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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Sattler selected to join Fitness Hall of Fame
Dr. Tom Sattler, associate professor emeritus in the Department of Movement Sciences and an attendee of the U of I at Navy Pier, will be inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame on March 18. Dr. Sattler was a professor at AHS for more than 40 years and was instrumental in developing UIC’s graduate degree in exercise science. He also coordinated training programs for the Chicago Blackhawks and the Chicago Cubs. The ceremony will take place at the Oak Meadows Golf Club in Addison, Ill. Among the other eight individual inductees in the 2007 class are "The Hulk" Lou Ferrigno; aerobic dance inventor Jacki Sorenson; and Betty Weider, a contributing editor to Shape and Muscle & Fitness magazines.
Calling all 1997 OT and Nutrition alumni!
If you are a member of the Occupational Therapy graduating class of 1997, please mark your calendar for your class reunion, being held on campus April 27-28. The weekend will kick off with campus and OT building tours, followed by a reunion dinner at Pompeii, sponsored by the AHS Alumni Board and the OT department. If you have not received an invitation and would like one, please contact Caryn Sanders-Marcus, associate director of advancement, at (312) 413-0197 or csande1@uic.edu.
For 1997 graduates of Human Nutrition programs, your class reunion is being planned for this summer. Please send your updated e-mail and mailing addresses to ahsalum@uic.edu so that we can contact you with event information.
DHD professor focuses on fitness ops for disabled
Disability and Human Development Professor Jim Rimmer is co-chairing the recently formed Inclusive Fitness Coalition, founded to address barriers that can prevent millions of Americans with physical and cognitive disabilities from leading active, healthy lives. The barriers, say coalition members, include difficulty getting to and into facilities, finding accessible equipment, and locating affordable, professional trainers who understand their conditions. At a January 24 press conference in Washington, D.C., the coalition issued a call to action and proposed solutions that can highlight the problems and create a strong commitment to change from all sectors of society. Formed by the National Center on Physical Activity and Disability along with the American College of Sports Medicine, the coalition comprises researchers, advocates, fitness industry representatives, elected and appointed officials, and others. For more information, visit www.incfit.org.
Alumna brings HIM to Chicago schools
Health Information Management alumna Gerri Smothers ’82, founder of the Jordan Evans Institute, a workforce training school, received a grant to offer “Principles of HIM” as part of the health sciences curriculum at Percy Julian High School in Chicago’s Washington Heights neighborhood. The first session was offered in January. HIM Program Director, Karen Patena, wrote a letter of support for the grant. If successful, the course will likely be extended to other Chicago public schools with health sciences curricula.
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EVENTS
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MARCH 22: Professional-to-Professional Networking Reception
Renew old contacts and make news ones at this unusual, upbeat and dynamic networking reception. Following the model of speed dating, “speed networking” is a process by which alumni meet each other through systematic seat rotation. A few minutes might be all you need to make a contact that could change your career.
Date: Thursday, March 22
Time: 6 to 7 p.m.: Hors d’oeuvres and cocktails
7 to 8 p.m.: Speed networking
8 to 9 p.m.: Informal networking and cash bar
Location: Jake Melnick’s Corner Tap
41 E. Superior St., Chicago (short walk from the CTA Red Line station at Chicago Ave.)
Contact: Michelle Beastall at (312) 413-2382 or mbeastal@uic.edu
Cost: $25 UIAA members; $35 non-members
APRIL 9: Etiquette Dinner at UIC
Enhance your career and professional development by learning more about proper dining etiquette while enjoying a delicious four-course meal on UIC’s campus. Receive tips related to working a room and how and when to exchange business cards. Space is limited, so register early.
Date: Monday, April 9 (registration deadline is April 2)
Time: 5 to 7 p.m.
Location: Student Center East, Room 302
750 S. Halsted St., Chicago
Contact: UIAA at (312) 996-8535 or Michelle Beastall at mbeastal@uic.edu
Cost: $15; tickets are nonrefundable
APRIL 11: Volunteer at the Greater Chicago Food Depository
The Greater Chicago Food Depository distributes more than 40 million pounds of food to nearly half a million children and adults each year. A large portion of the food must be sorted and repackaged before it can be safely distributed through the network of 600 member agencies. Join the Alumni Association to help GCFD repackage bulk cereal and pasta, sort bread and canned food, and clean produce. Space is limited, so register early.
Date: Wednesday, April 11 (registration deadline is April 3)
Time: 5:45 to 9 p.m.
Location: Greater Chicago Food Depository
4100 W. Ann Lurie Place, Chicago
Contact: Michelle Beastall at (312) 413-2382 or mbeastal@uic.edu
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MAKE A GIFT
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Support the AHS Annual Fund
The AHS Annual Fund provides the college with current-use funds that our dean and department heads use for immediate program enhancements. Your Annual Fund gift of any size from $25 to $5,000 will help us:
- upgrade instructional technology in our classrooms
- improve student learning and living spaces
- send students to professional conferences
- enrich specific scholarship funds and award programs
- support many more vital endeavors in the college
To give, please call Caryn Sanders-Marcus, associate director of advancement, at (312) 413-0197, or visit our Web site at www.ahs.uic.edu/alum/support.php. Thank you for your generosity!
(i1), The AHS Alumni E-Newsletter is sent to college alumni and friends on a quarterly basis. Questions or comments? Send an email to ahsalum@uic.edu.
Office of Development | UIC College of Applied Health Sciences | 808 South Wood Street, 169 CME (MC 518) | Chicago, Illinois 60621 | (312) 996-6695
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