Wellness events at UNO
The UNMC community is invited to the following wellness events on the University of Nebraska at Omaha campus:
- Omaha’s Fall Wellness Seminar: The Resilient Family Caregiver on Oct. 16 from 11 a.m. to noon in the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center, Room 230. More than 29 percent of the U.S. population provides care for a chronically ill, disabled, or aged family member or friend during any given year. Learn more about how caregivers can take care of themselves, including techniques and strategies that can help caregivers become more resilient.
- UNO’s Health and Wellness Fair on Nov. 2 from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the UNO School of Health and Kinesiology, Room 128 (gymnasium). The event will feature more than 90 vendors, free screenings, door prizes and free giveaways, free chair massage and the Annual Wellness Blood Screening. Each of the eight dimensions of wellness (environmental, spiritual, intellectual, occupational, social, financial, physical, and emotional) will be represented throughout the fair.
Music as Medicine returns Oct. 19
The 2017-2018 Music as Medicine series begins Oct. 19 with a performance by Susie Thorne & Friends. Held monthly, from noon to 1 p.m., in the Durham Outpatient Center’s West Atrium, Music as Medicine provides classical, jazz and other forms of musical performances for the faculty, staff, students and patients of the med center. See a complete season schedule.
Retirements announced
The UNMC Department of Human Resources has released a list of 12 retirements spanning the period between Aug. 2 and Oct. 5. They include four individuals with more than 29 years of service: Lynette McKenny, radiation oncology; James Weiss, facilities management and planning – utilities; William Warzak, Ph.D., Munroe-Meyer Institute psychology; and John Navis, continuing education.
Here’s the complete list of retirements:
- Lynette McKenny, radiation oncology, retired Oct. 3 (start date Aug. 15, 1988)
- James Weiss, facilities management and planning – utilities, retired Sept. 30 (start date July 2, 1984)
- William Warzak, Ph.D., Munroe-Meyer Institute psychology, retired Aug. 2 (start date Oct. 1, 1987)
- John Navis, continuing education, retired Aug. 20 (start date July 1, 1988)
- Linda Dobson, College of Nursing – West Nebraska Division, retired Oct. 5 (start date Aug. 15, 1988)
- Margaret Nelsen, Munroe-Meyer Institute physical therapy, retired Aug. 16 (start date Aug. 18, 2000)
- Paul Tomich, M.D., obstetrics/gynecology, retired Oct. 2 (start date July 1, 2002)
- Lois Colburn, continuing education, retired Sept. 6 (start date May 1, 2004)
- Terrence Breen, facilities management and planning – utilities, retired Oct. 3 (start date Nov. 1, 2004)
- Tamra Molinelli, Munroe-Meyer Institute physical therapy, retired Aug. 16 (start date Aug. 22, 2005)
- David Sanders, Security Office, retired Sept. 14 (start date Sept. 7, 2007)
- Deborah Lee, College of Nursing – Learning Resource Center, retired Sept. 1 (start date June 9, 2008)
Genetic counseling education program approved
UNMC’s genetic counseling education program, a joint program between the College of Allied Health Professions and Munroe-Meyer Institute in conjunction with several community clinical partners, recently received unanimous approval from the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education (CCPE). The University of Nebraska Board of Regents had previously approved the proposal at its August meeting. The Oct. 12 approval by the CCPE represented the final step in the approval process.