Warrior Athletic Trainers team run the Soldiers ½ Marathon in support of our Army friends
A few of WAT's very own will be participating in the Soldier Half Marathon in Columbus, GA. Kacey Bisienere, Stasia Burroughs, Jenna Kipetz, Amy Salinas, Teresa Elliot are running a 13.1 mile course Saturday November 10, 2012. The race begins at 7:00 AM and starts at the National Infantry Museum and finishes at the National Infantry Museum. Runners have 7 hours to complete the course.
Army-Warrior Athletic Training Collaboration Yields Impressive Results
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Game Day Lecture Series with special guests
Military Appreciation Day - Texas A&M Game Day Lecture Series
2012 Keystone Leader Lecture
Date: October 26, 2012, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Auburn University Alumni Center
The College of Education will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its annual Keystone Leader-in-Residence lecture series by welcoming Gen. Lloyd Austin III `86 and Mrs. Charlene Austin `85 as joint presenters.
The Austins are both graduates of the college's counselor education graduate program. Gen. Austin serves as the U.S. Army's vice chief of staff, while Mrs. Austin has been an advocate for military families and a volunteer for the United Service Organization (USO), the United Way, Operation Homefront and the Military Child Education Coalition.
Gen. Austin, who served as commanding general of U.S. Forces in Iraq before moving to the Pentagon in January 2012, earned one of Auburn University's Lifetime Achievement Awards earlier this year.
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Congratulations to Stasia Burroughs – the Clinical Coordinator of the Warrior Athletic Training Program and graduate of the inaugural WAT class for winning yet another award!
Stasia won the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Masters’ Student Research Oral Presentation Award in June. Now she has been selected by the NATA and the NATA Foundation as our Joint Commission on Sports Medicine and Science (JCSMS) Graduate Student Fellow Second Runner-Up, receiving a cash award of $500 for this well-deserved honor.
The Joint Commission is a group of 35+ organizations that serves as a catalyst for cooperative ventures between groups. Leadership from each member organization meets annually to share their projects, learn what others are doing and to debate issues that will impact the future of the sports medicine profession. The NATA is a member of the Joint Commission, along with other groups such as the AMA, AOSSM, President’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports, Special Olympics International and the USOC (just to name a few). You can learn more about the JCSMS at http://www.jcsportsmedicine.org/.
Warrior's Journey Conference
LTC Moore's promotion ceremony at the National Infantry Museum
Wounded Warrior Horsemanship Event
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The Warrior Outreach Horsemanship Program began in 2008 and is designed to help America’s returning Warriors and their families cope with the stresses of military life. The program demonstrates how horses can be a great outlet for Soldiers to help promote quality family time, provide structure, and well needed family therapy and healing. Warrior Outreach Inc. and the Warrior Outreach Horsemanship Program depend entirely on volunteers and sponsors to provide horses, equipment, meals, entertainment, and door prizes to the fine Soldiers, Veterans, and Family members who attend these events.
Upcoming events
Oct 4: The WRC will present during the afternoon session of the State Vets Mental Health Symposium in Opelika. The research presentation will discuss the work of the WRC and associated researchers, as part of this day-long conference for the verteran organizations in Alabama.
Oct 9 - 11 : Military Operational Medicine Research Conference, Ft. Detrick, MD. WRC presentation on “Factors That Influence Spinal Health in Mounted and Dismounted Soldiers.”
Oct 26 - 28 : Military Appreciation Day Weekend at the AU/Texas A&M football gameOct 26: GEN Austin, Army Vice Chief of Staff, and his wife will give a talk as Keynote leaders for the AU College of EducationOct 26: Dr. Sefton will give a public lecture on the work of the WRC “Serving Those That Serve Us”. http://ocm.auburn.edu/gameday_lecture/Saturday
Oct 27 : special events on game day include static demonstrations of Military vehicles, special acknowledgements, game day fly over and special half time activities.
Community Service
WAT Program assists in provide medical care after devastating tornadoes hit Tuscaloosa
