Alumni Weekend 2016 Invite

CELEBRATE THE PAST. Celebration and Awards Dinner Saturday, April 2, 2016 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Whitemarsh Valley Country Club • Mix and mingle while enjoying cocktails and canapes • Celebration of reunion classes • Presentation of Alumni Association Awards (see below) • “I” Care Raffle Drawing Cocktail attire Early registration discount before 2/26/16 Special pricing for young alumni

Celebration and Awards Dinner Whitemarsh Valley Country Club 815 Thomas Road, Lafayette Hill, PA 19444 The Whitemarsh Valley Country Club is located on 125 acres of open space and golf greens which makes for the perfect backdrop while sipping drinks on the terrace or enjoying dinner in the ballroom. It is located just outside of Philadelphia, 15 minutes from the Doubletree.

Shuttle service is available from the Doubletree.

Alumni Weekend and Continuing Education Programs Salus University 8360 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027 Suggested Accommodations Doubletree Suites by Hilton Philadelphia West 640 Fountain Road Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 $107 per night

Alumni Association Awardees

Diane T. Adamczyk, OD ‘85, FAAO Albert Fitch Memorial Alumna of the Year

Venues and Housing

Reservations can be made at doubletree.com/plymouthmeeting (use group code SLU) or by calling 800.222.8733 (use group code SLU or Salus University)

Kathy A. Foltner, AuD ‘03 Audiology Alumna of the Year

Reconnect with classmates, faculty, friends and current students. Experience firsthand how our past is leading our future.

Register at www.salus.edu/reunion2016

REGISTER TODAY!

LOOK TO THE FUTURE. www.salus.edu/reunion2016

ALUMNI WEEKEND 2016 Friday, April 1, 2016 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Alumni, Preceptor and Faculty Mixer Elkins Park Campus Hafter Student Community Center

Saturday, April 2, 2016 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Campus Open House

From our beginning as the Pennsylvania College of Optometry to today as Salus University, our graduates are tomorrow’s health science leaders.

Rich with a tradition of professional pride and political activism, our heritage guides and inspires our students as they prepare to lead their professions.

Tour highlights include clinical and laboratory facilities on the Elkins Park campus.

10:15 a.m.

Tour of The Eye Institute Transportation provided

SOCIAL EVENTS

11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch in the Café

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Alumni Association Annual Meeting Board Room

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Student Organization Reunion lunches Elkins Park Campus Were you a member of the Student Optometric Service to Humanity (SOSH) or the Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) when you were a student?

If so, you’re invited to share lunch with current SOSH/SAA members to hear about their experiences and talk about yours.

Coffee and Conversation: Casual, Friendly, Informative • Learn about the Alumni Association’s latest efforts/news • Chat with President Mike Mittelman, OD ’80, MPH, FAAO • Hear what’s new/what’s happening at the University • The Association will approve new nominations for the 2016-2017 Alumni Association Board.

View ballot: www.salus.edu/alumni_ballot

6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Celebration and Awards Dinner Whitemarsh Valley Country Club (See details on overleaf)

Sunday, April 3, 2016 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Breakfast Doubletree Suites by Hilton Philadelphia West Classmates are encouraged to get together for breakfast at the Doubletree’s Brandywine Restaurant.

Breakfast not included in cost of room.

ALUMNI WEEKEND 2016 Friday, April 1, 2016 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Registration Elkins Park Campus 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Interdisciplinary Team-Based Patient Care Salus University’s healthcare team members will discuss cases that demonstrate integrated team-based care from several Salus disciplines.

Attendees from all professions are encouraged to attend.

CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Profession-Specific Sessions*

Audiology Tinnitus: Theory and Management

Optometry PCO Then and Now: Look How Far We Have Come!

Rebecca Blaha, MM, MA, AuD Martin Pienkowski, MSc, PhD

Lori Grover, OD, PhD, FAAO; Susan Oleszewski, OD ’76, MA; Connie Chronister, OD ’86, MS, FAAO; Ruth Shoge ’06, OD, FAAO Dean Lori Grover, along with three PCO faculty members celebrating special reunion years, will take the audience through the evolution of pivotal issues including PCO’s legacy in the scope of practice, optometry’s role in the diagnosis and management of HIV/AIDS and the expanded role of the optometrist in the care of patients with TBI.

This will include an introduction to tinnitus, its neural underpinnings and clinical protocols.

Physician Assistant Update from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Speech-Language Pathology Emerging Literacy: The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist Carrie Knight, PhD, CCC-SLP(C); Patricia Mayro, MA, CCC-SLP; Leah Morton, MS, CCC-SLP Participants will be provided with theory, assessment and intervention approaches for students and clients.

This will include a review of the ten-year re-certification cycle, performance improvement CME and Certification of Added Qualification (CAQ). * Profession-specific continuing education credit will be given pending approval for all offerings.

For more information, visit salus.edu/reunion2016 or call 215.780.1380/1382.