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HERE
to view
this
eBlast
Newsletter
as a Web
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 NATA
Foundation Scholarship
applications
for
2008 are available
on the
website.
Further
information
and
applications
for the
three
categories
of
Entry
Level,
Masters
and
Doctoral
may be
found at
http://www.natafoundation.org/scholarship.html
or click
on the
links
below:
Applications
must be
mailed
with a
postmark
not
later
than
February
10, 2008
to be
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Remember the Foundation during the Holidays with your NATA dues renewals |
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During
this
time of
giving
consider
making a
meaningful
gift to
the NATA
Foundation
in honor
of your
friends
and
family,
or in
memory
of a
loved
one or a
respected
associate.
You can
do so
through
your
NATA
dues
renewal
and by
contacting
the
Foundation
at
(800)
879-6282,
ext. 147
or by
utilizing
the
YES
Donation
Form
2007.
The
Foundation
will
send a
special
acknowledgment
of your
gift.
Take
some of
the
stress
out of
the
holiday
shopping
and get
an
end-of-the-year
tax
deduction!
Call
(800)
879-6282,
ext.
147. |
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The
deadline
for
Athletic
Training
Student
organizations
to sign
up for
the
2007-2008
BŪ / SHŪ
Challenge
is
December
31,
2007.
This
marks
the
third
year of
the
Foundation
fund
raising
challenge
which
was
jointly
developed
by
Boston
University,
Sacred
Heart
University
and the
NATA
Research
and
Education
Foundation.
Click
HERE
for more
information.
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GRANT INFORMATION SUMMARY
Motor Evoked Potential Differences between Concussed and Non-concussed Athletes as Determined by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation |
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PRACTICAL
SIGNIFICANCE
Acutely
concussed
collegiate
athletes
demonstrate
motor
command
transmission
differences
(via
motor-evoked
potentials)
compared
to
non-concussed
athletes
over 1
to 10
days
post-head
injury.
Click
HERE
to
review
the full
Grant
Information
Summary.
Scott C.
Livingston,
PhD, PT,
ATC, SCS
Principal Investigator |
This
Grant
Information
Summary
may be
downloaded
in a
2-page
pdf file
from
http://www.natafoundation.org/pdfs/07Livingston.pdf . |
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"Building
our
Foundation"
Annual
Fund |
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The
Foundation's
2007
Building
Your
Foundation
Annual
Fund
Drive is
nearly
at an
end.
Contributions
by
December
31, 2007
help
your
district
in the
annual
NATA
Foundation
District
Competition
recognition.
Below is
a recent
status
report
on the
District
Competition.
The
winner
will be
determined
by the
district
that
reaches
the
overall
highest
percentage
of its
goal
from all
sources.
| District |
Amount received to date from members |
% of Goal |
2007 Goal |
| 1 |
$9,856 |
86% |
$11,500 |
| 2 |
$16,788 |
78% |
$21,500 |
| 3 |
$11,200 |
86% |
$13,000 |
| 4 |
$2,876 |
38% |
$7,500 |
| 5 |
$1,129 |
37% |
$3,000 |
| 6 |
$1,182 |
47% |
$2,500 |
| 7 |
$527 |
26% |
$2,000 |
| 8 |
$13,478 |
112% |
$12,000 |
| 9 |
$17,357 |
81% |
$21,500 |
| 10 |
$6,171 |
82% |
$7,500 |
| International |
$135 |
14% |
$1,000 |
| Total |
$80,699 |
78% |
$103,000 |
Help
Build
Our
Foundation
by
selecting
one or
more of
the
following
ways to
demonstrate
your
commitment.
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Your
NATA
Research
Foundation
Board
held its
October
and
December
conference
calls on
10/24/07
and
12/19/07,
respectively.
Below
are some
highlights
of the
actions
taken on
these
dates:
October
24, 2007
-
Approved
the
minutes
for
the
August
30,
2007
Board
conference
call
as
corrected.
-
Approved
the
establishment
of a
Foundation
Audit
Committee
as
recommended.
-
Approved
the
establishment
of a
Foundation
Awards
Subcommittee.
December
19, 2007
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Approved
the
minutes
for
the
October
24,
2007
Board
conference
call
with
minor,
non-substantive
corrections.
-
Approved
the
2008
Foundation
Operating
Budget
as
recommended.
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Approved
the
Bylaws
Amendment
as
recommended.
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Approved
the
Change
to
the
Nomination/Election
Process
as
recommended.
-
Approved
the
2008
Foundation
Research
Awards
as
recommended.
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A Look at the NATA Foundation Goals |
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Beginning
with the
March
2007 issue
and
continuing
for the
next
two
issues,
we are
focusing
on the
Goals
and
Strategies
of the NATA
Research
&
Education
Foundation.
Each of
these
six
Goals is
equally
important
to
fulfilling
the
mission
of this
organization.
This
issue
lists
the
fourth of
the six
Goals
listed
in no
particular
order of
relative
importance.
In
subsequent
issues,
we will
highlight
each
goal,
one goal
per
issue.
GOALS
AND
STRATEGIES
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Facilitate
the
presentation
of
programs
and
the
production
of
materials
providing
learning
opportunities
about
athletic
training
topics
Strategies:
- Present the Free Communications program at each NATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium
- Provide funding for educational opportunities through which athletic trainers, or others, can enhance knowledge and skills and may earn continuing education
credit
- Provide funding for the production and dissemination of athletic training educational and promotional material
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NATA Research & Education Foundation Deadlines |
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NATA
Research
&
Education
Foundation
2952
Stemmons
Dallas,
TX 75247
214.637.6282
www.natafoundation.org
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Supporting
and
advancing
the
athletic
training
profession
through
research
and
education. |
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