PTSA Sponsors Successful Run 4 Rehab
The weather may have been a bit cool and cloudy, but that didn't keep approximately 80 individuals from participating recently in the first-ever Run 4 Rehab, a 5K (3.1 mile) run and 2-mile walk sponsored May 7 by the Physical Therapy Student Association (PTSA) of Governors State University (GSU).
The Run for Rehab served as a benefit to raise funds for the Miami-Marquette Challenge, a national competition between physical therapy schools to collect and distribute money for physical therapy research grants around the country; additional funds were to go to the PTSA.
According to event director Andy Jellema, first-year Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) student at GSU, a final tally is not yet complete, but he estimates that at least $400 was raised by the event.
Participants all received an event T-shirt, a "goody bag," and were treated to refreshments at the conclusion of their run/walk.
Awards were given to the overall male and female finishers, as well as the top three finishers in each age group. Click here for complete race results.
The PTSA plans for an even bigger event next year.
Pictured above right are Joyce Sligar, University Lecturer in the PT Department and Faculty Advisor to the PTSA, and DPT student Andy Jellema, event director. At left, several GSU Doctor of Physical Therapy (PT) students, as well as faculty members, volunteered or participated in the Run 4 Rehab, including (left to right) students Diana Biehl, Christie Ader, and Rose Porod; Associate Professor of PT, Dr. Dale Schuit, and students Randi Elliott, Tina Oria, and Ashley Kayes.
Welcome to the Department of Physical Therapy
The Department of Physical Therapy provides an outstanding educational experience for students who want to enter the field of Physical Therapy — one of the fastest growing professions.
Our degree program, the Doctor of Physical Therapy, not only prepares students to enter the profession, it instills a philosophy of care designed to help our students become the advocates and leaders who will shape the profession for years to come. Our program is innovative and integrates the best of Evidence-Based Practice and Patient-Centered Care into a solid curriculum.
The Department has also developed and offers cutting-edge training in Conductive Education through its Conductive Education Certificate. The Certificate, developed with a grant from the Coleman Foundation, provides a comprehensive background in the emerging field of Conductive Education. The Certificate is an excellent program of continuing education that brings both physical and occupational therapists to the fore in this exciting, and new, method of therapy.
Dr. Russell Carter, Ed.D., P.T., Named Professor Emeritus
After joining Governors State University in 1997, Dr. Russell Carter, Ed.D., PT, has retired as Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy.
In recognition of his scholarship and years of service, Dr. Carter has been named Professor Emeritus.
To read more about Dr. Carter and the inaugural class of Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) graduates, see the College of Health and Human Services Magazine.
