We’ve put together a full program of activities to bring you up to speed as a WSPH student!
Zoom Note
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Join us online in Zoom. If you're joining us online, please do so around 8:20 AM.
Please note that all times are in central standard time.
| Time | Speakers & Topics |
|---|---|
| Land Acknowledgement & Welcome Address | |
| 8:30 AM – 8:40 AM | Dean Thomas LaVeist, PhD Dean and Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Health Equity |
| 8:40 AM – 8:50 AM | Erica Valenzuela, EdD Assistant Dean for Student Experience |
| 8:50 AM – 9:30 AM | Eva Silvestre, PhD Associate Dean of Institutional Excellence & Opportunity Associate Professor International Health & Sustainable Development Data Strategist |
| 9:30 AM – 9:50 AM | Academic Policies and Procedures Katherine Andrinopoulos Associate Professor International Health & Sustainable Development |
| 9:50 AM - 10:00 AM | Break |
| Student Resources | |
| 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM | Shallene Joseph, MS, MEd, LPC, NCC Director Office of Advising and Student Success |
| 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM | Jeannine Coxen, MS Director WSPH Career Services |
| 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Leslie Bayonne, MS Director Office of Student Experience |
| 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Katie Roman International Health and Sustainable Development President, WSPH Student Government Association |
| 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | Emily Alleman, MSI Research Support Librarian Matas Library of the Health Sciences |
| 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Caitrin Gladow, BS Assistant Director Alumni Relations for WSPH |
| 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM | Peer Mentors and closing remarks Erica Valenzuela, EdD Assistant Dean for Student Experience |
| LUNCH | |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Departmental Breakout Sessions |
| Biostatistics and Data Science Zoom | |
| Environmental Health Sciences Zoom | |
| Epidemiology Zoom | |
| Health Policy and Management Zoom | |
| International Health and Sustainable Development Zoom | |
| Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences Zoom | |
| Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease Zoom |
Spring semester start day and breaks:
- Monday, June 1, 2026: First Day of Classes
- Friday, July 3, 2026: Independence Day Observed (university closed)
- Friday, August 7, 2026: Last day of classes
- Monday, August 10 - Friday, August 14, 2026: Final Exam Period
