We’ve put together a full program of activities to bring you up to speed as a WSPH student!
Zoom Note
Please use your Tulane username and password, or your Single Sign-On (SSO) to log in to Zoom. If you see the SSO icon on your login screen, use that. If you continue to have issues, please e-mail sphhelp@tulane.edu
If you're joining us via Zoom on Thursday, August 13th, please join at 2:20 pm. On Friday, August 14th, join online at 8:25 am.
Please note that all times are in Central Standard Time.
| Time | Speakers & Topics |
|---|---|
| Thurs., August 13th | Orientation Day 1 Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine 1440 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70112 |
| 11:30 AM–12:15 PM | Check-in – Student Lounges – 1st floor |
| 12:30 PM–3:00 PM | NOLA History and Cultural Tour (snacks provided) |
| 2:30 PM–3:00 PM | Alisha Williams, MPA, Assistant Director, Office of Institutional Excellence and Opportunity – New Orleans History Students joining online should log in at this time to join orientation Zoom |
| 3:00 PM–3:15 PM | Return from history tour and break |
| 3:15 PM–4:05 PM Collins C. Diboll Auditorium | Eva Silvestre, PhD Associate Dean of Institutional Excellence & Opportunity Academic Excellence & Opportunity Data Strategist |
| 4:05 PM–5:20 PM Collins C. Diboll Gallery | In person students - Dinner with Peer Mentors |
| 4:05 PM–5:20 PM | Online Students – Meet with Online Programs Peer Mentors Join Zoom |
| 5:20 PM–5:30 PM | Enter auditorium for movie – Students are welcome to continue eating here |
| 5:30 PM–6:30 PM | Dean Thomas LaVeist's, The Skin You’re In |
| 6:30 PM–7:00 PM | Discussion with Dean Thomas LaVeist and Dean Erica Valenzuela |
| Friday, August 14th | Orientation Day 2 Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine 1440 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70112 Parking Information |
| 8:00 AM–8:30 AM | Jazz Breakfast |
| 8:25 AM–8:40 AM | Online Students join via Zoom and in person students take elevator to Room 1210 Zoom |
| Hybrid Sessions | |
| Land Acknowledgement & Welcome Address | |
| 8:40 AM–8:50 AM | Dean Thomas LaVeist, PhD WSPH Dean and Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Health Equity |
| 8:50 AM–9:00 AM | Erica Valenzuela, EdD Assistant Dean for Student Experience |
| 9:00 AM–9:20 AM | Icebreaker |
| 9:20 AM–9:45 AM | Christine Arcari, PhD, MPH, CPH WSPH Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Academic Policies & Procedures |
| 9:45 AM–10:00 AM | Christopher Manguno, LPC Case Management and Victim Support Services (CMVSS) Case Manager |
| 10:00 AM–10:15 AM | Break |
| Student Resources | |
| 10:15 AM–10:30 AM | Shallene Joseph, MS, MEd, LPC, NCC Director Office of Advising and Student Success |
| 10:30 AM–10:45 AM | Leslie Bayonne, MS Director Office of Student Experience |
| 10:45 AM–11:00 AM | Jeannine Coxen, MS Director WSPH Career Services |
| 11:00 AM–11:15 AM | Katie Roman MPH student in International Health and Sustainable Development President, WSPH Student Government Association |
| 11:15 AM–11:30 AM | Emily Alleman, MSI Research Support Librarian Matas Library of the Health Sciences |
| 11:30 AM–11:45 AM | Caitrin Gladow, BS Assistant Director Alumni Relations for WSPH |
| 11:45 AM | Dean Valenzuela - closing remarks |
| 11:45 AM–1:00 PM | LUNCH and WSPH RSO and Office Fair 1st floor lobby and Collins C. Diboll Gallery |
| Case Management and Victim Support Services (CMVSS) | |
| Carolyn Barber-Pierre Center for Intercultural Life | |
| Title IX | |
| Taylor Center | |
| WSPH Student Government Association (SGA) | |
| Health Management and Leadership Student Association (HMSLA) | |
| Public Health Doctoral Students (PHDS) | |
| SALUD for Latin American Communities | |
| Tulane African Student Association (TASA) | |
| South Asian Graduate Association (SAGA) | |
| Campus Health | |
| Students for Sexual Health and Reproductive Equity | |
| Institutional Excellence and Opportunity | |
| TULAP | |
| Global Scholars | |
| Thirteen15 | |
| 1:00 PM–5:00 PM | Departmental Breakout Sessions |
| Biostatistics and Data Science Room 1610w Zoom | |
| Environmental Health Sciences Room 1204 Zoom | |
| Epidemiology Room 1201 Zoom | |
| Health Policy and Management Room 1903 Zoom | |
| International Health and Sustainable Development Room 1208 Zoom | |
| Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences Room 2200-13 Zoom | |
| Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease Room 2329 (No Zoom) | |
| 3:00 PM–5:00 PM | PhD students breakout Room 1215 |
| SBPS DrPH Zoom |
**Please note IHSD DrPH students will meet with IHSD On Wednesday, August 12th, 8 am–10 am CST via Zoom. If you have any questions email IHSD.
Key Fall semester start day and breaks:
- Monday, August 17, 2026: First Day of Classes
- Monday, September 7, 2026: Labor Day Observed (university closed)
- Thursday, October 1–Friday, October, 2, 2026: Fall Break
- Monday, November 23–Friday, November 27, 2026: Thanksgiving Holiday Observed (university closed)
- Friday, December 4, 2026: Last day of classes
- Monday, December 7– Friday, December 12, 2026: Final Exam Period
