University News Welcome
New BOT Members and Designation
NEW FACULT Y AND STAFF James Kelly, MMS, PA-C, assistant professor, Physician Assistant (PA) Studies program Korey Patrizi, OD, Resident ’21, instructor, Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) Emma Ray, Coordinator, Office of Admissions, Database and Document Management Brunilda Bilalaj, Administrative Assistant, Office of Safety & Security Kathleen McMullen, Human Resources Coordinator Alexis Gates, Didactic Educational Program Assistant, PA program Brandi DeVeaux, MS, OTR/L, CLT, Instructor, College of Health Sciences, Education and Rehabilitation (CHER) Chad Duncan, PhD, Director of Orthotics and Prosthetics (O&P) program
Salus University’s Board of Trustees (BOT) kicked off the new year by adding three new members. Dr. Kate Kinslow, Shannon Tornoe and Emily Turner were named to the board at its January 2021 meeting. READ MORE AT SALUS.EDU/NEWBOTMEMBERS
In other BOT news, for her 12 years of contributions, first as chair of the Finance Committee and most recently as chair of the Health Services Committee and Executive Committee, Jane Scaccetti was granted emeritus status by the board at its January 2021 meeting. READ MORE AT SALUS.EDU/JANESCACCET TI
Rebecca Heinz, Assistant Director of Admissions Bernadette McNulty, PhD, Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations Amanda Meltzer, Administrative Coordinator
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SALUS UNIVERSITY ALUMNI MAGAZINE
Black Student Union Building Bridges During the protests in response to the racial injustice events in the first part of 2020 that included the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, Breonna Taylor in Kentucky and George Floyd in Minnesota, a group of Black Salus University students wanted their voices heard
more frequently on theissues of the day. After a University-sponsored roundtable discussion in May 2020 which allowed Salus community members to air their views, the students decided to form the Black Student Union (BSU) in February 2021. Inaugural officers for the group included president Tavii El, MSOT ’21; vice president Brandon Garces ’23OD; secretary Johana Fortune, MSOT ’21; and treasurer Camille Menns, MSOT ’21. READ MORE AT SALUS.EDU/BSUGROUP
DEI Forum on Asian Hate As a member of the Board of Trustees, Joyce Koh, Esq., was asked and accepted an invitation to communicate with the University’s Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) population. The University invited Koh, along with Salus partner Ken Wong and Chestnut Hill College professor and psychologist, Bindu Methikalam, PhD, to serve as panelists for a virtual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) panel discussion titled “Perspectives of Racism and Hate for Asian Americans” March 24, 2021. READ MORE AT SALUS.EDU/HATEFORUM
