Welcoming New Faculty to SPH, Fall 2025
Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to welcome five new faculty members to the School of Public Health. They bring a commitment to teaching and mentoring, impressive scholarly track records, and will be wonderful additions to the school’s collaborative environment. We are so pleased to welcome the following new faculty members to SPH: Julia Bond, PhD, […]
Call for Nominations: Dean’s SPH 50 Advisory Task Force
Dear Colleagues, As we rapidly approach the 50th anniversary of our School of Public Health, I am excited to announce the formation of a special Dean’s Advisory Task Force. This task force will be central to advancing our fundraising and community engagement goals as we mark this historic milestone. The Dean’s SPH50 Advisory Task Force […]
How We Communicate as a School
Dear Colleagues, Greetings! I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend. As the academic year begins, I am sharing a brief overview of the communication channels that we use at the school-level to keep you apprised of the latest news, events, and important information: Email Updates: If there is an urgent message impacting the entire […]
Upcoming Religious Holidays, Fall 2025
Dear colleagues, As you may know, two holidays are coming up at the start of the semester. Rosh Hashanah will begin Monday, September 22nd at sundown and ends after nightfall on Wednesday, September 24th. Yom Kippur, will begin Wednesday, October 1st before sunset and ends after nightfall on Thursday, October 2nd. Individuals observing Rosh Hashanah […]
An Introduction to Practice at SPH
Dear Students, Staff and Faculty, Happy New Academic Year! Hopefully this summer you found paths to rest and rejuvenation and ways to make joy. To those of you joining the School of Public Health (SPH) for the first time: WELCOME! Thanks for choosing us. We’ve been waiting for you with great anticipation. We’re better with […]
An Introduction to Health, Well-being and Belonging Resources at SPH
Dear Colleagues, This note continues the series of notes providing an overview of School functions and operations and a summary of resources available to our community. We aspire to be the best place for all our students, staff, and faculty to study and work. As part of that goal, we have a suite of resources […]
Global Health Student Organization’s 2025 SUMMER Hackathon Winners!
Huge congratulations to our two incredible 1st place winners of the GHSO’s 2025 SUMMER Hackathon! Your creativity, hard work, and innovation truly inspired us all. We can’t wait to see where your talents take you next! Also, a big thank you as well to our amazing faculty judges (Dr. Clarissa Valim, Dr. Monica A. Onyango, […]
An Introduction to Education at SPH
Dear colleagues – The SPH education unit includes five distinct offices, Admissions, Registrar, Graduate Student Life, the Career and Practicum Office, and Strategic Educational Initiatives. There are two primary functions of the education unit. First, ensuring academic and personal success of all graduate students at SPH to prepare them for successful and rewarding careers, and […]
An Introduction to Research and Faculty Advancement at SPH
Dear colleagues, This note summarizes resources available to support research and faculty development at the School of Public Health (SPH). This serves as an introduction for new members of our community and hopefully serves as a useful refresher for others as well. Who we are The Research and Faculty Advancement team is comprised of three […]
Who Does What at the School?
Dear Colleagues, A warm welcome to our new community members: students, staff, and faculty. We are delighted you have joined us, and to our returning community members, a heartfelt welcome back. As we embark on this new semester, school leadership is writing a series of notes to provide an overview of School functions and operations, […]