New Student Orientation: Spring 2024

We’ve put together a full program of activities to bring you up to speed as a Tulane SPHTM student!

Also, be sure to check out the Graduate Resource Guide

Orientation Morning Session: 8:45 AM–11:15 AM Central Time
Time Speakers & Topics
8:45–9:00 AM Join Zoom Room
  Land Acknowledgement and Welcome Addresses
9:00–9:10 AM Dean Thomas LaVeist, PhD 
SPHTM Dean and Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Health Equity
9:10–9:20 AM Erica Valenzuela, EdD
Assistant Dean for Student Experience
  Special Programming: Racism, Health Equity, and Social Justice 
9:20–10:00 AM 9:20–9:40 AM: Eva Silvestre, PhD
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Data Strategist
Associate Professor, Program Director for MPH in International Health & Sustainable Development
  9:40–10:00 AM: Danielle Broussard, PhD, MPH
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences
10:00–10:20 AM Academic Policies and Procedures
Christine Arcari PhD, MPH, CPH
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Academic Policies and Procedures
10:20–10:30 AM Break
 
10:30–10:45 AM Shallene Joseph, MS, MEd, PLPC, NCC
Director, Office of Student Success and Academic Advising
10:45–11:00 AM Leslie Bayonne, MS
Director, Office of Student Experience
OSE Resources
11:00–11:15 AM John Nonnamaker, PhD
Director, SPHTM Office of Career Services
SPHTM CS Resources
11:15–11:30 AM Keith Pickett, MLIS
Library Director, Matas Library of the Health Sciences
11:30  AM–1:00 PM Lunch Break
Departmental Meetings 1:00–3:00 PM Central Time

Please join your department session via the zoom link. 

Department

Room

Zoom
Biostatistics and Data Science   Join Zoom
Environmental Health Sciences (EHS)   Join Zoom
Epidemiology   Please continue to check your e-mail for a future departmental meeting.
Health Policy and Management (HPAM)   Join Zoom
International Health
and Sustainable Development (IHSD)
  Postponed. IHSD will notify students when rescheduled. 
Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences   Join Zoom
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease   Join Zoom
Doctoral Programs Breakout Sessions | 3:00–5:00 PM Central Time
Program Room Zoom
Online Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) Room 1708 Join Zoom

Monday – January 15th – University Closed - Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Tuesday, January 16th – First Day of Classes: Classes will be remote until January 29th due to fire and water damage in Tidewater. 

Downtown Campus Tours: POSTPONED due to fire and water damage in Tidewater. Look for information on rescheduling.