Dedicated Faculty

I went into Rockhurst today to meet my new graduate assistant. She is a first year physical therapy student. I am having her work on a really cool project that I will write about on my next blog. She will be helping me with my physical therapy ontology. This is a work that has been years in the making with the contributions of all of the students whom I have taught here at Rockhurst (exciting stuff...stay tuned).

I just have to mention about the PT Faculty at Rockhurst...most of the faculty are off contract like me but guess who I saw...Don Hoover, Jean Hiebert, Catherine Thompson, I heard (I didn't actually see him) Jim Dronberger, and I noticed that Brian McKiernan was in his office. Granted some of these professors are teaching during the summer but 60% of those who are not teaching were on campus. Talk about dedication!! I really must say how proud I am to be part of such a great group of dedicated Physical Therapists/Teachers. They are all great and I feel lucky to know each of them.

I had a conversation with Don Hoover who is putting together a ROCKING motion analysis lab. He has worked hard along with Brian, Jean, and Mohamed Kohia to get this state-of-the-art lab put together. If you have a chance, stop by and check it out-- it is going to be sweet. I can't wait to start to playing with it--I mean do "research."

School's Out For the Summer

I am currently "off contract" for the summer, so I am not teaching at Rockhurst. Most people upon hearing that I am "off contract" imagine that I am just puttering around doing nothing. I have to explain that although I am not teaching, I am definitely working. This summer I will be working full-time as a physical therapist and preparing my classes for the fall.

Okay, I do get some time off...I just returned from New York City. It was so great. The sights, sounds, and smells??? were just how I remembered it. My wife and I left our daughters with their grandparents and we took the red eye to the big apple. It felt like we were back home (we spent a couple of years there while attending PT school at Columbia University). We saw four Broadway shows, each was great: Wicked, Young Frankenstein, Spamalot, and Spring Awakening. We ate great food. If you have never been to New York don't be afraid to eat the street food it is superb. We saw some old friends. It was really a great time. We went to Viking Children's Books and met my publisher and editors for my new children's book that comes out on July 3rd called Raymond and Graham Rule the School. If you want a good laugh check it out.. it is good for adults too.