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With a new Chair, new Vice-Chair, and three additional member appointments, the Walsh University Board of Directors begins a whole new era this academic year. Carol Miller ’93, has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors for a two-year term, replacing A.J. Hyland who completed his final term as Chair of the Board of Directors in June. Another Walsh alum, Barbara Yingling ’92, ’96, will hold the number two leadership spot, serving as Vice-Chair. Read More

Dr. Michele Tilstra has been named the Interim Director of the Master of Occupational Therapy program. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor and has been serving as the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator for the MOT program at Walsh University since 2018. She will continue to work in her role as the co-program director of the Counselors and Occupational Therapists Professionally Engaged in the Community (COPE) grant. She has over 28 years of clinical experience including clinical program director in several types of settings including skilled nursing facilities, home health, and outpatient rehabilitation/ hand therapy. Dr. Tilstra is a member of the Ohio Occupational Therapy Association, American Occupational Therapy Association, and the AOTA Academic Leadership Council.

Dr. Janine Ricketts, Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy has been named as the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator for the Master of Occupational Therapy program. She joined Walsh as a full-time faculty member in the fall of 2022 with over seven years of academic teaching experience and 21 years of clinical practice in pediatrics (school-based/outpatient/home health), telehealth, acute behavioral health, and acute adult care. Dr. Ricketts is a member of the Ohio Occupational Therapy Association and American Occupational Therapy Association. 

Save the Date for Mass of the Holy Spirit on Friday, August 25, at 10 a.m., in the Alumni Arena, when we ask the Holy Spirit to guide and inspire our academic year together. This Mass of the Holy Spirit is a tradition of Catholic higher education dating back to the 16th century.

Everyone is invited to attend no matter your faith tradition. What a great blessing to begin each year with a tradition like this one, to come together with His Excellency Bishop David J. Bonnar, 6th Bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown and University Chaplain Fr. Guy Albert Trudel, O.P., to reflect as a community before God on the journey that lies ahead. Please dress nicely and remember that Holy Communion is reserved for Catholics who are not guilty of serious sin. Classes held between 9:50-11:30 a.m. are cancelled so all of CAV Nation can participate.

President Tim Collins contributed his expertise to an article in Inside Higher Ed about Catholic colleges and universities having to revamp their governance structures as their founding religious orders take a step back. Read More

Faculty and staff are invited to attend the August Picnic hosted by the Women’s Committee of Walsh University on Wednesday, August 9, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Hoover Hall at Hoover Park. Enjoy lunch while you learn more about the Women’s Committee’s mission, upcoming events, ways in which they serve our students, and to sign up for various committees. RSVP to Andrea Singarella by Friday, July 28.

Grab your western hat, boots and dungarees for a Boot Scootin’ Barbeque hosted by the Women’s Committee on Friday, September 9 from 6-10 p.m. at the Hoover Park Dance Hall. The evening of old-fashioned fun, music and line dancing is open to the public. Tickets are $40 per person with proceeds benefiting Walsh student scholarships. RSVP here by Sept. 1. 

Aug. 25: Mass of the Holy Spirit, All of CAV Nation is invited, 10 a.m., Cecchini Center Alumni Arena