Open House 2012 Schedule

Wednesday, March 7th

12:00pm - 12:30pm
Early check-in

12:30pm – 5:00pm
Fun-Walk through Audubon Park and a New Orleans Style Crawfish Boil!

Thursday, March 8th

10:00am – 10:15am - Gallery
Open registration and check-in

10:15am - 11:45am - Gallery
Brunch with Deans and Department Chairs

11:45am - 12:00pm
Intermission

12:00pm - 12:10pm - Auditorium
Welcome to the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine!
Associate Dean Jeffery Johnson

12:10pm - 12:20pm - Auditorium
Review of Today's Events
Sue Barrosse, MSPH, Director of Admissions

12:20pm - 1:20pm - Auditorium
Department Introductions

• Biostatistics & Bioinformatics - John Lefante, PhD
• Epidemiology - Lydia Bazzano, MD, PhD, MPH
• Global Community Health & Behavioral Sciences - John Mason, PhD, MA
• Global Environmental Health Sciences - Maureen Licthveld, MD. MPH
• Global Health Systems & Development - Jane Bertrand, PhD, MBA
• Tropical Medicine- Nirbhay Kumar, PhD

1:20pm - 1:40pm
Intermission

1:40pm - 2:10pm - Auditorium
Faculty Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mark VanLandingham, PhD, Professor Global Health Systems and Development
“Choosing your School”


2:10pm – 3:10pm - Auditorium
“Pathways to Public Health at Tulane School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine"

Faculty share personal stories of their journey to becoming a public health professional.

• Epidemiology – Patricia Kissinger, PhD, MPH
• Global Health Systems and Development – Peter Scharf, AB, EdD

2:40pm-3:10pm- Auditorium
“Finding a Job in Public Health?”
Kathy Ball, MS,  Director of Career Services

3:10pm - 4:00pm - Gallery
Network with faculty and current students

Friday, March 9th

9:00am - 10:00am - Gallery
Late registration and check-in
Meet student organization leaders while enjoying breakfast

10:00am - 10:15pm - Auditorium
Review of Today's Events
Sue Barrosse, MSPH, Director of Admissions

10:15am - 10:45am - Auditorium
“Pathways to Public Health at Tulane School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine"

Faculty share personal stories of their journey to becoming a public health professional.

• Tropical Medicine- Latha Rajan, MD, MPH&TM
• Biostatistics – Jeffrey Shaffer, PhD, MS

10:45-11:00am
Break

11:00am - 1:00pm
Interested in a certain academic program? Visit with the academic department(s) of your choice for a 30 min presentation followed by a question and answer session and opportunity to network with faculty and current students.

• Biostatistics & Bioinformatics – Suite 2001 on the 20th  floor
• Epidemiology – Suite 2000 on the 20th  floor
• Global Community Health & Behavioral Sciences – Suite 2301 on the 23rd  floor
• Global Environmental Health Sciences – Suite 2100 on the 21st  floor
• Global Health Systems & Development – Suite 1903 on the 19th  floor
• Tropical Medicine – Suite 2210 on the 22nd  floor

1:00pm – 2:30 pm - Gallery
Lunch catered by Café Reconcile

A nonprofit restaurant, located in the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans, serves as the primary training ground for students seeking to acquire skills in the food service industry.

2:00pm – 2:30pm - Auditorium
Peace Corps master's International Information Session

2:30pm – 3pm - Auditorium
"How to Finance Your Public Health Degree"
Michael Goodman, Associate Vice President of Financial Aid

“Defraying the Cost of Student Loans”
Sue Barrosse, MSPH, Director of Admissions

3:00pm – 4:15pm - Auditorium
Student Panel - Life at Tulane and in New Orleans:
Hear from Tulane SPHTM students about why they chose Tulane

• Sarah Hooper, MPH candidate in theGlobal Environmental Health Sciences in Disaster Management. Sarah is  involved in the Tulane Graduate Red Cross Club and a volunteer at the SELA American Red Cross chapter.
• Monisha Shah, Dual MPH candidate in Epidemiology and Maternal and Child Health.  Monisha is on the GAPSA board and treasurer of Epi Club. Monisa work for two professors one in Epi and at the Mary Amelia Women's Center.
• Solomon Nsiah, 2nd Semester MPH Student, Global Health Systems and Development, Health Systems Management and Policy.  Solomon is a Pharmacist from Ghana. 
• Mengxi Zhang, MPH Student, Epidemiology Department, International Student Rep for SGA

This is an opportunity for you to ask current students any questions you may have about Tulane School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, the oldest school of public health in the U.S., in America’s most interesting city, New Orleans!

4:15pm – Tours Tidewater Building Lobby
Downtown tour of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, and Deming Pavilion.

You can also download the schedule here.