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Celebrating 100 years of Occupational Therapy: The American Occupational Therapy Association’s (AOTA) Vision for 2025

AOTA presented Vision 2025 in 2016, as the profession’s vision statement, built on the work of the Centennial Vision and to guide the profession beyond its 100-year anniversary in 2017. As an inclusive profession, occupational therapy maximizes health, well-being, and quality of life for all people, populations, and communities through effective solutions that facilitate participation in everyday living. Pillars were created to help further define and communicate the Vision’s core tenets which are stated as follows: Effective: Occupational therapy is evidence based, client centered, and cost-effective. Leaders: Occupational therapy is

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Occupational Therapy at SAU: The First of its Kind!

Greetings and welcome to the Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy Assisting (BSOTA) with a minor in Health Services Administration (HSA) program website blog! Did you know that this is the first time in the history of occupational therapy practice that an OTA degree is offered at the baccalaureate level?  Did you know that this program will be one of the first accredited programs in the nation and the first BSOTA program offered in the State of North Carolina? I am very excited to be leading the BSOTA program at

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Uknighted Voices

Dear Faculty, Staff, SAU Students, and Community Members, During the Virtual SAU Senior Toast this year, I reminded our graduates that throughout their time at St. Andrews, we have always encouraged each of them to develop his or her own unique voice—-and to use it. I asked them to close their eyes and paint a picture in their minds of how they would use their voice to make a difference in their community and in their world. That said, there are times, when we need to use our collective voice,

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Dr. Ellen Bernhardt appointed Interim Campus President

For Immediate Release June 11, 2020 Effective immediately, Dr. Ellen Bernhardt has been appointed Interim Campus President for St. Andrews University, a branch of Webber International University. Bernhardt, who holds a Doctor of Business Administration, a Master of Business Administration, and a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication has served in a variety of senior leadership roles in higher education for over thirty years. Dr. Bernhardt has been at St. Andrews for two years. Her first assignment was to develop and implement special projects to support the growth of the

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A Reaffirmation of Our Shared Values in this Time of Collective Grief and Soul Searching

Webber International University and its branch campus St. Andrews University value the diversity of our student body, faculty, and staff, and we stand with you as one in the wake of the reprehensible, tragic death of George Floyd.  Webber International University and St. Andrews University were each established to serve historically under-served populations.  Since 1896, we have provided both educational and employment opportunities without respect to race or any other demographic characteristic.  These are not new values to us.  These are values held at the very core of our institutional

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Security Precautions on Academic Side of Campus

Dear Campus Community, With decreasing numbers of people on campus, we have decided to better secure the academic side of campus. Starting tonight, Campus Safety will close the academic side of campus to automobile traffic by placing a chain and traffic barrels across Elm Avenue in front of the Scottish Heritage Center. The academic side of campus will be open to automobile traffic at the following times: Monday-Friday                6:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Saturday                           6:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Sunday   

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Moodle – Login Help

St. Andrews email accounts, including username and password, are set up so that the login credentials are the same for student email accounts and for Moodle.  The password requirements for successful login are: at least 8 characters, at least 1 number, at least 1 lower case letter, at least 1 upper case letter, at least 1 non-alphanumeric character(s) such as as *, -, or # Example: Knightsare#1 If you have not set up your email password to meet the requirements above, you will be unsuccessful in logging into Moodle. If

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NC Governor Declares State of Emergency as State Deals with Coronavirus

The governor has declared a state of emergency in North Carolina as of yesterday. If you read the article below, he is not asking for schools to close or for events such as the ACC basketball tournament to be canceled. He is just taking the next steps in preparation “in case”. There are 7 people who have tested positive in NC. One was in the Long Term Nursing Home in Washington, one came back from Italy and five were at the Biogrn conference in Boston. We need to make sure

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Coronavirus Information and Update

  Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff,   On February 25, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) alerted Americans to begin to prepare for the spread of the coronavirus in the United States, saying it is not clear when it will arrive or how severe an outbreak could become. St. Andrews has been monitoring guidance on the coronavirus from the CDC.  Right now there are no confirmed cases of the virus in North Carolina or on the St. Andrews campus.  However, as we prepare for spring break, it is

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St. Andrews University announces two new degrees

St. Andrews University, a Branch of Webber International University, has announced its intention with approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), to introduce the Bachelor of Arts in Health Services Administration degree and the Bachelor of Science in Sports Performance, Health and Fitness degree.  Additionally, St. Andrews has an application for licensure for both programs pending before the University of North Carolina Board of Governors which is required prior to the start date of either program. The Bachelor of Arts in Health Services Administration

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