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Cinder, the 2 year old Red Fox labrador. - Photo via Rowan University's website

Furry friends provide finals season support

Erik Gil April 10, 2024

As students and faculty reach the end of the semester, the Rowan campus sees more of the four-legged friends who provide ease and support during hard times. The Schreiber Family Pet Therapy Program is...

Rowan Universities' Career Services gives thanks to the Schreiber Family Pet Therapy Program. - Photo via Allison Gainer

Gainer: Career Services thank the Schreiber Family Pet Therapy Program

Allison Gainer November 29, 2023

In 2023, Rowan University experienced a remarkable collaboration between career-focused initiatives and the heartwarming presence of animals, all thanks to the Schreiber Family Pet Therapy Program. The...

Currently, only dogs are part of the pet therapy program, but including different animals allows for students with allergies to participate. - Graphic / Julia Quennessen

EDITORIAL: Rowan Pet Therapy needs more pet options for students

The Whit Staff February 1, 2023

Just less than five years ago, Rowan University introduced its Shrieber Family Pet Therapy Program, an outlet that provides Animal-Assisted Therapy for students or anyone affiliated with the school. The...

Attendees of the National Dog Show Therapy Dog Symposium pose for a picture. The symposium was held at the beginning of November to bring together the therapy dog community. - Staff Writer / Kristin Guglietti

Rowan hosts National Dog Show Therapy Dog Symposium

Kristin Guglietti December 13, 2019

There was a full audience for The National Dog Show Therapy Dog Symposium in the Eynon Ballroom on Nov. 19. Roughly 70 dog-lovers attended the event to learn more about therapy dogs and share their...

President Houshmand, Wellness Director Scott Woodside, and others preside over the ribbon cutting ceremony of Rowan's pet therapy program - Photo by Dana Alcavage

Rowan University unveils the Shreiber Family Pet Therapy Program

Gabrielle Giacomelli November 13, 2019

It was a brisk morning on Nov. 7 as Rowan University unveiled their anticipated new pet therapy program. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held outside the Wellness Center as Hachi, the face of the program...

Image by Tara Lonsdorf

Students react to the unveiling of Rowan’s pet therapy program

Dmitri Torpey November 13, 2019

Last Thursday, the ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the Schreiber Family Pet Therapy Program. Named after Gerald Schrieber of J&J Snack Foods Corp. of Pennsauken, the program seeks to help...

Members of the Rowan University Board of Trustees at a meeting held on September 13, 2017. -Photo Editor/Amanda Palma

Rowan University’s Board of Trustees approves budgets for Student Center Plaza designs and a pet therapy program

Amanda Palma April 10, 2019

Multiple budgets got approved by the Rowan University Board of Trustees, and will impact future students. The budget approvals included $100,000 for feasibility analysis and preliminary design work by...

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