A new Spring 2012 elective course is being offered in Project Management in Healthcare (HMAP 5391). The course will be held Mondays from 3-6 pm.
For a full course description click on the link below HMAP 5391.
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Save The Date
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Block your calendar every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. for Tuesday interlude sessions, journal club, PHSA socials, and other events.
Look for new events i n the Spring!!!
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Congratulations to the winners of last week's trivia contest!!
Question: Do you know what's happening at 9:00 am on Saturday, May 19, 2012?
Answer: The School of Public Health's 1st pre-commencement and awards ceremony (Details below).
Attention all upcoming fall 2011, spring 2012, and summer 2012 graduates: The School of Public Health is hosting our first pre-commencement and awards ceremony. This ceremony is a special recognition ceremony where the School of Public Health faculty and administration recognize the accomplishments of our graduates. It will replace the graduate banquet. Please note that you will now be hooded at this event and not at commencement. Date: May 19, 2012 (same day as commencement) Time: 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Location: Fort Worth Science & History Museum Students/Faculty/Staff: Please arrive at 8:00 a.m.
Parking: You may park at the University of North Texas Health Science Center and walk to the Fort Worth Science & History Museum or park in the lot near the Science and History Museum.
Additional information will be provided at a later date. For questions, please contact Misty Smethers at misty.smethers@unthsc.edu |
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Spring 2012 Registration
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Regular registration for SPH classes for the Spring 2012 semester ends December 4, 2011. Late registration begins December 5, 2011 and will end January 4, 2011.
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Financial Aid Update!!!
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Beginning Spring 2012, the Cost of Attendance amounts for students' tuition, fees, books and supplies must reflect enrollment status (full or half-time). SPH students must enroll in at least 9 semester credit hours to receive a full-time budget. Students who are enrolled in 5-8 semester credit hours will receive a half-time budget.
The Spring disbursement date for SPH is January 2, 2012. If you are not enrolled in at least 9 semester credit hours as of January 2, 2012 your budget will be adjusted and your loans may be reduced. If your enrollment status changes after January 2, 2012, your budget will be adjusted on the 12th class date.
Please visit the UNTHSC Financial Aid website for more details or contact the Financial Aid Office at finaid@unthsc.edu.
**Please note that you must be enrolled at least half-time (5 semester credit hours) to receive loans.
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2011 FAC Campus Food Drive
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The Society of Black Public Health Professionals (SBPHP), Public Health Student Association (PHSA), & Public Health Community Service Organization (PHCSO) would like to thank those of you that participated in the FAC's first ever Food Drive Challenge!!
We will find out the winners of the food drive challenge on Monday, December 5, 2011.
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Certified in Public Health (CPH) Exam
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| Internships & Fellowships
Local and Abroad
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Three and Five Year Assistantships at Clemson University
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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cancer Prevention and Control-Georgetown University Medical Center
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Postdoctoral Fellowship In Nutrition and Cancer-University of Minnesota
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Alzheimer's Association (North Central Texas Chapter)-REACH Bilingual Intern
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Doctoral Fellowships-Robert Woodson Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico
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Employment Case Manager at Catholic Charities of Fort Worth
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Career Navigator at Catholic Charities of Fort Worth
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7 Positions at Catholic Charities of Fort Worth
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Associate Director- Institute on Social Exclusion, Center of Excellence on the Social Determinants of Mental Health at Adler School of Professional Psychology
Request for Applications: Mindanao Job Opportunities for Business Scale-Up (JOBS) for Philippines
Social Epidemiology, Health Informatics, and Applied Data Analysis Specialist-Department of Health Science, College of Applied Sciences & Art at San Jose State University
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8 New Faculty Positions- The School of Public Health at The University of Memphis
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Faculty Position at the University of Iowa College of Public Health
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| Grant and Scholarship News
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Memorial Scholarship & Leadership Grant
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Katie Memorial Foundation
Katie Evans Memorial Scholarship & Leadership Grants
The Katie Evans Memorial Scholarship supports outstanding work in the field of international public health by providing a one-time scholarship towards a field work project proposed by a qualifying graduate student. The annual Katie Evans Memorial Scholarship (KEMS) awards up to $3,000 toward a graduate student's fieldwork project. KEMS applications are due on February 15 of every year.
Through KMF Leadership Grants, KMF partners with universities, colleges, and institutions to support student leaders in the international field of public health, as they complete their education, attend field events and conferences, and pursue individual projects. One-time awards are up to $500.00. Applications for the KMF Leadership Grants are accepted on a rolling basis.
For more information about both of these opportunities please visit katiememorialfoundation.org.
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SOPHE 21st Century Student Scholarship
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SOPHE 21st Century Student Scholarship to attend the Health Education Advocacy Summit
Is the Health Education Advocacy Summit for you?
If you can answer yes to one or more of these questions, then you should attend the March 3-5 Health Education Advocacy Summit in Washington DC.
- Are you an energized and passionate student eager to let your voice be heard on community and school health education matters?
- Do you want to learn more about policy advocacy and creating change?
- Do you want to develop or build your advocacy skills and share your knowledge with legislators?
If this sounds like you, then apply today to take advantage of SOPHE's 21st Century Student Scholarship for Conference Support.
Background: Each year the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) provides conference support to full-time undergraduate and graduate level students to attend the SOPHE Health Education Advocacy Summit. Conference support can include any combination of registration fee to the conference and any real and reasonable travel expenses incurred, as per federal per diem, and lodging at the official conference hotel or a substitute hotel, not to exceed the cost of the assigned conference hotel. SOPHE also encourages and allows conference support funds to be used for supplemental SOPHE chapter membership. Total support cannot exceed $500 and will be reimbursed upon submission of receipts and the required travel reimbursement form following the event.
To learn more and complete an application: Click Here
Deadline for applications: December 12, 2011
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| Campus Events
Activities During the Week
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Academic Calendar
Important Academic Dates |
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December 2
Last day to drop a course with consent of the instructor or withdraw from UNTHSC .
Deadline to submit your Intent to Graduate form for Spring 2012 or Summer 2012.
December 5 - 9
Final examination schedule
December 9
Last day of term
December 14
Grades due to registrar by 5:00 PM
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