Student PT Club
Student PT Club, 2011-2012 - officers and contact information:
President - Tiffany Grube (tgrube1@ithaca.edu)
Vice President - Tyler Murray (tmurray1@ithaca.edu)
Treasurer - Madeline Arena (marena1@ithaca.edu)
Secretary - Ellie Sterns (esterns1@ithaca.edu)
6th Year Class Reps - Max Cantor (mcantor1@ithaca.edu)
Dan McGuffie (dmcguff1@ithaca.edu)
Steve Wechsler (swechsl1@ithaca.edu)
5th Year Class Reps - Justine Picciano (jpiccia1@ithaca.edu)
Kerryellen Willard (kwillar1@ithaca.edu)
3rd Year Class Rep - Annmarie Charno (acharno1@ithaca.edu)
2nd Year Class Rep - Danielle Trias (dtrias1@ithaca.edu)
1st Year Class Reps (2) - Theresa Ferrante (tferran1@ithaca.edu)
Sara Bellanca (sbellan1@ithaca.edu)
4th Year APTA Liaison - Matthew Calabrese (mcalabr2@ithaca.edu)
5th Year APTA Liaisons - Chelsie Reed (creed1@ithaca.edu)
Kaitlin Clark (kclark1@ithaca.edu)
6th Year APTA Liaison - Katie Parrotte (kparrot1@ithaca.edu)
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Kathy Beissner - beissner@ithaca.edu
Upcoming Fall 2011 Events:
National Physical Therapy Month Speaker Series
Thursday, November 17th 12:10-1:00pm "Getting Started with Vestibular Rehab, Without Making Your Head Spin"
Wednesday, November 30th 7pm CHS 211 "Student Experiences with the 2011 National Student Conclave adn NYPTA Director's Intern Program"
Coming in December....Helping Hands, Dates TBD.
Spring 2011 Events:
Thursday April 7th and Friday April 8th—Helping Hands Event, Sunday April 10th—Bomber Blitz Event, Sunday April 17th—Powderpuff Tournament,Saturday May 7th—Grad Student Banquet at Corks & More.
EVENTS from Spring 2010: Massage-A-Thon, Powderpuff Football, and PT Bake Off
The Student PT Club worked hard during 2008-09 to raise $3000 for the Georgia State - Marquette Challenge to support rehabilitation related research conducted through the Physical Therapy Foundation.
PT Club Recent events 2008-09:
The Bomber Blitz
Results from October 26th ...
Special Olympics in Rochester, NY.
A few members from the Junior and Sophomore class, under the direction of fellow classmate, Jill Cadby, volunteered their time for this event, helping the athletes and directors of the program.
The 15th nnual "Bake-Off" desert night social was held on March 25. Students and PT Department faculty enjoyed many tasty treats!!!! See some pictures of prize winning goodies and happy students ...
2007-08 Events:
PT Semiformal.
This event took place at Kelly’s Dockside on Rt. 89. It was hosted from 9-12pm. Tickets were first available for PT majors, then later for any guests people may wish to bring. Tickets will range from $5-$10, for not-for-profit event costs only. There was a 200 person capacity, so ticket sales are based on first-come-first-serve policy. 3/29/08-
NYPTA Regional Student Conclave.
This event was hosted by Ithaca College, and co-sponsored by Ithaca College, Clarkson University, Broome CC, and the NYPTA. The keynote speaker was APTA President, Scott Ward, with an additional speech from the Labor Relations Consultant, Jack Ahern, MA. There also was four concurrent sessions provided, including; Aquatics (Chris McNamara), Athletic Taping (Nick Quarrier, Mike Buck), Pediatric Obesity (Denise Abrams), and Gait Training Post-Stroke (TBA). Lunch was provided in Emerson Suites during a break. This was great way to learn more about physical therapy and the endless options that are out in the occupational world. It was a motivating experience, and a great way to meet others, peers and colleagues in your profession, to network with.
Powder-puff Football Tournament.
Come out and support your favorite female HSHP football players, and the male HSHP cheerleaders as well! This fun event took place on the lacrosse and field hockey practice fields. It was a single elimination bracket, and 16 teams, of 12 girls, based on a first-come-first-serve registration process.
Student PT Club Dessert Night Social
The 2007-08 PT Club Kick-off Event was held for the 14th time on on Thursday, September 6th at 7:00pm in CHS.PT Club student members and PT Department faculty enjoyed tasty treats at the 14th annual "Bake-Off"!!!!See some pictures of prize winning goodies and happy participants in the Photo Galleries ...
