Bulletin for May 13, 2019 | North Shore Community College

Service-Learning Awards Breakfast and Retreat 2019

On Wednesday, May 12^th, administrators, faculty and students and their families attended the Service-Learning Awards Breakfast and later faculty attended the annual mini-retreat.

Above are those faculty who were recognized for 5 or more years of service-learning implementation including from left Rachel Roesler, Dr. Nicki Buscemi, Dr. Annette Busch, Dr, Andrea Dodge and Denise Cady-Arbeau. Not pictured: Jessica Burt, Russell Green, Danielle Santos, and John Zamparelli. Also pictured in recognition of her retirement; Janis Soferr second from left.

Service Learning Faculty group photo

Above pictured are those service-learning faculty who attended the mini-retreat including from back left, Sarah Player, Dr. Mary Meng-Lee, Troy Smith, Barbara Heath, Andrea Cutone, Rachel Roesler, Janis Soferr, Dr. Nicki Buscemi, Dr. Andrea Dodge, Dr. Annette Busch, Sherri Raftery-Patton, and Denise Cady Arbeau. Front: Patrice Sirote, Dr. Carlos Marin, Irene Fernendez and Wanda Pothier-Hill. Not pictured: Kristin Erbetta, Jessica Burt, and Sharon Zajac.

If you are new or a seasoned faculty member at NSCC who would like to implement an innovative teaching and learning method connected to work serving in the community, contact Cate Kaluzny at ckaluzny@northshore.edu. This implementation work is connected to a stipend.

PTA Department Receives $25,000 Donation

NSCC’s Physical Therapist Assistant department and the NSCC Foundation hosted a reception last week to thank Scott Hoffman for his generous $25,000 donation to support the PTA program. Scott suffered a seriously debilitating stroke in 2000 which left his entire left side nonfunctioning. He spent a month at Mass General Hospital and 3 weeks at Spaulding Rehabilitation before going to Whittier Rehab in Haverhill for outpatient PT where he met his physical therapist Dr. Mary Meng-Lee.

Scott told the PTA students, faculty and special guests who attended that through working with Mary three times a week he really got to know her and realized the impact of PT on regaining his overall strength. Scott had been told by his Boston doctors that he might never walk again. “Mary is an incredible therapist. She is attentive and caring and because of her care I was able to get my life and dreams back.”

Scott told the PTA students “This is a very important profession. You literally have people’s lives in your hands. You change people’s lives.” He noted that this is why he chose to donate to the program so that purchases can be made to continue to support student learning. “I am so happy with the overall success of the students and the program. I want to help ensure that it keeps going.”

Although Scott now lives in Florida, he has volunteered with the PTA program both as a speaker and serving as a simulated patient in various case studies. He has regained his professional photographer profession and does a lot of shooting on Miami Beach, easily navigating the rough sand.

President Gentile thanked Scott for giving back and for his support of NSCC’s PTA program. His generosity is noted through a plaque dedicated in his name that is currently hanging outside NSCC’s PT lab.