News
June, 2008
Audiology Commencent 2008
Graduates and their families came from far and wide to celebrate a commencement that included the first residential graduates of the School. The festivities included tours of the campus and the Pennsylvania Ear Institute, followed by lots of fun and games, music, food and drink for all!
June, 2007
George S. Osborne, Dean of the School of Audiology
With profound sorrow, the College announces the sudden death of Dr. George S. Osborne, Dean of the PCO School of Audiology, on June 14, 2007. For more information:
May, 2007
Audiology Commencent 2007
Graduates and their families came from far and wide to celebrate a commencement that included the first residential graduates of the School. The festivities included tours of the campus and the Pennsylvania Ear Institute, followed by lots of fun and games, music, food and drink for all!
February, 2007
PCO Faculty Member Helps Kenyan Orphan Receive Cochlear Implant
Thanks to the diagnosis, recommendation and efforts of Dr. Tomi Browne, ’04, PCO AuDonline adjunct faculty member, an 11 year old orphan from Kenya now hears again.
Mungai, orphaned by AIDS at the age of three, lost his hearing at age nine after contracting meningitis. Dr. Browne met Mungai in 2005, when she and her family were visiting his orphanage outside of Nairobi. That trip to Kenya proved life-changing, not only for Mungai, but for Dr. Browne as well.
After returning home to Virginia, Dr. Browne founded Heart of the Village (HOTV), a non-profit organization that promotes American awareness of the diseases of poverty. In sub-Saharan Africa, diseases such as measles and chicken pox kill thousands.
HOTV provides direct assistance to the survivors of these and other diseases, with emphasis on programs that sustain wellness, education and job opportunities. Meningitis caused Mungai to lose his hearing andit was Dr. Browne who recommended a cochlear implant to help him.
Cochlear (coke-lee-er) implants are surgically implanted electronic devices that provide a sense of sound to a person who may be profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing. Those who have been without hearing for a short time, or even those with long-term hearing loss, are prime candidates for this procedure.
After surgery at Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia in January, Mungai showed almost daily improvement. His post op visit to the College for Grand Rounds was a great success. The eleven year-old interacted with students and faculty, using sign language and communicationg by writing on the blackboard, clearly enjoying himself.
Dr. Browne also took Mungai to The Eye Institute for a vision exam before he returned home to Kenya at the end of February.
To learn more about Dr. Browne’s foundation, just go to the website http://www.heartofthevillage.org.