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September 2007
In a special report on Spa Therapist Training in the
September/October 2007 issue of
Luxury Spafinder magazine, Swedish Institute is named
one of the top five schools in the country for learning
massage. Read full article
March 2007
On January 12, 2007, producers from Korea's Munhwa
Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) visited the school to tape
faculty and students from the Acupuncture Program for a
documentary on the growth of acupuncture in the U.S. Read full article
October 2006
Eighty students provided sports massage for more than 300 cyclists who
completed the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society Bike Tour fundraiser, which
finished at Manhattan’s Chelsea Piers. Read full article
May 2006
Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center organizes an annual event for families of children in the hospital, where free massage therapy sessions provided by graduates are a big hit. Read full article
September 2005
Massage Therapy Alumni Gary Bergman and Andrea Lunkins featured in Sports Illustrated
online and Essence magazine. Read full article
April 2005
President's Award Presented to Off-Site Clinics.
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Fall 2004
The Acupuncture Program established a new off-site internship clinic at
September Space, a Manhattan based program which offers free services to anyone adversely affected by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. From the first week it became available, acupuncture was a popular addition, with all of the treatment time slots filled.
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October 2004
Massage Therapy alumnus Tom Bisio (’85) returns to
discuss treatment of external injuries and signs copies of
his new book, Tooth from the Tiger’s Tale,
published by Simon & Schuster. Read full article
April 2004
David Lobenstine, while in his final semester of the Massage Therapy Program, wins a scholarship in an essay competition from the AMTA New York City Chapter.
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March 2004
Massage Therapy Program receives "Community Partner of the Year" award from the NYC Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
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October 2003
Acupuncture alumni return for panel discussion of "How Acupuncture is Changing Patients' Perception of Health Care" as part of the national observance of North American Day of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
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June 2003
Valerio Pasqua, a graduate of the 1947 class in massage therapy, returns to campus to share his memories of school founder Captain Theodore Melander and what it was like to be a student back in the day.
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