Miami - Marquette Challenge

Marquette University PT students initiated The Marquette Challenge in 1989 as a fundraising effort to support physical therapy research through the American Physical Therapy Association's Foundation for Physical Therapy. MUPT students challenge others at PT and PTA national programs to raise money for PT research The student organization that raises the greatest amount is declared the Challenge winner Prizes are awarded to the top three schools and to schools in the honorable mention category. All participating schools are recognized in the media and at the Foundation dinner at the APTA Annual Conference The Challenge is the second largest ongoing fundraising program for the Foundation for Physical Therapy all run by Marquette students The University of Miami raised $17,643 and won 1st Place for the 5th time in Challenge History The University of Colorado Denver raised $14,450 placed a close 2nd Last year’s co-host, Georgia State was 3rd and raised $11,310 64 participating schools raised a total of $200,137 in the 2009 Georgia State-Marquette Challenge. Since the inception of the Challenge, students have raised over $1.55 million dollars for the Foundation for Physical Therapy The 2010 Miami-Marquette Challenge represents a newfound competition The University of Miami continues its strong fundraising and seeks a win for the 6th time in Challenge history Perhaps a new winner will emerge The winning school co-hosts Challenge with Marquette the following year Prizes offered for top fundraising schools     Step On Up! Contact the following if your school wishes to step up to the Challenge and raise money for PT research. Marquette Challenge Coordinators Kyle Bisping Gretchen DeGroot Shannon Knoblauch Allison Rivers Kathleen Scanlan Lawrence J. Pan, PT, PhD Marquette University Faculty Co-Advisor Sheila Schindler-Ivens, PT, PhD Marquette University Faculty Co-Advisor Foundation for Physical Therapy

All money raised by the Challenge is donated to the Foundation for Physical Therapy. The organization funds research grants supporting studies designed to evaluate the “effectiveness of physical therapist interventions.”  Each year, the money is awarded as a one-year research grant. 2009 - Susanne Morton, PT, PhD, University of Iowa Project: Motor Adaptation: A Novel Method for Retraining Locomotion Following Stroke 2008 - Diane Wrisley, PT, PhD, NCS, University of Buffalo Project: The Use of Rotational Perturbations for Balance Training 2007 – Jennifer E. Stevens, PT, MPT, PhD, “Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation after Total Knee Arthroplasty to Counter Quadriceps Muscle Activation Deficits.” 2006 - Craig J. Newsam, DPT, "Strengthening Exercises to Reduce Shoulder Pain in Persons with Tetraplegia." 2005 - Michael C. Schubert, PT, MS, PhD, "Mechanisms of Gaze Stability in Recovery of Dynamic Visual Acuity." 2004 - John Childs, PT, MPT, MS, MBA, PhD, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPT, "Effectiveness of an Extension-Oriented Intervention in Patients With Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial." 2003 - Neva Kirk-Sanchez, PT, MSPT, PhD, "Factors Related to Adherence to a Home Exercise Program After Discharge From Outpatient Therapy." 2002 - Christian C. Evans, PT, MSPT, PhD, ATC "Effects of Exercise Training and Unloading by left Ventricular Assist Devise on Cardiac Physiology and Functional Ability in Patients with Heart Failure."