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Who at GCH Lisa Pawloski
Undergraduate and Internship Coordinator
Graduate Program and Dr. Lisa PawloskiCoordinators Global Health Concentration, MPH J. Dewitt Webster
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Lindley, Coordinators Kathryn Jacobsen and Cara Frankenfeld Coordinators Tim Henderson
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General Inquiries mph@gmu.edu (703) 993-3126 (703) 993-1850
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Call for Nominations for Distinguished Alumnus Award The Distinguished Alumnus Award recognizes a professional graduate of the College of Health and Human Services whose contributions to the health care or human services fields merit special commendation. CHHS is accepting nominations if you would like to recommend an alumnus/a to be considered for this prestigious award. Please submit nominations by Tuesday, November 30. Contact Gail Weirich at (703) 993-6018 for additional details.
Alumni Weekend
Dirt on the Grape, the Next Course
CHHS Alumni Chapter Event On the evening of October 2, over 50 CHHS alumni, guests, and faculty shared an evening of great conversations, great desserts, and great wines in Mason Hall. Chef Sandy Amato and Sommelier Mary Watson De-Lauder featured samplings of desserts and dessert wines that were paired to bring out the best flavors in food and drink. Each guest received a gift certificate courtesy of Reston Limousine for a local Virginia wine tour and a souvenir program with listings of the featured desserts and wines. The following community organizations contributed to door prizes: Briar Patch Bed & Breakfast Inn, author Ellen Crosby, and Giving Circle of Hope. Alumni were represented from the classes of 1975 – 2010. View photos from the event.
Innovation 101: Trends and Opportunities in Health Management Information Presented by the Department of Health
Administration and Policy
This event was the second meeting of CHHS’ Health Administration and Policy Alumni Affinity group. The group was established to bring together alumni who share a commonality of professional interests in the field of health care administration and management. The next meeting is scheduled for Spring 2011. Visit the website for updates. If you are interested in additional information on the HAP Alumni Affinity group, email chhsalum@gmu.edu.
Alumni Chapter Board Outreach to Local Area Alumni
Elaine Bango, BSN '82; Lisa Callahan, BSW '03, MSW '04; Meg Marcus, BSN '86; Lori McLean, MSN '96;Juanita Perkins, BSN '10; Bridget Nesko, BSN '06; Kathleen Ross, MSW '08; and Dawn Whitmore, BSN '10, participated in planning the events. A visit to Fair Oaks Hospital is scheduled for November 17. Contact Gail Weirich at (703) 993-6018 for additional details or if your work place has a group of CHHS alumni and you are interested in helping to plan an outreach at your facility.
Upcoming Alumni Events Alumni
Chapter Yoga/Pilates Fundraiser
Focus inwardly to connect with your mind and body, and focus outwardly to connect with un-met needs of CHHS by contributing to student scholarships and programs. The Alumni Chapter will be collecting contributions of any amount at this event to further scholarship opportunities for students. Please visit CHHS Alumni and Friends for updates and specifics on the event. Contact Gail Weirich at (703) 993-6018 for additional details.
Step Up To The Challenge For CHHS in 2011 CHHS has received a challenge grant from generous donors totaling $17,500 to be applied towards priority needs for the college. This is exciting news! To complete the challenge:
We hope you will consider a gift at this time that will benefit students and faculty in the college. You can request that your gift be applied to a specific program or scholarship fund. Please visit the CHHS Alumni and Friends website for more information on ways of supporting the college. For questions, please contact Gail Weirich at (703) 993-6018.
Spotlight on Alumni Clarice Chau, CERG '09, MS '09
It was the middle of June 2007, and I walked up the stairs to meet Professor Lorraine Rudowski. Quite intimidated with her straightforward questions and stern look, I answered as honestly as possible and only hoped that I did not completely blow it. The program was global health and she had asked me why I wanted a master's degree in it - I answered that I have a true passion for health and health care, especially of children, and that I loved to travel, why not combine the two? Little did I know that day, Lorraine would be talking about that interview to future students to come. I was accepted sometime later and was excited to start my studies in global health. My first semester I took Lorraine's class. In addition, I also registered for Dr. Curtiss Swezy's class, "International Health Organization." That class inspired me. He talked from his own life experiences working with USAID abroad and his passion resonated through his lecture. I knew I had made the right decision with this degree. By the second semester of my studies, I proposed a hypothetical research project to be done in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Having lived in Vietnam for many years, Dr. Swezy encouraged me to follow through and actually do the research project. So with much help from him and Dr. Kathryn Jacobsen, I spent my first summer as a graduate student in Vietnam. Returning in fall 2008, I was completely certain that global child health was my true life calling. I took all of Dr. Kathryn Jacobsen's classes in the next two semesters and decided to add a graduate certificate program in epidemiology to my current studies. Graduating in 2009 with an MS in global health and a graduate certificate in epidemiology, I did not want to stop. I continued as a graduate student with Dr. Heibatollah Baghi for the biostatistics certificate while working as an adjunct professor for the department that inspired me so much. I taught undergraduate classes in international health and nutrition, and hoped that I could inspire my students the same way my professors inspired me. After a year of teaching and continuing with courses, Virginia Tech offered me a position as doctoral student and research associate. I am currently working on my doctoral studies in behavioral nutrition and continue to research to benefit child health domestically and globally. I would not have gotten this far without the inspirations of the faculty in the Department of Global and Community Health, especially Lorraine Rudowski. She believed in me and my interest "in health and travelling," and it was fate that I made a lasting impression on her. |