Special needs mini-conference

Partners in Learning Child Development and Family Resource Center in collaboration with Smart Start Rowan will host a special needs mini conference on May 5 at Catawba College in Ketner Hall from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m.

Families and teachers are invited to attend this half day event chocked full of helpful information. Registration begins at 8 a.m. followed by mini break-out sessions on various topics including: “Positive Parenting the Triple P Way,” “Simple Signs” and “Marriage and a Child With Special Needs.” Registration is strongly recommended due to session limits.

Learn more at http://epartnersinlearning.org.

Seminary to host open house

Hood Theological Seminary will hold Open Houses on Saturday and on Tuesday, April 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. Prospective students are invited to tour campus, join a class in session, meet the President, Deans and Financial Aid Director, have ample opportunities for Q&A and enjoy lunch with students, faculty and staff in the refectory.

If interested, please contact Dr. Reginald Boyd, director of recruitment and admissions at rboyd@hoodseminary.edu or 704-636-6455.

Catawba Psi Chi Members learn about emotional assistance animals 

Catawba College’s Psi Chi, the international honor society for psychology, recently hosted a presentation given by Dr. Nan Zimmerman, director of counseling and wellness services at the college, about emotional support animals. The types of emotional support animals are numerous, and include: dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, hedgehogs, lizards, and even miniature horses.

Psi Chi students learned about the differences between service animals and emotional support animals, learned about qualifications needed to have emotional support animals on campus and how emotional support animals provide comfort in stressful situations. Zimmerman also discussed recent news stories about emotional support animals on airplanes.

Two students brought their emotional support dogs to the presentation to demonstrate the importance of having a well-behaved support animal in the classroom. Thirty six students and faculty were in attendance at this highly informative and engaging presentation.