. It’s nice to see that kind of outpouring and it was rewarding to be a part of it.”

As to giving up his vacation time before beginning his practice, Dr. Dye doesn’t have any regrets. “I’m glad I got to do it. It was interesting and I think we did some good.”

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If you’re one of those people who start a fitness program every time the newest infomercial flashes across the screen then you know its one thing to start something and another to finish it. Making a life change isn’t easy but as our contestants are finding out, it’s definitely worth every ounce of effort. Overcoming obstacles from the inside out, their hard work is paying off.

Since contestants aren’t allowed to weigh for the first half of the contest, they showed up nervously for their first team challenge where trainers would weigh them to determine their progress.

With contestants losing an average of at 12lbs each and a tie for the first team challenge, it was an exciting night. Tina Falcon lost the most weight at 19.2 lbs in just four weeks. Team Black shed 12

lbs more than Team Red but no one really cared.

Everyone clapped and cheered for each other, no matter what team they were on.

In fact, the teams seem to be color blind. Kendra Spicer, Tina Falcon, and Nikki Redding from Team Black joined with Jennifer McAlister from Team Red to run the Hope for Haiti 5k in Oklahoma City last month. Tina Falcon broke the ice, “Jennifer said, ‘well you guys are on Team Black so I should get out of the picture,’ and I said no way.

We’re all a team. So we rode together and had a blast doing this. Kendra said, ‘I want to see everyone succeed just as much as I want to see Tina or Nikki.’�

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Some brick walls are harder than others. When Shelly Harrell discovered her husband Curtis had testicular cancer, she had to make a decision. “I feel like I have that much more of a reason to press on.

My weight is like his cancer. He has to beat cancer and I have to beat this. I have to be healthy for him and my family. He was insistent from the first day they admitted him to the hospital that I would do this. It’s that much more important to me.”

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“She said if you don’t give it, your trainer can’t get it from you. The hardest part is looking inside and realizing you have more to give.”

All in all they seem to be keeping their perspective. “When you feel better, you’re more willing to do things you haven’t done before,” said King.

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Unemployment compensation. According to www. irs.gov, you can exclude the first $2,400 from the money you received in benefits. That will especially be handy if you didn’t have taxes taken out of those checks, reducing or eliminating the amount you potentially owe in taxes; however, there is a slight catch for Oklahomans. “When you fill out your federal tax return you exclude the first $2,400, but when you fill out your Oklahoma tax return you have to add it back in,” said Hudson. “The good news it doesn’t amount to much and it’s nice to exclude it on your federal because it can be helpful.”

Tuition tax credits. While students have long been able to claim tuition expenses, there’s a nice change to the plan this year. This time filers may receive a refundable tax credit called the American Opportunities tax credit, saving you up to $1,000. “This credit is refundable, so even if your tax was already zero through other tax credits, if you qualify for this then you will receive

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Standard deductions and then some. For those of you who own your own home but can’t itemize deductions, there is some good news for the standard tax deduction filer. “If you paid real estate taxes in 2009 on your home, you may add up to an additional $1,000 on top of the standard deduction. If you bought a new car, you may add any local sales tax and excise tax to that standard deduction as well.”

Making Work Pay tax credit. Another potential refund is the “Making Work Pay” tax credit. “It’s 6.2% of your earned income. Singles can receive up to $400, married couples filing jointly could receive up to $800.

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First Time Home Buyers tax credit. Watch out for this one. While it’s still a good break, Hudson says timing is everything or you could be waiting a lot longer for your money. “If you know you have a refund without the first time home buyers credit, it’s better to e-file your federal return without the first time home buyer’s credit. As soon as it’s accepted by the IRS, amend it.

There’s a lot of additional paperwork required and it takes a lot longer to get through the system, plus you can’t e-file it. So e-file your return first, then amend it and you’ll get some of your money back a lot sooner.”

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The first morning was bright and clear. The kids were buried under layers of over-stuffed winter wear, so when we opened the van door they popped out of it like dinner rolls out of a tube. The year was 1982 and we were still wrapping up in goose feathers to keep warm. I told them when to meet on the Bunny Hill for our group lesson. As our lesson began I noticed that five high school boys were missing. “All you need to know to feel secure on skis,� our instructor said, “ is how to turn and how to stop.� Then he taught us how to snow plow and how we could turn by shifting our weight to turn. I wished the missing boys had been there.

Later that afternoon I ran into the boys and asked them where they had been and why they skipped the lesson. “We decided we didn’t need it,�

one of them said with all the bravado of ignorant youth. “We rode the ski lift as high as we could, right to the top of the mountain and started there.�

I said, “You’ve got to be kidding! You guys have never been on skis before and you went to the top of the mountain? You don’t even know how to turn and stop.� They laughed as a different boy said, “Turning is easy; just lean in the direction you want to go.� These guys were all jocks; they dripped testosterone. I pressed them. “What about stopping?

You don’t know how to stop.� Greg, the leader of the group, said, “Stopping is easier than turning.

When we go too fast we just fall down. Simple.�

The second morning was dark and overcast.

Fresh snow had fallen over night. I trembled as my five young Bode Millers hopped on the lift that would carry them to the Black Diamond run on which they would start the day. At lunchtime I met up with them, but there were only four. “Where’s Roger, “ I asked. Greg spoke for the group. “About a hundred yards from the top Roger ran into a snow fence. We were in some great powder, but the powder covered the fence. Roger hit it and broke a ski right off the binding. He’s fine but his ski shot down the mountain. He found the ski up against a tree and he’s walking down. It will take

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Roger, red-faced, sweating and exhausted, made it to the van just before dark. Imagine walking down a snowy mountain, carrying your skis and poles, and wearing hard plastic boots that pitch your body forward. He went to bed before supper and we didn’t see him until the next morning. I was filled with wonder as I watched Roger and his four friends ride the lift to the top of the mountain for one more day of skiing.

Life is an adventure, isn’t it? Every morning we start down the mountain not knowing if we’ll have smooth sailing or if we’ll be upended by an unforeseeable hazard. While some life lessons may help you feel more secure, there are challenges buried in the future for which no lesson can prepare you.

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Before the next ski trip we made buttons that featured a cartoon of a crashed skier surrounded by the words, “Roger Bryant Ski Club.� Most of the kids thought the buttons were a joke. If you think about it though, that button can be a symbol of the gritty determination it sometimes takes to live life well.

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