Welcome To Major Announcments& News 12.6.05

Dear CNHS Students, Alumni, Faculty & Staff,

Please read these important Announcements & News for CNHS Students, Faculty and Staff:

CNHS Students - Drop in with Dean Greer Glazer: Wednesday 12/7/05, 10-11am – CNHS offices, Harborview Conference Room. The next scheduled dates are Feb. 7th and April 19, 2006. Please tune in to the CNHS website – student calendar for events and updates:

http://mirror.www.umb.edu/academics/cnhs/CNHSCollege.AcademicStudentCalendar.html

CNHS Holiday party – Friday 12/9/05 3-5pm Campus Center

http://www.cnhs.umb.edu/current/blitzes/CNHSHolidayParty12.9.05.html

UMB/CNHS Receives Major Grant to Study Health Disparities & Promote Diversity – in Collaboration with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

UMB Press release: http://www.umb.edu/news/2005news/releases/november/051129_nihgrant.html

Harvard Crimson Press release: http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=510270

This is a tremendous project for both the Nursing and EHS programs – CNHS participation in the UMB $4.3 million U56 grant is significant and will have produce major outcomes! See next item/link for more details….

CNHS is being featured on UMB home page this week! 

Learn more about CNHS Initiatives – know what your professors (and classmates!) are doing to target health disparities and promote diversity. http://mirror.www.umb.edu/academics/cnhs/CNHSHealthDisparitiesDiversity.html

Important WISER Tip: The first time you log on to WISER, it will take apprx.20 minutes. DO NOT log on when you are rushed or stressed or do not have time to take in the process! Plan ahead and make time to learn the new system and reduce your frustrations!

PhD Students Take Note!

Doctoral students are now eligible for standard umb emails, e.g. linda.smith@umb.edu the application for this email account is at: http://www.umb.edu/it/audience/faculty.html#email_anchor   Phd program director, Dr. Ellenbecker encourages doctoral students to obtain this account and notify the program manager Velina Batchvarov upon receiving the new email account. 

Changes to Clinical Health Clearance and Clinical Placement Process

http://mirror.www.umb.edu/academics/cnhs/current/blitzes/ClinicalHealthClearanceSP06NewProcess.html

SAME & First Week Schedule dates REMINDER
See the dates/times/location posted! Please continue to check this site for updates – please do not call – any revisions will be posted.   http://mirror.www.umb.edu/academics/cnhs/current/blitzes/index.html

And also posted on the calendar: http://mirror.www.umb.edu/academics/cnhs/CNHSCollege.AcademicStudentCalendar.html

Read more of our recent accomplishments in our Fall/Winter newsletter, Harbor Reflections appearing in your mailboxes soon!
Appearing at the bottom of our web page: www.cnhs.umb.edu  (beginning Wed morning)

As a student, faculty or staff member, do you have any NEWS or accomplishments you’d like to share in our CNHS newsletter, Harbor Reflections? – email elizabeth.garcia@umb.edu

http://mirror.www.umb.edu/academics/cnhs/current/blitzes/CNHSAccomplishmentsNewsStudents.html