Attention all IH Section members! The section’s leadership is scheduled to have a conference call next Tuesday, June 18 at 1:00 p.m. EST. The call-in information will be circulated via e-mail by our section secretary.
Members! If you have any questions, or would like to bring up any issues, please feel free to contact me (jmkeralis [at] gmail [dot] com) or any other member of the IH section leadership. Let us know what you would like to have discussed, and we will add it to the agenda.
The following is a vacancy announcement for the dean of the Future Generations graduate school. The position start date is October of this year.
The Future Generations Graduate School, founded in 2003, offers a two-year Master’s Degree in Applied Community Change with concentrations in Conservation and Peace-Building and conducts research in community-based approaches to health and community empowerment. This two-year Master’s Degree program builds the skills and capacity of the world’s most promising development practitioners. It allows them to remain in their own countries to continue serving their communities without having to leave their jobs or families.
This graduate school obtained accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools in the United States. It has graduated 5 classes with students representing 33 countries.
The Dean’s position entails teaching and research, along with core administrative responsibilities. The Dean is responsible for the overall administration of academic programs within the Graduate School, supervision and guidance of the faculty, and short-term training opportunities with Alumni and Future Generations Partners. The Dean is also responsible for management of the Graduate School staff, student recruitment, program development, implementation and assessment. The Dean reports to the President of the Graduate School and works with the President and the Board of Trustees on fundraising. The Dean chairs the Dean’s Council in setting Graduate School policy.
The qualified candidate shall have a doctoral degree in a subject area related to higher education programming, experience and proven track record in academic and administrative leadership and postgraduate experience and a proven track record in international community based development.
This position is based in West Virginia and will include international travel. Review of candidates will begin the end of May with the position to be filled no later than October 1, 2013.
Nomination and inquiries from those who wish to apply may be submitted to:
Future Generations Graduate School
Attention: Christie Hand, Program Coordinator
390 Road Less Traveled
Franklin, West Virginia 26807
Email: chand@future.edu
Website: http://www.future.edu
The following announcement is from Sarah Simpson.
The American Public Health Association Student Assembly Advancement Committee invites you to network with your fellow public health peers at the White Horse Tavern on April 25, 2013 at 7:00 PM.
Please find the invite at this link: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6170366733
Everyone is welcome!
For more information, email Richard and Jennifer at advancement [at] aphastudents [dot] org.
A video Message from Dr Ala Alwan, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, on Hypertension, the theme of World Health Day 7 April 2013.
The world faces a huge challenge in providing food security for all in the face of growing populations, increasing demand for resource-intensive foods, and climate change. Leaders from G8 and G20 governments are pursuing a range of policy responses and it is crucial that they recognize the key role of technological innovation to ensure crop yields keep up with demand and available food meets nutritional requirements. But new inventions will do no one any good if they simply sit on the shelf.
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