Mag_text_Spring 06 - Curry College

Speaking CenterStudents RepresentCurry College atNational ConferenceL to R: Jessica Hartwell, Jed Zatzkin, Alaina RiccardiL to R: Alaina Riccardi, Jed Zatzkin, Jessica HartwellLast April, three members of the CurrySpeaking Center staff, along withSpeaking Center Director Vicki Nelson,had the opportunity to attend the NationalConference of the National Associationof Communication Centers, held in ColoradoSprings, Colorado. Alaina Riccardi,Jessica Hartwell, and Jed Zatzkin travelledto the conference, not only to gather newideas for our Speaking Center, but also toshare with faculty and students from othercolleges some of the things that occur inthe Speaking Center here at Curry.While at the conference, Curry SpeechAssociates attended panels and sessions ona wide range of topics. Thirty-threeschools were represented at this conference.Colorado Springs is near Pikes Peak and islocated in the midst of the Rocky Mountains,so they spent a few hours the daybefore the conference enjoying some ofthe beautiful scenery. They even ran intotwo Curry alums on the plane on the wayhome!All of the students were thrilled to havethe chance to attend the conference. Jedsuggested that going to this conferencewas “truly a life changing experience.”Alaina explained how it felt to representCurry, “We were set apart because thereare no other colleges that have SpeakingCenters in the Northeast. The majority ofschools participating were either from thewest or southern states. The fact that wecould set an example for other schools inour area is something to be proud of.”BIDMC Articulation Agreement Paves Wayfor Post-graduate Certificate in Nuclear Medicine TechnologyA recent agreement between Curry College and the Beth Israel DeaconessMedical Center (BIDMC) paves the way for Curry graduates to enter thepost-graduate certificate program at BIDMC’s School of Nuclear MedicineTechnology. BIDMC is a world-class Harvard-affiliated teaching hospital,and nuclear medicine technology is an expanding career field. Opportunitiesexist to work with patients in a hospital setting and to do research inpharmaceutical companies or academic settings.According to the agreement, students graduating with a Curry biology majorand meeting minimum grade requirements will automatically have thecoursework needed to be eligible for the 15-month program. Students whosuccessfully complete the program are then eligible to sit for the nationalexaminations offered by the Nuclear Medicine Technology CertificationBoard and the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.Photo courtesy of BIDMCWinter 2009 / Curry College Magazine 7