We’ve put together a full program of activities to bring you up to speed as a WSPH student!
WSPH Student Experience Community Platform via Canvas coming soon!
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 call OSE at 504-988-7111.
Thursday, August 14: 8:00 AM Central Time
| Time | Speakers & Topics |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | International Health and Sustainable Development DrPH Orientation Join via Zoom |
| 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM | Check in: Student Lounges – 1st floor |
| 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM | New Orleans History and Cultural Tour (snacks provided) |
| 3:00 PM– 3:15 PM | Return from tour & take a break |
| 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM | WSPH Campus Tour |
Students joining online should log in at this time for the remainder of the event! | |
| 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM | Alisha Williams, MPA Assistant Director Institutional Excellence and Opportunity New Orleans History |
| 4:15 PM – 5:05 PM | Eva Silvestre, PhD Associate Dean of Institutional Excellence & Opportunity Associate Professor International Health & Sustainable Development Data Strategist |
| 5:05 PM – 5:30 PM | Dinner / Break (until start of film screening) |
| 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Screening of Dean Thomas LaVeist's film, “The Skin You’re In” |
| 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM | Film discussion with Dean Thomas LaVeist and Dean Erica Valenzuela |
Friday, August 15, 8:00 AM CST
Join us online in Zoom. If you're joining us online, please do so around 8:30 AM.
| Time | Speakers & Topics |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM – 8:40 AM | Jazz Breakfast |
| 8:40 AM – 8:50 AM | Dean Thomas LaVeist, PhD 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 – 9:25 AM | Academic Policies and Procedures Christine Arcari PhD, MPH, CPH Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Academic Policies and Procedures |
| 9:25 AM – 9:40 AM | Sergeant Vincent Silva Community Policing K9 Commander |
| 9:40 AM - 9:55 AM | Break and go to 12th floor room that’s on the ticket you received at check-in |
| 9:55 AM - 10:15 AM | Icebreaker |
| Group 1 | Room 1201 Group 2 | Room 1210 Group 3 | Room 1206 Group 4 | Room 1208 | |
Student Resources | Group 1-4 Schedules are in the accordion link below | |
| 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM | WSPH RSO and Office Fair 1st floor lobby and Collins C. Diboll Gallery |
| Participants | |
| Case Management and Victim Support Services (CMVSS) WSPH Office of Public Health Practice Carolyn Barber-Pierre Center for Intercultural Life (CIL) Title IX WSPH Student Government Association (WSPH 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 Student Association (SAGA) Campus Health Institutional Excellence and Opportunity (IEO) Tulane Legal Assistance Program (TULAP) Public Health IS campaign | |
| 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Departmental Breakout Sessions |
| Biostatistics and Data Science In person: Room 1610 W (in room 1610) Zoom | |
| Environmental Health Sciences In person: Room 1204 Zoom | |
| Epidemiology In person: Room 1210 | |
| Health Policy and Management In person: Room 1903 Online MHA students join here. | |
| International Health and Sustainable Development In person: Room 1208 Zoom | |
| Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences | |
| Nutrition Students: Room 2200-13 PhD Students: Room 2200-46 MPH Students: Room 2212 Zoom option Online CHS Students Zoom Online SBPS DrPH students Zoom breakout (1:00 PM) | |
| Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease In person: Room 1203 Zoom | |
| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | In-person PhD students breakout: Room 1215 |
Group Rooms & Sessions: 10:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Please join your group as noted.
| TIME | GROUP 1 | ROOM 1201 (and Zoom for Canvas recording) | GROUP 2 | ROOM 1210 | GROUP 3 | ROOM 1206 | GROUP 4 | ROOM 1208 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:15 AM-10:30 AM | Shallene Joseph, MS, MEd, LPC, NCC Director Office of Advising and Student Success | John Nonnamaker, PhD Career Counselor WSPH Career Services | Colin Foret, MEd, NCC Program Manager Office of Student Experience | Kennedy Nicholas SBPS MCH President, WSPH Student Government Association |
| 10:30 AM-10:45 AM | Leslie Bayonne, MS Director Office of Student Experience | Michael Fox, MEd Student Success Advisor Office of Advising and Student Success | Kennedy Nicholas SBPS MCH President, WSPH Student Government Association | Caitrin Gladow, BS Assistant Director Alumni Relations for WSPH |
| 10:45 AM-11:00 AM | John Nonnamaker, PhD Career Counselor WSPH Career Services | Kennedy Nicholas SBPS MCH President, WSPH Student Government Association | Caitrin Gladow, BS Assistant Director Alumni Relations for WSPH | Yue Ming, PhD Coordinator of Research Services Matas Library of the Health Science |
| 11:00 AM-11:15 AM | Kennedy Nicholas SBPS MCH President, WSPH Student Government Association | Leslie Bayonne, MS Director Office of Student Experience | Emily Alleman Research Support Librarian Matas Library of the Health Sciences | John Nonnamaker, PhD Career Counselor WSPH Career Services |
| 11:15 AM-11:30 AM | Caitrin Gladow, BS Assistant Director Alumni Relations for WSPH | Yue Ming, PhD Research Support Librarian Matas Library of the Health Sciences | Lexus Andry, M.Ed., LPC, NCC Student Success Advisor Office of Advising and Student Success | Colin Foret, MEd, NCC Program Manager Office of Student Experience |
| 11:30 AM-11:45 AM | Emily Alleman Research Support Librarian Matas Library of the Health Sciences | Caitrin Gladow, BS Assistant Director Alumni Relations for WSPH | John Nonnamaker, PhD Career Counselor WSPH Career Services | Deahn Francis, BA Student Success Advisor Office of Advising and Student Success |
Fall semester start day and breaks:
- Monday, August 18, 2025: First Day of Classes
- Monday, September 1, 2025: Labor Day, the university is closed
- Thursday, November 27, 2025: Thanksgiving Day, the university is closed
- Friday, November 28, 2025: Thanksgiving break, the university is closed
- Friday, December 5, 2025: Last day of classes
- December 8-12, 2025: Final Exam Period
