New CLS logo

This is the new logo that has been developed for the CLS department. The original design was submitted by Charma Henry, a CLS major, and CJ Doss, a Junior Graphics Design major, digitized the design. Thanks to these two talented students for a very nice logo.

Where are the Seniors?

Spring Break began February 29th for the Seniors then they will report to their assigned clinical site on March 10th. Here are where the students will spend the next 5 months:

Cedric Bol will be at Leesburg Regional Medical Center in Leesburg, FL

Ghabrielle Dorsett will be at Lakeland St. Joseph in St. Joseph, MI

Becky Doering will be returning home to Lincoln, NE and will be at St. Elizabeth Regional Hospital in Lincoln

Matt Marsh heads for sunny Florida and will be at Florida Hospital in Orlando, Fl

(l-r) Amanda Graves, Neil Cometa, and Charienna Llaguno will be at Memorial Health Care Systems in Chattanooga, TN

And the South Bend Medical Foundation group in South Bend IN. (l-r) Charmaigne Gallega, Smruti Damania Tonya Shipp, Pearl Bekalo, and Gail Ferency.

Seniors visit International Aid

On February 22nd some of the Seniors were taken to Grand Haven, MI to tour the facilities of International Aid. The class helped gather information for the "Lab-In-A-Suitcase" that IA makes available to medical personnel in underdeveloped countries.

They received a warm welcome, enjoyed a lovely lunch, then toured the facility. Just before leaving some of the students sang for the IA staff.

Senior class off to clinicals

Tuesday, February 26th was a snowy day but it was bright and cheerful in room HH333 as the CLS Department hosted the annual "Off to Clinicals" party for the Senior class.

This was the view out the window of H333. Lots of snow sticking to the trees.

The annual cake with all the Senior's names and two cars that are given away. The only department on campus with a drawing for two cars that lucky students get to take as a reminder of their time at Andrews!!

Theo Cunningham and Matthew Marsh were the lucky students whose names were drawn.

Each Senior stood and introduced themselves and told where they were going for clinicals plus passed along some words of wisdom for the Juniors attending the party.

Here Neil Cometa tells the group that he will be going to Memorial Health Care Systems in Chattanooga, TN

Matthew Marsh will be heading for Florida Hospital in Orlando, FL

Pearl Bekalo will be doing her clinicals at South Bend Medical Foundation in South Bend, IN

Now you guys listen, and listen real good !! Shiphrah Fepuleai will be going to Hinsdale Hospital in Hinsdale, IL


Charienna Llaguno will be heading for Memorial Health Care Systems in Chattanooga, TN

Cedric Bol will be doing his clinicals at Leesburg Regional Medical Center in Leesburg, FL

Becky Doering hails from Lincoln, NE and will be going back to St. Elizabeth Regional Hospital in Lincoln, NE to do her clinicals.

Theo Cunningham will be going to Hinsdale Hospital in Hinsdale, IL now that he won one of the cars !!

Tonya Shipp, a mother of three, has commuted from South Bend, IN every day for classes but will be doing her clinicals at South Bend Medical Foundation in South Bend so the commute will be a lot shorter.

Amanda Graves will be going to Memorial Health Care Systems in Chattanooga, TN to do her clinicals.

Smruti Damania is another one of our students that lives in South Bend, IN and commutes every day to campus. She will also be doing her clinicals at South Bend Medical Foundation so her commute will be much shorter.

Charmaigne Gallega will be doing the opposite of Tonya and Smruti. She lives in Berrien Springs and will be commuting to South Bend since she will be doing her clinical rotations at South Bend Medical Foundation.

Two students were not at the going away party. Gharbrielle Dorsett will be doing her clinicals at Lakeland St. Joseph in St. Joseph, MI and Gail Ferency, categorical in chemistry, will be doing her chemistry rotation at South Bend Medical Foundation

Some of the applicants for the Class of 2009 were present and stood to be recognized.


Twelve of the fourteen Seniors for 2008.


Those in attendance.

Dr. Marcia Kilsby, Chair of the CLS Department, lead out in the program.

Senior valentine luncheon

The 2008 CLS Senior class hosted a very delicious valentine's luncheon for faculty and staff on Thursday, February 14th. The students prepared dishes representative of their homelands.

Following are some pictures from the luncheon.

A very creative "parasite cake" with red blood cells present.

With the abundance of food that was available, any student or faculty member that happened to be passing through the hallways was invited to join to feast.






The faculty and staff of the CLS Department appreciate the thought and hard work that went in to this luncheon. Thanks Class of 2008 !! It was delicious....

Christmas 2007

Sunday, December 2nd the CLS club and faculty hosted the annual Christmas party. Four different types of soup along with different types of Panera bread were served.

An example of the six different spreads available to go with the bread.

After everyone had filled up on soup and breads there was a cookie decorating contest.



Following the judging of the cookies the CLS club showed the movie "home alone"

Karen's new organism

Karen says - "Isn't she the cuutest organism" . This is Kalyse trying out her legs.