Faculty within the Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling (RMHC) program hosted a Spring Training Event for RSA Scholars on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. The RSA Scholar Program provides scholarships to cover the cost of earning a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling when scholars agree to work in the field of vocational rehabilitation after graduation. Scholarships are funded by a federal training grant sponsored through the U.S. Department of Education - Rehabilitation Services Administration. Our RMHC program is in the fifth year of a 5-year funding cycle. We have awarded 33 students scholarships through this training grant. We anticipate a second cycle of funding to be awarded this year so that we may continue making an impact in this high need area of counseling that focuses on working with individuals with disabilities to help them achieve their employment goals.

Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, FAAN, will present "Aging is Cool: Everyone's Doing It!" on Friday, March 6, 2020 at 10:30am in USF College of Nursing, MDN 1096B. Dr. Bonner is Senior Advisor on Aging with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Director of Strategic Partnerships at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. She served as Secretary of the Executive Office of Elder Affairs for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 2015-2019. From 2011-2013, Dr. Bonner served as Director of the Division of Nursing Homes in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Her research interests include policy development to promote quality and safety in health systems and community-based settings, elder abuse, falls prevention, improving dementia care and reducing unnecessary antipsychotic medication use, and improving care transitions.

Haley Vernoy is a master's student in the Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health Program at USF. She is currently completing her field experience with the Children's Mental Health Network, focusing on the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC) and understanding how policy influences the work of this committee.

Most of Haley's career has been as a clinical RN working with Open Heart and Cardiac ICU patients, and now she works in Orthopedics. She is pursuing her master's with the hope to become an advocate for children with mental health related disorders in her community.

Read more about her field placement work in her post, "Reflections on Policy, Process and the ISMIC."

The CBCS Employee Recognition Award Program (RAP) recognizes Administrative, Staff and OPS/Temporary personnel employees with at least one year of service, and a performance rating of satisfactory, for their outstanding contributions/achievements. Nominations will be accepted beginning February 26th through the deadline date of March 13th. Two recipients will each receive an award of $750.00. More information about the program and nomination forms can be found here. Completed nomination packages should be sent directly to Wendy Stoneman-Shelby at MHC 1133 or via email to wendys1@usf.edu. The honorees will be presented at the Faculty & Staff Assembly on April 17th.

An online pop-up store featuring short and long sleeve shirts with the new CBCS logo are available for purchase until March 8th. Select from a wide range of styles. Show your bull pride and your affiliation with CBCS. Prices range from $10-$47, plus tax and shipping. You pay online and all merchandise is delivered directly to your home. All items will be shipped after the closing date. To browse and order, click here: https://www.bsnteamsports.com/shop/zTvUoqBfDJ.

Title: "Evaluation of a Music Application to Increase Running Speed"
Student: Jeremy Buttice
Date: Thursday, March 5, 2020
Time: 9:00am
Location: MHC 2324

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