Announcements
Building Community Wellbeing Wherever You May Be
Know an exceptional student, faculty, or staff member working toward physical, social, financial, emotional, or purposeful wellbeing in their communities? Let’s recognize their efforts! Send nominations to the Office of Health Promotion & Wellness at amsidwell@hsc.wvu.edu
School of Nursing's Dr. Sam Cotton shares her experience, why diversity matters
She’s a veteran of two Gulf Wars. A nurse, an educator and a staunch advocate for nurses, veterans and the LBGTQ+ community. Now Dr. Sandra (Sam) Cotton is the chair of the WVU School of Nursing’s (SON) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.
Faculty Senate Inclusion and Diversity Committee to host social justice summit
The WVU Faculty Senate Inclusion and Diversity Committee is initiating the first in a series of summits to address racism and racial injustice. The summit will be held virtually from 2-4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, and 11 a.m -1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17.
Public Health researcher to present during Medicaid Summit
Lauri Andress, PhD, JD, assistant professor in the WVU School of Public Health Department of Health Policy, Management, and Leadership, will participate as a speaker for the West Virginians for Affordable Health Care Medicaid Summit on Tuesday, October 13 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Student organization seeking participants for video encouraging young people to vote
Student Advocates Impacting Decisions on Healthcare (SAID-OH), a medical student organization, is working to make a short video featuring Health Sciences students encouraging young people and students to vote.
WVU Alpha Rho Biennial Research Conference—Register to Attend!
The WVU School of Nursing's Alpha Rho Chapter of Sigma is hosting a synchronous/asynchronous virtual conference featuring nursing research and scholarship of education and practice.
Sign-up for Faculty Development Zoom session "Manuscript Writing"
All faculty are invited to attend the WVU Health Sciences Center Faculty Development Program presentation "Manuscript Writing" Oct. 12 from noon to 12:30 p.m.
Applications being accepted for WVU MSN, post MSN and DNP programs
Applications now being accepted for nursing graduate programs, including MSN, Post MSN and DNP.
Diversity Week: School of Dentistry DEI Committee to showcase diverse cultures in poster display
As part of Diversity Week, the School of Dentistry's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee will showcase information about different ethnic groups in the school in a poster display. The display will be available Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the hallway to the right beyond the Pylons, between the School of Dentistry and the School of Pharmacy.