| College Annoucements Employee of the Month
Awards
The Employee of the Month honor is a way to recognize faculty and staff in the College of Health Sciences who have made significant contributions to the College that go beyond "the call of duty" in grantsmanship, scholarship, teaching innovation and service. These individuals are to be commended for their hardwork and dedication.
April 2008
Dr. Pamela Bachmeyer is the Employee of the Month for April 2008.
Dr. Pamela Bachmeyer
is being recognized for
going beyond the call of duty in Student Advising.
March 2008
Mr. Abimbola Adeleke is the Employee of the Month for March 2008. Mr
Abimbola Adeleke is being recognized for enthusiastically accepting additional roles and
responsibilities assigned to him.
February 2008
Dr. Adesuyi Ajayi is the Employee of the Month for February 2008. Dr. Adesuyi Ajayi is being recognized for publishing his research in a high impact biomedical journal.
*Comparison of the Effects of Unfractionated Heparin and the Low- Modecular-Weight Heparins Dalteparin and Enoxaparin on Spontaneous Platelet Aggregation and Adenosine Diphosphate Activity in Platelets During the Third Trimester of Pregnacy. Published in Methods and Findings in Expeimental and Clinical Pharmacology 2007, 29 (8):539-545.
January 2008
Ms. Sarah Austin is the Employee of the Month for January 2008. Ms. Sarah Austin is being recognized for superior mentoring of three graduate students research project which was presented at a national conference.
December 2007
Ms. Regina Smith is the Employee of the Month for December 2007. Ms. Regina Smith is recognized for taking effective leardership in coordinating a successful college holiday party.
November 2007
Dr. Adedeji Adefuye is the Employee of the Month for November 2007.
Dr. Adefuye is recognized for securing grant funding from the Ilinois Board of Higher Education for the Transitional Allied Health Education Partnership.
October 2007
Dr. Adedeji Adefuye and Dr. William Ebomoyi are the Employees of the Month for October 2007. Dr. Adedeji and Dr. William are both recognized for taking the leadership role in coordinating the College activities for the campus wide Open House event held on Saturday, October 6, 2007.
Sept 2007
Ms. Lisa Young is the employee of the month for September 2007. Ms Lisa Young is recognised for taking a leadership role in coordinating the College activities for CSU's 140th Anniversary event held on Saturday, September 8, 2007.
May 2007
Dr. Adedeji Adefuye is the Employee of the Month for May 2007. Dr. Adefuye is recognized for submitting a $358,060 grant to the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE).
April 2007
Dr. Adedeji Adefuye and Dr. Titilayo Abiona are the Employees of the Month for April 2007. Drs. Adefuye and Abiona are recognized for submitting a 2 years grant entitled "Social-Cultural Determinants of Heterosexual Behavior of African American Men in Chicago" to the National Institute of Health (NIH) for $428,200 grant.
March 2007
Professor Leona Thomas is the Employee of the Month for March 2007. Professor Thomas is recognized for providing effective leadership in revising the DAC and conducting a successful search for a new chairperson for the Department of Health Information Administration.
February 2007
Dr. Titilayo Abiona is the Employee of the Month for February 2007. Dr. Abiona is recognized for submitting a grant proposal entitled, "Contextual Determinants of HIV Risk Among Crack-Cocaine Users in Chicago" to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
January 2007
Dr. Patricia Sloan and Dr. Patricia Prendergast are the Employees of the Month for January 2007. Drs. Sloan and Prendergast are recognized for their significant contribution on a Retention/Faculty Development grant submitted to the Community Trust Foundation.
 
December 2006
Dr. William Ebomoyi and Dr. Tunde Akinmoladun are the Employees of the Month for December 2006. Drs. Ebomoyi and Akinmoladun are recognized for their significant contribution to the Computer Assisted Science and Public Health Initiative R01 grant proposal submitted to the National Institute of Health.
November 2006
Dr. Patricia Sloan, Dr. Mainza Lukobo-Durrell and Dr. Titilayo Abiona are the Employees of the Month for November 2006. Drs. Sloan, Lukobo-Durrell and Abiona are recognized for their significant contribution to the CSU's Center for Research Excellence grant proposal submitted to the National Center for Minority Health Disparity Research Center.
 
October 2006
Professor Leslie Roundtree and Professor Regina Smith are the Employees of the Month for October 2006. Professors Roundtree and Smith are recognized for their significant contribution to the grant proposal submitted to the U.S. Department of Education.
September 2006
Ms. Lisa Young is the Employee of the Month for September 2006. Ms. Young is recognized for working collaboratively with colleagues in developing and implementing a College-wide promotional idea that positively impacts the image of the College.
News Corner
The News Corner will provide our readers a glimpse into the accomplishments of the College of Health Sciences faculty, administrators, staff and students, and the College's academic and service units.
Faculty ~ Administrators ~ Staff ~ Student News
- Kudos to Drs. Adedeji Adefuye and Titilayo Abiona for submitting a $428,200 grant to the National Institute of Health (NIH).
- Congratulations to Professors Leslie Roundtree and Regina Smith for receiving a 4-year, $800,000 grant from the US Department of Education (USDE).
- Congratualtions to Dr. William Ebomoyi and Professor Monique Germain for presenting at the 16th Annual African American and Latino American Adult Education Research Symposium on April 21, 2007.
- Professor Melanie Ellexson has completed her doctorate from the University of Indiapolis. Congratulations Dr. Ellexson!
- Congratulations to Ms. Rukiya Akua for presenting her research at the National Association for African American Studies & Affiliates at the 15th Annual NAAAS Conference in Baton Rouge, LA on February 17, 2007.
- Congratulations to Ms. Lisa Young for being chosen to serve on the National League for Nursing Accreditation Council (NLNAC) Standards and Criteria Master's Subcommittee.
- On December 2, 2006, Ms. Ruth Phillips, of the Department of Nursing, participated as a panelist in a symposium hosted by the Pan-African Association in Rogers Park. The event, along with other activities, was held to mark World AIDS Day which is December 1st.
- Professor Dorcas Williams has completed her doctorate (EdD) from Nova Southeastern University. Congratulations Dr. Williams!
- Congratulations to Professor Rose Reed-Murry for presenting a workshop at the National Black Nurses Association conference in Florida, August 9-13, 2006.
- Congratulations to Professor Sarah Austin for presenting her research at the World Occupational Therapy Federation 2006 Congress in Sydney, Australia in July 2006.
- Professor Melanie Ellexson traveled to Chernivitsi, Ukraine in May 2006. While in the Ukraine, Professor Ellexson provided occupational therapy services to underserved communities. The service learning project was a requirement of her doctoral program at the University of Indianapolis.
Academic Unit ~ Service Unit News
August 2006 -
- Congratulations to the Department of Nursing Faculty and Staff and the 2006 Department of Nursing graduates. The 2006 graduating class attained a 96% Pass Rate on the NCLEX-RN. This score is above State and National averages.
- It's Official! IBHE approves the new Dept. of Health Studies and the Bachelor of Science degree programs in Community Health and Pre-Physical Therapy.
- The Dept. of Occupational Therapy receives seven year accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).
March 2005 -
- The Dept. of Nursing receives eight year accreditation, with a two-year report, from the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC).
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