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PORTLAND, Maine

UNE Occupational Therapy program participates in centennial OT celebration

UNE OT Students with AOTA President Amy Lamb, Dean Francis-Connolly, and Associate Clinical Professor Scott McNeil
UNE OT Students with AOTA President Amy Lamb, Dean Francis-Connolly, and Associate Clinical Professor Scott McNeil at the AOTF Breakfast with a Scholar event.

The American Occupational Therapy Association celebrated 100 years of the profession at its annual conference in Philadelphia. The University of New England Occupational Therapy Department was represented well with approximately 40 students and nine faculty members in attendance.

The UNE OT Department contributed significantly to the scholarship at the conference with 11 presentations from nine faculty members, four alumni, five students and two community programs.

Highlights of the conference included a UNE alumni event on Thursday evening attended by about 70 people, the “Breakfast with a Scholar” event where UNE hosted two tables, a video documenting the professions 100 years of service, a Centennial Bash and an Eleanor Clarke Slagle lectureship dedicated to the past and future involvement of OT in technology for occupational performance.

The UNE OT Department will go on to celebrate April as Occupational Therapy Month with an opening celebration on April 4 followed by a number of student projects, presentations, and events.

Learn more about the history of occupational therapy and watch a video.

To learn more about the University of New England’s Westbrook College of Health Professions visit www.une.edu/wchp

To apply, visit www.une.edu/admissions

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.