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promoting events at the Center through advertising and social media. For the past two years, Harris has also chaired Global Spectrum’s Diversity Committee to increase diversity and inclusion throughout the company. Since his first year, Harris has taken his Springfield College experi-
ences far beyond his love for basketball. “The practical work experience taught me relationship building,
organization, accountability, how to work in a fast pace environment, how to manage and adjust to a culture change, and most importantly it taught me confidence in myself,” he said. “Each of those things that I learned has benefited me in my career path, and continues to shape the kind of person that I am today.”
Katherine Ekberg
By the time Katherine Ekberg ’09, DPT ’11, finished a 10-week clinical affiliation for Springfield College at Ramsey Rehabilitation, owned by Ed Ramsey ’90, she could have easily been mistaken for a full-time physical therapist. During the fieldwork in 2010, Ekberg was handling nearly a full caseload at the Devens and Leominster (Mass.) Ramsey clinics. She literally helped people get their lives back. “It was very cool
Katherine Ekberg
because in physical therapy you need your book knowledge, but you also need to apply that knowledge to a patient in front of you,” said the 27-
year-old Lunenburg, Mass., resident. “It was an invaluable experience. I got to translate all that experience while in school to real life.” The opportunity to do fieldwork at Ramsey Rehabilitation came
through the recommendation of Deborah Pelletier, director of clinical education for the Springfield College physical therapy department. At the beginning of the
10-week, 40-hours-per- week fieldwork term, she learned the clinic’s documentation system and observed clinical instruc- tors. Soon she was taking on patients and being observed instead.
“The practical work experience taught me relationship building,
organization, accountability, how to work in a fast pace
environment, how to manage
and adjust to a culture change, and most importantly it taught me confidence in myself”
10 “The clinical instructors helped you learn and grow so that you
were always continually thinking and evaluating,” she said. Ekberg remembers treating a high school field hockey player who
tore her ACL. She assisted with the girl’s rehabilitation from start to finish. “She had to be re-taught how to jump and run because she
couldn’t remember how to do it from losing all that muscle memory,” she said. “We had to retrain her so that she could get back on the field for the fall. It was a rewarding experience.” Ekberg clearly made an impression and was hired by Ramsey as a
physical therapist right after she received her doctorate from Springfield College in 2011. Since then she has worked full-time at the Leominster clinic using her clinical and classroom experience to problem solve, analyze, and provide hands-on physical therapy to patients. The Springfield College Humanics philosophy of educating the
whole person—in spirit, mind, and body—that Ekberg learned in school continues to resonate with her. “My whole time at the College significantly helped my under-
standing of how I go about treating people. Living and breathing that philosophy transfers to my work,” she said. “The experiences I had at Springfield College set me up very well to succeed in the workplace.”
Jaime Domaingue Mulligan
With an undergraduate degree in psychology from Springfield College, and four years of playing varsity volleyball for the Pride behind her, Jaime Domaingue Mulligan ’02, G’06, set out on her career. She moved to the West Coast and landed a job selling human resources and payroll services to small businesses. But she soon discovered that sales did not fulfill her competitive spirit. Instead, the 34-year-old
Milton, Mass., resident wanted sports back in her life. She sought advice from her former volleyball head coach at Springfield College, Joel Dearing ’79, who encouraged her to return and earn a master’s in education with a concentration in athletic administration. Dearing was also instrumental in helping her secure a graduate associate position in the College’s athletic department.
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