SPH News Septl. 29, 2008
SPH News is a school-wide electronic newsletter distributed to SPH faculty and staff every other week during the school year. Please send news items to SPHNews@umn.edu.
From the Dean
As dean, I am proud of the vitality shown by our faculty and students. In previous columns, you’ve read about the record growth of our student body. These students bring skills and experience that will transform public health in the very near future. I’ve also highlighted the extraordinary productivity of our faculty and the many ways their work is improving health in our community and beyond. However, today I would like to highlight another group of impressive individuals: donors to the School of Public Health. During the past fiscal year, these donors made gifts and pledges worth more than $1.9 million – the most ever recorded by the school. In addition to dollars, our donor base is swelling, growing by more than 20% last year to another all-time high for the school.
The remarkable philanthropy shown by our alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and local corporations helps to provide the margin of excellence that our school is known for by adding immediately to the resources available to students and faculty. Donors have also been very thoughtful in telling us of their inclusion of the school in their estate plans, leaving a legacy of support that will build the next generation of public health leadership.
As always, our donors have been generous in endowing new student scholarships and are responding to the University's matching programs that double the awards of all new scholarships. The past year saw a particularly strong effort by our Alumni Society Board. Their support of the 2008 Alumni and Friends Fundraising Gala in April added significantly to the SPH Alumni Scholarship Endowment Fund and energized our alumni and community partners. As we are now in a period of tremendous economic uncertainty, I thank all of you who have contributed to our efforts by building a strong financial foundation for our future.
—John R. Finnegan, Jr., Ph.D.
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School News
SPH Picture Day is Thursday, Oct. 9. Faculty and staff who need a high quality photograph for professional purposes are invited to have their picture taken in room C391 Mayo from 9:30-11:30 a.m., or in Room 364 at WBOB from 1-3 p.m. No appointments are necessary.
SHADAC is pleased to announce two new Current Population Survey (CPS) resources on its website.
1. Highlights from an Aug. 27 conference call to discuss the CPS data release.
2. CPS health insurance estimates by type of coverage, age group and state for the four most recent years. These tables are the first installment of many that SHADAC will post to make the CPS estimates readily available and useful for states. To provide your feedback e-mail shadac@umn.edu or call Karen Soderberg 5-5062.
Show support for the SPH recipients of the Walter H. Judd International Graduate and Professional Fellowships by attending the annual poster session and reception for recipients. The event will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8. at McNamara Alumni Center. The event is open to the public. Advisers, faculty, and former Judd Fellows are especially encouraged to attend. Deadline for the next round of fellowship applications is Feb. 9, 2009. This year’s recipients included more Judd fellows from the SPH than any other university unit.
The recipients are:
Matilda Essandoh-Bondzie
Elizabeth Hutchinson
Lindsey Johansen
Betsy Mathews
Heather Oleson
Melissa Riedesel
Sarah Sevcik
Alicen Spaulding
Elizabeth Tesdell
Wei Wang
Meeting cancelled: The Oct. 9 faculty/student services meeting to disucss policies and procedures has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled at a later date.
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SPH Events & Courses
Qingqing Yang, a master’s candidate in biostatistics, will discuss, “Multiple Latent Class Analysis,Rdquo; on Thursday, Oct. 2. Yang’s Plan B Presentation will be held at 11:15 a.m. in A301 Mayo. Refreshments will be served prior to the presentation. For more information contact Megan Schlick at 612-625-5451.
“Introduction to the Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research (with an emphasis on Screening for Colorectal Cancer),Rdquo; is the topic of the Epidemiology Division seminar scheduled for Friday, Oct. 3. The seminar will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. in room 364 of WBOB. Hanna Bloomfield and Melissa Partin, professors of medicine for the VA Medical Center are the speakers for the seminar. For more information, contact Carol Raichert at 5-1836.
“An Update to the Rate Tables for the Survival Package in S-Plus/R,Rdquo; is the topic of Christopher Anderson’s Plan B Presentation. Anderson is a master’s candidate in biostatistics. The presentation will be held at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 3, in Mayo A434. Refreshments will be served prior to the presentation. For more information contact Megan Schlick at 5-5451.
For more events, go to the SPH Online Calendar
CPHEO Announcements
Upcoming Courses
Introduction to Epidemiology: Online Module
This online training provides an overview of epidemiology, key terms, and examines the role of epidemiologists in public health practice.
• Access the module
8-Hour Emergency Response Refresher
Oct. 7
Dec. 4
• View course description
Occupational Hearing Conservation Training
Sept. 29-Oct. 1. For more information see:
• View course description
Occupational Hearing Conservation Recertification
Sept. 30.
Learn more
Incident Management Systems Awareness
Oct. 16.
Additional Information
Confined Space Entry and Retrieval
Oct. 17.
Additional Information
24- and 40-Hour Emergency Response Training
Oct. 20-24.
More information
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Other Events
Oct. 2, 4 p.m.
“Complexity and Meaning in Politics and Healthcare” will be the topic of Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale’s speech in the first annual David A. Rothenberger Lecture, Mayo Auditorium. More Information
Oct. 3, 7:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Ethics and Health Care Reform: Where is the Justice?
Oct. 4
Minnesota’s first Stop-the-Clot Forum which will be held at the Marriott West, 9970 Wayzata Blvd. in Minneapolis. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
• Learn more/register online or call
651-690-2779
Oct. 6-7
3rd Biennial Schizophrenia Treatment: Bridging Science to Clinical Care will be held at the Radisson University Hotel.
Oct. 9-10
The City, The River, The Bridge
Oct. 10, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The first annual Hennepin-University Partnership Symposium will be held at the Humphrey Center. Learn more/register Questions? Write to BIEL0032@umn.edu.
Oct. 16, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Ukrainian Event Center
301 Main St. N.E., Minneapolis
Friends of Fremont Clinic Health Services fundraising gala, $25 in advance and $30 at the door. FCHS hosts an annual gala to raise awareness of the vital role that community-based clinics play in providing health care to those in need, and to raise funds for providing care for the uninsured. For more information or to purchase tickets contact 612-287-2400.
Oct. 27-28
Minnesota Water Resources Conference. More information
For more events, go to the SPH Online Calendar
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