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
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 Christine Arcari PhD, MPH, CPH Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Academic Policies and Procedures |
| 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 | Leslie Bayonne, MS Director Office of Student Experience |
| 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Jeannine Coxen, MS Director WSPH Career Services |
| 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Kennedy Nicholas, SBPS MCH 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 Epidemiology will meet in person in Room 2039. If you’re not able to meet in person email Therese Carter, Senior Program Manager, tcarter1@tulane.edu | |
| Health Policy and Management Zoom | |
| International Health and Sustainable Development Zoom | |
| Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease Zoom | |
| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | DrPH Orientation Office Hours DrPH will hold informal open office hours for you to drop by, say hello, and ask any questions on Friday, January 9th. During the full SBPS departmental breakout on Friday, January 16th from 1:00–3:00 p.m. CST, DrPH students will also have an opportunity to meet faculty and connect more closely. If you are not able to attend on January 16th, please email Elizabeth “Libby” Favrot at efavrot@tulane.edu. Zoom |
| Friday, January 16 1:00 PM- 3:00 PM | Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences All SBPS students will be meet on Friday, January 16th from 1pm-3pm. If you have questions email: sbps@tulane.edu DrPH students will join this session first, and then join their own breakout Online CHS students will also join this session Zoom |
Spring semester start day and breaks:
- Monday, January 12, 2026: First Day of Classes
- Monday, January 19, 2026: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the university is closed
- Monday, February 16, 2026: Lundi Gras, the university is closed
- Tuesday, February 17, 2026: Mardi Gras, the university is closed
- Saturday, March 21-Sunday, March 29, 2026: Spring Break
- Wednesday, April 29, 2026: Last day of classes
- Monday, May 4 - Friday, May 8, 2026: Final Exam Period
