Yencho earns OT pin

Misericordia University student Beth Yencho of Bethlehem, enrolled in the weekend occupational therapy master's degree program, recently received her pin and presented a group research project during the annual Graduate Research Presentation Conference in Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall on campus.

The 18-month-long collaborative research projects are closely mentored by faculty and are a requirement of the occupational therapy master's degree curriculum. The research topics were chosen collaboratively by Misericordia University faculty research committee chairs and student interest.

Students presented their findings by delivering 20-minute presentations on their research topics, using either a poster or podium format. The students will have their master's degrees conferred in September and graduate in December. For more information, visit www.misericordia.edu/ot.

Wilson to sing in NYC premier

Joshua Wilson of Bethlehem performed the New York City premiere of Christopher Rouse's Requiem as a member of the Westminster Symphonic Choir and the New York Philharmonic conducted by Alan Gilbert May 5 at Carnegie Hall, New York City. The concert was also broadcast live on WQXR-FM and online at www.wqxr.org.

He is a student at Westminster Choir College of the Arts, a division of Rider University, Princeton, N.J., which prepares students at the undergraduate and graduate levels for careers in teaching, sacred music and performance. Visit www.rider-.edu/wcc.

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