| Board Talk |
| A Message from the Editors |
Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Association of Schools of Public Health Student Services Newsletter. On behalf of the members of the National Advisory Board: Christine Edgar, University of Washington; Allison Foster, ASPH; Vincent James, Harvard; Natasha Levy, UCLA; and Chris Tisch, University of Arizona; we are pleased to present to you the first issue of ASPH Student Services Newsletter. [ Continued ]
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| Looking Forward |
| Second Annual Student Services Workshop Planned |
| In November 2006, the ASPH student services council held a Student Services Workshop at the Boston University School of Public Health, in conjunction with the ASPH meetings and APHA. This event was attended by over 70 participants and was so well received that planning began almost immediately for a 2007 workshop, which will be held at the George Washington University School of Public Health on Friday, November 2, 2007. [ Continued ] |
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| 2007 Student Leadership Workshop-Washington DC, Monday, November 5 |
| 2007 Student Leadership Workshop-Washington DC, Monday, November 5 Don’t miss the opportunity to engage your students during APHA and get some practical advice and assessment in terms of positive leadership. In response to the high level of interest at last year’s Student Services Council meeting, the ASPH Student Services Council is organizing a Student Leadership Development Workshop. [ Continued ] |
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| Research in Student
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| Moving Forward with SOPHAS |
| This newsletter is an indirect outcome of the close partnerships and collaborations formed among the many schools of public health. A major project that helped form these collaborations was the development of the common application for public health schools. SOPHAS, the Schools of Public Health Application Service, has just started its second admission cycle and currently has twenty-five of the accredited schools participating. [ Continued ] |
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| Member Profiles |
| Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica: Student
Services Experiences from Mexico |
| In 1987 the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) was created through the merger of three existing institutions from the governmental health sector: the Mexican School of Public Health (ESPM), the Population Health Research Center and the Infectious Disease Research Center. The long teaching tradition of the ESPM (founded in 1922) was combined with new research approaches in public health. The INSP was created based on a fundamental premise: Excellence in public health education could only be achieved in a context in which both faculty and students actively participated in cutting-edge research for improving the population’s health. [ Continued ] |
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| Spotlight on Public Health Partners |
| Idealist.org |
To enhance its mission in supporting individuals in nonprofit careers, Action Without Borders/Idealist.org launched its first Graduate Degree Fair for the Public Good in 2004 in New York City. By 2007, aided by the Association of Schools of Public Health and other co-sponsors, the fairs have grown to a total of 21 in several US cities, including three international cities (Toronto, London and Geneva). These fairs were created to bring together public service graduate degree programs, which include Public Health programs, and graduate-degree seeking young professionals who are looking to build on the public service work they are already performing. [ Continued ] |
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| International Perspectives |
| Twenty-Seven Years of Service to International
Students and Scholars: A Conversation with Patricia "Penny" Jessop, MPH |
Q. What is the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows Program and why was it established?
PJ: In 1978, President Carter conceived of an exchange program to honor his good friend Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey who had just passed away. He envisioned this program to be unlike any that had come before. It would be a non-degree program for participants who had begun a life of public service and were seen as the future leaders of their countries. President Carter clearly understood the need for the US to make friends and build bridges with these up and coming leaders. The program brought together mid-career professionals in a wide range of development areas including natural resources; public policy; economic development; agriculture; finance; human resource management; planning; public health; technology; education; journalism; drug abuse prevention; HIV/AIDS and human rights. [ Continued ] |
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| Technology Watch |
| "Virtually" Painless File Review at Drexel
University-Erin M. Finn, Assistant Vice President for Admissions,
Office of Enrollment Management |
| Several years ago Drexel University’s
president, Constantine Papadakis, mandated that the University
go “paperless.” As the gateway for all student records in the
University, the Office of Enrollment Management was first to
implement paperless technology. During this implementation,
which includes the adoption of SOPHAS for our public health
applications, we have received many questions from colleagues.
Following are the most frequently asked questions along with
our answers. [ Continued ]
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| SOPHAS Statistics |
| SOPHAS Statistics |
 In August 2007, the Schools of Public Health Application Service (SOPHAS) closed the first full cycle of the service and launched its second cycle in September 2007. Overall, the first year of the service has been a huge success. Without a doubt, the credit goes to the twenty-five schools of public health which participated in the service in the first cycle. These schools took a big chance on this new service, and who demonstrated an impressive willingness to compromise on occasionally difficult issues and worked very hard to make the first year go without any notable problems.[ Continued ] |
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| Remembering a Friend in Student Services |
| John Wiggs |
 An individual by the name of G. Randolph is said to have penned the phrase, “Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.” Now I don’t know who G. Randolph is or whether he or she knew John Wiggs but I certainly believe the phrase sums up why John Wiggs was to many of us a great friend. [ Continued ]
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| Call for Articles |
| Please contribute! |
| The editorial committee highly encourages SPH faculty and staff to submit articles for future issues of the newsletter. Suggested topics are: use of technology, legal issues, international student perspectives, best practices, successful partnerships, and research on student services. Ideas for other topics are welcome! There is no word limit to articles and graphics/pictures are highly encouraged. If you would like to submit an article to the newsletter, please either forward an abstract or a full article to Allison Foster at afoster@asph.org.
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