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Turning Back the Clock: A look at Peirce’s 125th Anniversary

This year, Peirce is celebrating 150 years of putting adult learners first.  In that spirit, we thought it would be fun to turn back the clock twenty-five years ago to 1990, when the College was celebrating our 125th anniversary. The 125th anniversary was celebrated with a combination of events, memorabilia and other artifacts; most notably […]

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OUT IN FRONT – Nelida “Nellie” Otero ’14

Healthcare student Nelida “Nellie” Otero recently celebrated earning a promotion at Health Partners, her employer for the last five years.  Her new job as a Medicare Part D Coordinator will find her promoting policies to update staff about changes in the Medicare Pharmacy regulations.  These new responsibilities, largely done behind-the-scenes in coordination with management, provide […]

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Peirce’s Kate Watson Continues to Help Grow Motivational Interviewing Worldwide

Kate Watson, Assistant Professor of Healthcare Administration at Peirce, is at the forefront a quickly growing area — motivational interviewing. She was recently appointed as the Event Chair of the field’s top international organization, the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). Motivational interviewing is a technique where a counselor draws out the patient’s internal motivation […]

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