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Career Fair Spotlights Range of Opportunities for Graduates
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More than 25 employers, graduate schools, and residency/fellowship programs crammed the Albert M. White Gymnasium on November 7 for the ACPHS Career Fair. The annual event provides students with opportunities to network with future employers and learn about the variety of options available to them after graduation. On the day after the Fair, many students had formal interviews on campus with representatives of these organizations.
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Honors and Awards Ceremony Recognizes Student Achievement
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The annual Honors and Awards Ceremony took place on Thursday, November 15. Nearly 40 students, representing both campuses and each of the College's undergraduate programs, were recognized at the event. Awards covered a broad range of areas, from highest academic standing in a given class year to outstanding professionalism and leadership. Congratulations to all of this year's honorees!
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Men's Basketball Team Defeats St. Louis College of Pharmacy in 2OT Thriller
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In a matchup of two of the country's oldest pharmacy programs, the men's basektball team defeated St. Louis College of Pharmacy 90-83 in double overtime this past Saturday. The Panthers' win, which avenged last year's defeat at STLCOP, means that Albany will be home to the rivalry's "Apothecary Cup" for the next year. The women's teams will continue the series with alternating home games 2013 and 2014.
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Vermont Students Partner with Nurses and Med Students at Health Fair
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A group from the ACPHS student chapter of the Vermont Pharmacists Association joined the Visiting Nurse Associations of America and medical students from the University of Vermont at a Health Fair in the town of Winooski. Students from each of the professions (pictured above) worked together to provide free flu shots, blood pressure, and blood glucose screenings for attendees -- most of whom were children, adults with no health insurance, recipients of Medicare/ Medicaid, and local refugees.
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ACPHS Profiled in The Business Review's Higher Education Issue
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 The growth of ACPHS and the expansion of its academic offerings were the focus of a story in the November 9 edition of the Business Review, the weekly business newspaper of the Capital Region. The article was part of the paper's annual Colleges and Universities issue. Click here to read the story.
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Fine print
Question: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter? Answer: Pumpkin pi, of course. We at the e-Pulse are thankful to all of those who have been reading the newsletter (especially after that last joke) and sending along your ideas. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
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