Student News

• The College of Pharmacy welcomed 53 first-year student pharmacists in August. The cohort participated in a number of Orientation activities including BLS and AED training and a session on professionalism and self-awareness. In this session, students worked in groups to identify common concerns and then participated in dialogue with Assistant Dean of Student Services, Dr. Kim Jones, regarding how to ensure those potential issues don’t arise during their academic tenure. Additionally, students enjoyed a lunch with their faculty mentor and received guided instruction from their mentor in workshops addressing strengths-based leadership and pharmacy career pathways. Orientation activities concluded with the annual COP picnic.
    
   
   
• On the afternoon of Friday, August 24th, the Class of 2022 were presented with their white coats. The UUCOP Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity was instrumental in providing the white coats to our students, and they wrote an encouraging note to each student that was placed in the pocket. A special thank you to State Senator Shane Reeves, PharmD, for giving the charge to the Class of 2022. Congratulations!
  
   

   

Alumni News

• Nick Van Hise ('13) presented at the FDA in DC on an Antimicrobial Resistance Advisory Panel. The panel was set up to discuss antimicrobial resistance and the problems that clinicians face today. The panel consisted of 9 people; 3 patient advocates and 6 experts.


 

• Melissa Quinn ('14) participated in a recent publication.
  Melissa Quinn, J. T. Fannin, Joseph Sciasci, Allison Bragg, Patrick K. Campbell, Delia Carias, Kristine R. Crews, David Gregornik, Sima Jeha, Gabriela Maron, Jennifer L. Pauley, Hope D. Swanson, Joshua Wolf, William Greene. Pentamidine for Prophylaxis against Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Pediatric Oncology Patients Receiving Immunosuppressive Chemotherapy. American Society for Microbiology. https://aac.asm.org/content/early/2018/05/30/AAC.00173-18.
   


 

• Sheena Leclerc Kamieniecki ('14) married the love of her life, Kenneth Kamieniecki, on August 12th in Jasper, Alberta Canada.
  


 

• Alysun Garrett ('18) and her husband, Wesley, welcomed their son, Callaway Lucas Garrett, on September 7th. Proud big sister is Julia.

Faculty News

• Dr. Luna Bennett taught summer school at the Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) to international pharmacy students (48 students). These students came from Egypt, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, and Indonesia. Students were selected by their universities prior to coming to the summer school. For instance, the school of pharmacy in Alexandria Egypt screened almost 200 students who need to take exams and write essays prior to the selection of 8 students coming to this two week summer school. Topic: Future Drug Formulation and Development (July 30-August 10 2018). Dr. Bennett taught the first week of the class in: Pharmacogenetics/ Pharmacogenomics in Pharmacotherapy, FDA and drug development, Biologics, Monoclonal Antibodies, Tyrosine Kinase, and Cancer Targeted Therapy. The class was 6 hours everyday. The second week was taught by different faculty from different countries.

  ITB is considered the top choice among Indonesia's students and have been credited as one of the most prestigious universities in Indonesia.
  
   

Student Organizations

Thank you to all of our students, faculty and staff for donating blood during our APhA-Union University Battle of the Colleges Blood Drive! 69 people attempted to donate blood with 55 successful donations. More importantly, it is a blessing to be able to give back to our community in this way.

Fall 2018 Continuing Education Programs