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- 2009 spring - Dr.
Noy Kay
will again lead a “Travel Study” for both undergraduate (HPER H 445) and
graduate (HPER H 645) levels during summer I, 2009. This course will
involve an overseas field study trip to Seoul, Republic of Korea;
Beijing, People’s Republic of China; and Bangkok, Thailand. The course
primarily focuses on activities related to health, the main health
challenges, health care systems, relationship of health and culture,
status and health issues, the implementation of health programs, etc.
Sightseeing will be part of studying the influence of cultures on
people’s decisions regarding their behaviors and lifestyles, which in
turn will impact health. The trip will take 12 days, May 13 – 25, 2009.
It will cost approximately $3,500.00 for the airfare, 4-star hotel, bus
transportation, meals, visa to get in China, and health insurance. If
you are interested in taking this class, please visit
http://www.iub/~hpertour/
or contact Dr. Noy S. Kay, course instructor at 812 - 855 - 2156.
- 2009 spring - May 2, 2009, in HPER 125. Eta Sigma Gamma - Nu Chapter
is holding Initiation for new members. The Initiation guest speaker this
year is Gina Goebel, MEd, CHES. Please join us to congratulate the
students and meet their families and friends. Light Snacks will be
available.
- 2009 spring - April 21, 2009. ESG - Nu chapter will have the
Dodgeball Tournament.
- 2009 spring - The
2009 RCAP national conference will be April 16-18, 2009 at Indiana
University. The conference “HIV/STD Prevention in Rural Communities:
Sharing Successful Strategies VI,” will be conducted at the Indiana
Memorial Union on the IU campus. The deadline for submission of
abstracts for presentations is February 6, 2009.
- 2009 spring - April 17 - 18, 2009. Lilly Health Education Overnight.
This overnight health education event targets at risk girls ranging from
ages 8-12 years old. Lessons on nutrition, exercise, first aid, and
healthy relationships help to convey important tips for living a healthy
life in all the areas of health. Approximately 50 girls attend with
twelve educators from ESG & MPHA. Two meals and one evening snack are
provided. The event is located at the
Ruth Lilly Health
Education Center in Indianapolis, IN. This event is free to all
attendees.
- 2009 spring - March 24, 2009, from 7pm. ESG meeting in HPER 012.
- 2009 spring - February 17, 2009, from 7pm. ESG meeting in HPER 012.
- 2009 spring - January 22, 2009, 12:00 - 1:30 pm (pizzas served from
12:00 to 12:30) at HPER 125. Tobacco Control & Wellness Research Working
Group (TobWell) seminar: Public Health Issues in North Africa and Middle
East by Dr. Ahmed YoussefAgha.
- 2009 spring - January 19, 2009. The Masters of Public Health
Association (MPHA) just received a grant from the City of Bloomington to
provide HIV outreach to rural individuals on Martin Luther King Day. The
goal of this project is to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS-related issues
to residents of Southern Indiana who live in rural areas. By linking
members MPHA and members of the community living in or traveling to
rural areas, they will disseminate prevention materials to individuals
who are using Rural Transit bus stops in Bloomington and Ellettsville,
Indiana on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2009.
- 2008 fall - Dr. John Seffrin, former
Chair of the Department of Applied Health Science and current National
Chief Executive Officer of the American Cancer Society, will receive an
honorary doctorate degree from Indiana University during the
commencement ceremony. He has been invited to make a presentation on
Friday, December 19 at 4 p.m. in State Room East, in the Indiana
Memorial Union, followed by a reception in the University Faculty Club,
IMU. Dean Goodman and Dr. Torabi would very much like for you to attend.
Dr. Seffrin is an inspirational speaker who will talk on the very timely
topic of "Cancer at a Crossroads: Access to Health Care in Post-election
America." He will discuss how far we’ve come in our understanding of
cancer and how to deal with the cancer problem, including the issue of
access to quality health care. His remarks will outline broad strategies
by which we can eliminate cancer as a major public health problem in
this century, including the need for systemic health care reform in the
new Obama administration.
- 2008 fall - Let the data drive your funding requests, curriculum
selection, and prevention needs by participating in the Nineteenth
Annual Survey of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use by Indiana
Children and Adolescents:
the Indiana Survey. Participating school corporations will receive a
local and state report on: alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD)
prevalence rates, ATOD use related risk and protective factors, and
gambling behavior. Registration and participation is FREE.
- 2008 fall - Lauren Boyle receives Travel Award from the
Indiana University Graduate Professional Student Organization. Each
semester, the GPSO awards $3,000 in Travel Awards for graduate and
professional students to support expenses for events that promote
academic and professional development (such as conferences, workshops,
competitions and auditions). Funds may be used for registration fees,
presentation materials, transportation costs, lodging and per diem
expenses. The recipients are selected through a competitive process in
which fellow graduate and professional students review and assess
anonymous applications.
- 2008 fall - As we wind down the fall semester, the Department will
have an informal luncheon to thank you for all our Department
accomplishments during the fall semester. The luncheon will be held in
the Coronation Room (in the Indiana Memorial Union), from 11:30 a.m. –
1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 9th. If you have classes that interfere
with the above time, please feel free to come and go anytime between
11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. This will give us an opportunity for
interaction between AHS Associate Instructors, faculty, and staff.
Please RSVP to Annie (HPER 116) no later than Thursday, December
4th. It is imperative that we have an accurate number of reservations.
- 2008 fall - Thomas Feldman, who earned his Master of Public
Health from IU in 1995, received this year's John R. Endwright Alumni
Service Award. Since 2003, Thomas Feldman has served as Service Line
Director, Physician Service at Methodist Medical Center of Illinois (MMCI)
in Peoria, Ill. His responsibilities have included but have not been
limited to physician contracting, development and maintenance of
compensation plans. His position, which reports directly to the CEO of
MMCI, is accountable for an annual operating budget of over $60 million
and approximately 400 full-time equivalents. MMCI is a multi-specialty
hospital-owned provider group working from 30 locations in Central
Illinois.
- 2008 fall - Roberta Ogletree received the school's W. W.
Patty Distinguished Alumni Award this year. Dr. Ogletree, who earned her
H.S.D. from IU in 1991, presently serves as professor in the Department
of Health Education and Recreation at Southern Illinois University,
where she also serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Women's
Studies Program. She has been on the faculty at SIU since 1991. Her
teaching and research interests include Women's Health, Human Sexuality
Education and professional preparation. She is the author or co-author
of dozens of articles and publications and has co-written two textbooks
on health education skills and competencies and sexuality education
curricula.
- 2008 fall - November 6, 2008. TobWell seminar: Job Interviews for
Faculty Positions. Speaker: Dr. Mohammad R. Torabi, Dr.
Catherine M. Sherwood-Laughlin, and Dr. Maria Kay Schmidt
Time: 12:00-1:30 pm (pizzas from 12:00 to 12:30) Location: HPER 125.
- 2008 fall - The Department of Applied health Science has a
position opening for a tenure track
Assistant/Associate Professor of Public Health with
emphasis on Epidemiology. Appointment to commence January, 2009 or earlier. Application
deadline is November 1, 2008, or until suitable candidate is identified.
For more info, please contact Dr.
Michael Reece, Chair, Search and Screen Committee.
- 2008 fall - The Department of Applied health Science has a
position opening for a tenure track
Associate/Full Professor of Public Health with
emphasis on Environmental/Injury Control. Appointment to commence January, 2009 or earlier. Application
deadline is November 10, 2008, or until suitable candidate is identified.
For more info, please contact Dr.
Nancy Ellis, Chair, Search and Screen Committee.
- 2008 fall - The Department of Applied health Science has a
position opening for an
Associate/Full Professor of Public Health (tenure eligible), with
emphasis on health disparities, and Director of the Center for Minority
Health. Appointment to commence January, 2009 or earlier. Application
deadline is October 31, 2008, or until suitable candidate is identified.
For more info, please contact Dr.
Nancy Ellis, Chair, Search and Screen Committee.
- 2008 fall - The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and
Reproduction at Indiana University is pleased to announce a Call for
Proposals for The Kinsey Institute Student Research Grants 2008-2009.
All application materials (including research description, budget, and
letter of support) must be submitted via electronic mail (in PDF format)
to Dr. Brian Dodge by
October 1, 2008. Please visit The Kinsey Institute’s website for further
information (as well as an overview of previously funded research
projects) at
http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/research/student_grants.html
- 2008 fall - The Third Annual HPER Graduate Student Boat Outing on
Lake Monroe on September 20, from 10am to 6pm, at Four Winds Marina,
Lake Monroe. This event is for incoming graduate students to meet
returning graduate students, tour our local Lake Monroe, and come out
just to relax. The cost is $25 per person, plus one food item of your
choice. Only 24 open spots. Please RSVP and pay in full no later than
September 10 to Lauren Boyle.
- 2008 fall - The Department of Applied health Science fall graduate
student get together on Thursday, September 11, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at
Pic-A-Chic. Annie (in HPER 116) will have maps available with directions
to this location. If you wish to bring your spouse or significant other,
please let us know. Please RSVP to
Annie no later than
Tuesday, September 4 if you are able to attend.
- 2008 fall - Fall HPER Faculty & Staff Gathering. Dean Robert M.
Goodman cordially invites you and a guest to the Fall Faculty &
Staff Gathering Eagles Nest at Eagle Pointe Golf Resort 2250 East Pointe
Road Friday, September 5, 2008 *5:30 Reception *6:30 Buffet Dinner Cash
Bar (Wine & Beer) Entrees include Grilled Chicken and With 2
complementary drink tickets per person Roast Beef Au Jus. RSVP by
Monday, Aug 25 to Melissa
Younger.
- 2008 fall -
Cognitive, Behavioral and Economic Approaches to Childhood and
Adolescent Obesity Conference. September 4-5, at Wylie Hall 005.
Conference Organizers: Alyce Fly (Applied Health Sciences),
Gerhard Glomm (Economics), Rusty Tchernis (Economics) and
Peter Todd (Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Informatics). This
conference and the associated 2008-9 speaker series1 is funded by the
Indiana University Institute for Advanced Studies through their New
Knowledge Seminar Grants; the School of Health, Physical Education, and
Recreation; the Department of Economics and the Department of
Psychology.
- 2008 fall - Dr. Amed YoussefAgha joins our department as an
Assistant Professor. He has earned B.Sc. in Mathematics from Menofia
University-Egypt, MS in Computer Science from the University of
Louisville, KY, MS & PhD degrees from the University of Louisville, KY
with an emphasis on Biostatistics-Decision Sciences. His specialty
encompasses Public Health/Biostatistics. His research focus is on
integration of methods and techniques of decision analysis for
diagnosing or health-outcome of medical intervention in recurrent
diseases/injuries Investigation of development constraints in healthcare
organizations.
- 2008 fall - Dr. Jun Dai joins our department as an Assistant
Professor. She has an M.D. degree from Sun Yat-sen University of Medical
Sciences, China, a Master’s degree in Nutrition and Food Hygiene from
Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, China, and PhD in Nutrition
and Health Sciences with an emphasis in Epidemiology from Emory
University. Her specialty is in Public Health/Epidemiology with
nutrition emphasis. Her Research interests include nutrition, chronic
disease, and maternal and child health.
- 2008 fall - Dr. JoAnne C. Bunnage joins our department as a
Visiting Academic Specialist. her education background includes Master’s
and Bachelor’s degrees in Education from Oregon State University,
Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre
Dame, and PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Indiana
University. Concentration areas include health, higher education
administration and leadership development. Her experience includes
student and faculty learning engagement, focus group research, and
educational assessment.
- 2008 fall - Ms. Mallori DeSalle joins IPRC as a Research
Assistant. She earns Master of Art in Counseling from Truman State
University. Her credentials include Nationally Certified Counselor &
Certified Prevention Professional Community Prevention Specialist and
Research Associate with the Afternoons R.O.C.K. program. Her areas of
expertise include mental health treatment, community prevention
programming, substance abuse prevention and prevention curriculum.
- 2008 fall - Ms. Sally Pelto-Wheeler joins IPRC as an
Assistant to the Director. She has a Master of Public Health degree from
Indiana University. Her areas of expertise includes Community prevention
programming, public health program planning, worksite wellness
development, and office management.
- 2008 summer - Due to the university’s increased
emphasis on global education, and the deepening of HPER’s international
arrangements, Dr. Lloyd Kolbe has been appointed to a new
Associate Dean position for Global and Community Health. Dr. Kolbe has a
welter of international experience and is well regarded in China.
Because of his efforts, the Chinese Government and their partner
institutions have signed an agreement with our school that will enable
us to consult on a nationwide project involving physical fitness
impacting every single school child in China (all 120,000,000 of them).
This will be conducted throughout China’s school systems and Dr. Kolbe
will be taking the lead. There will be opportunities for other faculty
to be involved as well.
- 2008 summer - Dr. Lloyd Kolbe accompanied Drs. Goodman,
Koceja, and Skirvin to travel to Taiwan, Hong Kong,
Beijing, and Shanghai in May to meet with university presidents, deans,
and other officials. Unfortunately, due to the earthquake, they were
unable to travel to our sister school in Chengtu. All of the schools
visited are quite advanced in their application of kinesiology,
recreation, and public health. There will be a number of faculty
research exchanges. There will be opportunities for selected faculty
within HPER to travel to various universities for research exchanges and
conferences starting this Fall. Additionally, many universities will be
sending students for doctoral and masters education. We, in turn, will
be able to send selected students on exchanges to China, Hong Kong, and
Taiwan. Course exchanges will be considered later. Distance
education is another aspect in which we will be rapidly engaging, where
faculty from HPER can teach courses or modules to our colleagues in
China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan and visa versa – all on line.
- 2008 summer - As an introductory offer, you can receive
$100.00 off the tuition of your first class with the Heartland OSHA
Training Institute Education Center. Simply fill out the registration
form and enter the Coupon ID: W08OSHA into the Comments box. Please
contact the Heartland Center with any questions.
- 2008 summer - Indiana University, in partnership
with the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, has been chosen in 2008 as
one of eight new education centers to provide training for the federal
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Our new Heartland
OSHA Training Institute Education Center has launched a new website (http://www.indiana.edu/~hrtland/index.shtml)
and started offering training courses. The Center can also provide
customized safety training for workplace at discounted rates. Contact
Cheryl Holmes, the Heartland's Program Director, to find out more
about this high quality, low price value. She can be reached at
1-866-563-4820 or email her at
clholmes@indiana.edu
- 2008 summer - IU Scholarship Website has made some key changes. The
new
Automatic Academic Scholarship criteria are available for students
applying for the Fall of 2009. IU will now be offering scholarships to
top students recognized by
National Scholar Programs. IU now has a
Spanish language page, with a pdf of our new printed Spanish
language brochure.
- 2008 summer - New graduate certificate in Gerontology and Health has
been approved. The certificate is 12 credit hours, and includes a 3
credit practicum. Students do not need to be in residence in Bloomington
to complete any part of the certificate. All of the coursework and the
practicum can be completed online or on campus. For more information,
please contact Dr. Lesa Lorenzen-Huber.
- 2008 summer - Jasynda Lacy has been elected
representative to the Professional Service Delivery Staff Council for
the period of 2008-09 and 2009-10. Merrill Hatlen will serve as
alternate for the 2008-09 academic year. Carole Nowicke will be
our carryover representative for the 2008 09 academic year.
- 2008 spring - Center for Minority Health is sponsoring an event at
the Monroe County Public Library on May 13 at 6:00pm in conjunction with
the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective as they present their new book
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth. Joining the author Judy
Norsigian in the panel discussion will be planning committee members
Cecilia Obeng, LaDonna BlueEye, Leila Dabbagh, and
Zobeida Bonilla of the School of HPER, and Georg’ann Cattelona
from BABS. The Center for Sexual Health Promotion and the Kinsey
Institute are cosponsoring the event.
- 2008 spring - 2008 IPHA Spring Conference - Communicating for Change
will be held at Purdue University from May 12th to 13th, 2008.
- 2008 spring - Friday, May 9, 2008, 9am-4pm (registration begins at
8:15am), at Ruth Lilly Learning Center inside the Riley Outpatient
Center 702 Barnhill Drive; Indianapolis, IN 46202. AmeriCorps Improving
Health Throughout Indiana presents: Health Bound Indiana. Keynote
speaker: Dr. Judith Monroe - Various break out sessions will also
be addressing and examining the obesity epidemic in the state of
Indiana. Two of our professors are among the speakers: Dr. David
Lohrmann: “Health Promotion in Schools: The Future is Now” and Dr.
Lesa Lorenzen-Huber: “Fit & Strong: Increasing Older Adults’
Physical Activity.” Please RSVP to Heather Nichols at
hnnichols@gmail.com by
Thursday, May 1st, 2008. After initial registration we will email you
concerning break out sessions.
- 2008 spring - AmeriCorps Improving Health Throughout Indiana (AIHTI)
is beginning recruitment for the 08-09 Program Year. AIHTI pairs local
non-profit organizations with students and graduates interested in
gaining experience in promoting nutrition and physical activity while
serving their community. Many students count their AIHTI service towards
internship requirements. All members receive a living allowance and
education award. Our host sites include state and local health
departments, hospitals, Boys and Girls Clubs and Area Agencies on Aging.
There will be an informational session in HPER 125 on Friday, April 25th
from 12-1. Students may also contact Erin Cooperman.
- 2008 spring - Catherine Sherwood, Cecilia Obeng,
Dong-Chul Seo, and Lesa Lorenzen-Huber received Trustee
Teaching Award.
- 2008 spring - Catherine Sherwood received Angel of the Year
Award during AHS Recognition Luncheon on April 22, 2008.
- 2008 spring - Barbara Seitz de Martinez serves as Chair of
HPER Professional Service Delivery Council.
- 2008 spring - Annie Campbell serves as President of HPER
Staff Advisory Council.
- 2008 spring - Paulene Hardy was one of nominees of 2007 HPER
Outstanding Support Staff Award.
- 2008 spring - Joyce Arthur received 2007 HPER Outstanding
Professional Service Delivery Award from Dean Goodman on April 24, 2008.
Arthur has made special efforts toward improving the School and the
University; positive attitudes; and exemplary job performance.
- 2008 spring - Joyce Arthur has been recognized by Dean
Goodman for the services she has provided for 45 years.
- 2008 spring - Our Department celebrated Dr. Donald Ludwig's
95th birthday during AHS Recognition Luncheon on April 22, 2008.
- 2008 spring - We lost one of our alums,
Robert Schmidt (Monroe County Health Department's Director), on
January 11, 2008. A Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, January 16,
2008, at 12:00 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church.
- 2008 spring - April 24, 2008, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm in Indiana Memorial
Union-Distinguished Alumni Room. Sexual Health Seminar: "A Test of Major
Assumptions About Behavior Change: A Comprehensive Look at the Effects
of HIV Prevention Interventions Since the Beginning of the Epidemic" by
Dolores Albarracin, Ph.D. (Social Psychology), Ph.D. (Clinical
Psychology), Professor, Department of Psychology, Social-Personality
Division, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- 2008 spring - HPER Outstanding Staff Awards Ceremony on Thursday,
April 24, at 11:30 a.m. in HPER 125.
- 2008 spring - Tuesday, April 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the
Coronation Room (in the Tudor Room). Spring graduate recognition
luncheon. Please mark your calendar and RSVP to Debbie Kirk no
later than Thursday, April 17 if you are able to attend.
- 2008 spring - Thursday, April 17, from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. in HPER
125. Recognition of Dr. Nathan Shier’s many years of excellent
service to the Department. Please drop by anytime during the time period
indicated above to greet Dr. Shier and his wife, Pat and wish them well
in his retirement. A light lunch, cake, and ice tea/punch will be
served. Please RSVP to Annie no later than Monday, April 14.
- 2008 spring - Thursday, April 17, from 5pm to 8pm in HPER 125.
Travel Study Orientation Meeting. Introduce history and travel
information about China, Hong Kong, and Thailand. Answer questions and
concerns from students. Pizza and refreshment will be served.
- 2008 spring - April 16, 2008. Eta Sigma Gamma Nu Chapter Ruth Lilly
Girl Scout Overnighter at Ruth Lilly Health Center Indianapolis, IN. An
overnight health education event targeting at-risk girls ranging from
ages 8-12 years old. The event is located at the Ruth Lilly Health
Education Center in Indianapolis, IN and is free to all attendees .
- 2008 spring - Lindsay Hattendorf and Allyson O'Connor
received AAHE Outstanding Undergraduate Health Education Majors of the
Year Award.
- 2008 spring - Adeyinka Okunade and Amanda Wood
received the Archie M. and Eleanor Williamson Koon Scholarship.
- 2008 spring - This year's Crane Fund for Widows and Children has
been awarded to Krystal Adams, Lauren Boyle, Sara
Haraughty, Kimberly Hieftje, and Kevin McCarty.
- 2008 spring - This year's Donald Ludwig Scholarship recipients were
Brittany Bovenizer, Stacy Burmeister, Natalie Ingraham,
and Sofia Jawed-Wessel.
- 2008 spring - This year's J.K. Rash Scholarship was given to
Lauren Boyle.
- 2008 spring - Rizwana Biviji and yibin Liu won the
Margaret Seberger Scholarship.
- 2008 spring - Linsey Booth received the Joan Weinberg Wolf
Scholarship for Dietetics.
- 2008 spring - Kara Curry, Jordan Hollander, and
Rachel Nolting were winners of this year's Opal G. Conrad Nutrition
Scholarship.
- 2008 spring - Krystal Adams, Angela Hildebrand,
Andrew Kress, Kevin McCarty, and Phillippe Seib were
recipients of the Pantaleoni Scholarship.
- 2008 spring - Katie Whited has won the Ron Hall Scholarship.
- 2008 spring - The Ruth Mary Griswold Scholarship has been awarded to
Lori Appler, Alise Echele, Marissa Goodman,
Kimberly Hieftje, Sarah Kirtley, Jennifer Rhode,
Lori Robakowski, Amanda Walner, and Elizabeth Wolfe.
- 2008 spring - Ritika Bhawal was one of recipients of the
Carter Littell Scholarship.
- 2008 spring - Christine Murdock has won the Dean's Senior
Recognition Award.
- 2008 spring - Richard Glover, Adam Karcz, and
Melody Poindexter were among the winners of the Educational
Opportunity Fellowship.
- 2008 spring - Carla Brown has been awarded the HPER Alumni
Board Scholarship.
- 2008 spring - Rose Hartzell has won the William L. Yarber
Professorship in Sexual Health Fellow.
- 2008 spring - Alise Echele was one of three recipients of the
W.W. Patty Scholarship.
- 2008 spring - April 16, 2008, 12 pm, at Neal Marshall Center's Grand
Hall. HPER student honors luncheon.
- 2008 spring - April 9, 2008, 4 PM - 5 PM, at the Bloomington
Hospital in the Weg Miller Auditorium. Dr. Owen Slaughter will be
presenting to Bob Slisz's H-318, "Drug Use in American Society"
class.
- 2008 spring - March 6, 2008, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm in Indiana Memorial
Union-Oak Room. Sexual Health Seminar: "Will boys really be boys? A
developmental approach to relationships and sexuality among adolescent
men" by Mary A. Ott, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics,
Section of Adolescent Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine,
Indianapolis
- 2008 spring - Dr. Brian Dodge has been promoted from Research
Associate to Assistant Research Scientist.
- 2008 spring - March 3, 2008, 7:30 pm at Whittenberger Auditorium,
IMU. 2008 Marian Godeke Miller Lecture: "The Public Health Mission of
Universities in the 21th Century - A Vision for Engaged Institutions
improving Health and Quality of Life" by Lawrence W. Green, MPH, DrPH, University of California, San Francisco.
- 2008 spring - The HPER Graduate Student Advisory Council is
participating in Bowl For Kids Sake – a fundraising event for Big
Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of South Central Indiana. Our bowling team,
“Team HPERformance,” will compete in a tournament on February 27th at
Suburban Lanes. For more info, please contact Laurie Legocki –
llegocki@indiana.edu
- 2008 spring - February 27, 11 am - 3 pm, at IMU Alumni Hall. Our
Department co-sponsored the 2008 Health Programs Fair.
- 2008 spring - February 25, 11:15-12:30, at IMU Dogwood Room.
Applied Health Science Returning Alumni Panel in in Chris Fisher's
HPER 494 Class. Meet health professionals: Melissa Abram, BS '03;
Heidi Boruff, RD, BS '04; Kristin Hobson, MPH '05; and
Kelly Odell, BS '03.
- 2008 spring - February 19, 2008, 9:30am - 10:45am, at Jordan Hall
440. Applied Health Science Returning Alumni Panel: Larisa Niles-Carne,
BS '04; Sarah Elder, BS '05; and Desiree Goetz, BS ' 97, MPH '03.
- 2008 spring - February 13 - 14, 2008, at NCAA Hall of Champions,
Indianapolis. Piece of the Pie Advocacy Day. Indiana Collegiate Action
Network (ICAN), Indiana Public Health Association (IPHA), and the
Indiana Society of Public Health Education (InSOPHE) join together to
sponsor the annual "Piece of the Pie Advocacy Day" February 13th and
14th, 2008 NCAA Hall of Champions, Indianapolis InSOPHE and IPHA welcome
the Indiana Collegiate Action Network (ICAN) to this year's conference.
ICAN's addition brings new opportunities and an expanded program.
Participants may register for one or both days of the conference.
February 13th will focus on ways in which campuses can address mental
health concerns such as suicide and emerging trends such as pharming.
February 14th will be the traditional Piece of the Pie Advocacy Day
activities with legislative trainings and a trip to the statehouse in
the afternoon, plus an additional legislative topic for our collegiate
partners. Continuing Education Contact Hour (CHEC) for certified health
education specialists (CHES) will be offered. Last year's event was a
great success! Mark your calendars now and look for more details and
registration to come in January!
- 2008 spring - February 12, 2008, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM, at Dogwood
Room, IMU. Are you positive? You are negative? Free HIV test, anonymous
results in 20 minutes. Call 353-3261 for more information. HIV testing
provided by Bloomington Hospital Positive Link with support from IU
Health and Wellness.
- 2008 spring - February 11, 2008, noon - 1:00pm, at HPER Foyer.
Taiwanese students in HPER would like to share Chinese New Year custom
with students, staff, and faculty members. Original Chinese New Year
festival stories and the way people celebrate the holiday will be
introduced. In addition, different flavors of Chinese candies and
Taiwanese high mountain tea will be provided for everyone to taste.
There will also be demonstration on how to use Chinese writing brush and
exhibit calligraphy in the lobby since writing Spring Festival couplets
is an important activity during Chinese New Year. So, please come and
celebrate!
- 2008 spring - January 15, 16, & 17, 2008, 11am - 3:30pm, at HPER
lobby (Royer Foyer). Bundle Up Bloomington! Please help Hoosiers keep
warm for the winter. Donate any new or gently used coats to bundle up
Bloomington. Coats will be collected in the HPER lobby. For more
information, please contact Kristi at kskala. This event is sponsored by
Eta Sigma Gamma.
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