Welcome to Your New Alumni Newsletter!
From President McClure: Commencement to be postponed until fall
Given the COVID-19 pandemic, we know many of you have wondered about the status of our 2020 Commencement. Unfortunately, this year, the need to avoid large gatherings and stay socially distant will force us to postpone the June 6 Commencement ceremony and reimagine how it’s conducted.
Spalding To Launch New Master of Arts In Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program That Will Train Compassionate Mental Health Professionals
During a time of widespread anxiety and uncertainty caused by the coronavirus, Spalding University is set to launch a graduate academic program to develop professional counselors. This program, in keeping with the mission of Spalding, will train compassionate mental health professionals.
‘Wounded Healers with Hope’ – By Brother Ignatius Perkins, School Of Nursing Chair
We are wounded healers: we enter into the lives of our patients often, alone with them, as they die from the coronavirus;
President Mcclure’s 10 Thoughts on Isolation
Each year at Commencement I relish sharing “Ten things I THINK I know.” (Silence is golden; duct tape is silver. Don’t take yourself too seriously, no one else does). Here are a few things I think I know that might be relevant to our current situation.
Guest Blog | Spalding Is a Leader in Teaching And Delivering Telehealth – Now a Necessity During a Time of Social Distancing
Telehealth uses information and communication technologies to enable healthcare providers to connect with patients at a distance. While telehealth has been slowly gaining traction in healthcare for more than two decades, the Coronavirus is proving to be a tipping point.
Spalding, JCPS Partner to Launch Aspiring Leaders Principal Prep Program To Bolster JCPS Principal Pipeline
The Spalding University College of Education and Jefferson County Public Schools have announced a partnership on a new graduate academic program at Spalding that is designed specifically to prepare JCPS employees to become principals, helping bolster the principal pipeline in the school district.
Spalding School of Social Work Launching Louisville’s First Doctor of Social Work Program
The Spalding University School of Social Work is taking the next step in its social justice mission by launching the first Doctor of Social Work (DSW) program in Louisville and one of the first in Kentucky.
Columbia Gym Historical Marker Unveiled at The Building Where Muhammad Ali Learned To Box
A new historical marker was unveiled on Thursday morning at Spalding University’s Columbia Gym that commemorates the building at 824 S. Fourth St. as the location where a young Muhammad Ali learned to box.
Faculty, Alumni, Students Celebrate Spalding University School of Social Work Day In Louisville
A week before Thanksgiving Day, the Spalding University School of Social Work on Thursday earned its own exciting, memorable spot on the 2019 calendar.