FROM THE OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AND STUDENT AFFAIRS | |
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Welcome to "What's Up Wednesday", your weekly e-newsletter for
upcoming student events, activities, and announcements.
Brought to you by the SHP Office of Academic and Student Affairs.
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We are now using Constant Contact email newsletter platform and are asking students not to “unsubscribe” so that they do not miss these and other important communications.
Having problems with the delivery to your inbox? Read this.
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Do You Have An
Announcement?
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Announcements must be submitted by Tuesday at 2 pm
to be included in
Wednesday's e-newsletter.
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Submission Attachments
such as Flyers should be provided in PDF form. Jpgs
are also welcomed to be included with PDF's.
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Announcements from
Academic & Student Affairs
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What's New This Week?
- Labor Day Holiday Mon, 9/5 - Office Closures
- Printing & Copying Updates
- Welcome Message from Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Welcome Message from Assistant Dean of Global Outreach & Community Engagement
- Apply to become a Student Ambassador!
- New Student Orgs and Clubs
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The University of Texas Medical Branch will celebrate Labor Day on Monday, September 5, 2022. UTMB Health schools, business areas, administrative offices, and most of UTMB’s clinics will close in honor of the holiday.
All UTMB Health facilities, schools, business areas, and administrative offices will reopen on their regular schedules on Tuesday, September 6.
For more information about UTMB clinics, services, and locations, please visit:
https://www.utmbhealth.com/healthevents/upcoming-holiday-hours
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Printing in the Moody Medical Library
- Library has implemented a new pay-for-print system, PaperCut.
- This account-based system simplifies the printing and copying process for Library users. UTMB credentials are used to access the printing account and to release print jobs which means users do not have to keep track of a copy card anymore.
- Print jobs are no longer tied to a specific printer so students can choose any available printer rather than having to wait on previously released jobs to complete before their prints are available
- The printing system will be integrated with PayPal in the near future which will allow students to add money to their accounts on their own
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BECOME A SHP STUDENT AMBASSADOR | |
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For more information,
Download the Constitution (pdf)
Download the Flyer
Application Deadline
Wed, September 14
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Do you love the school? Do you want to share your enthusiasm?
Are you a leader?
Well, this is your chance to be
an Ambassador for the School of
Health Professions.
The Office of Academic and Student Affairs is now accepting applications for the AY 2022-2023 SHP Student Ambassador Society for all SHP academic programs of study. It has been a tradition to have at least 2-3 representatives for each department. Student Ambassadors are chosen from a very competitive applicant pool and only 8-12 applicants are selected each year.
Application
Fillable PDF Download the application (pdf)
Note: you must download the PDF to enable
the pdf fillable feature.
MS Word Download: (doc)
Submit your application and resume to: [email protected].
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Student Organization Activities | |
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We encourage student organizations to submit fundraising events,
meeting announcements, etc.
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Click on Photos to Download All Flyers | |
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Pediatric Student Association
1st Meeting:
Thursday, September 15th at 12 noon
I hope you all have had a great start to the fall semester. My name is Payton Neff, and I will be the School of Health Professions representative for the Pediatric Student Association this year.
Attached is a flyer with some information and an interest form. This organization is interprofessional, so it is a great opportunity to meet some other students outside of our respective programs and SHP! Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions you may have or specific service opportunities you would like to see.
Sign Up Here
Payton Neff
Occupational Therapy Doctoral Student,
Class of 2024
University of Texas Medical Branch
School of Health Professions
980-253-2550 | [email protected]
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STUDENT ACTIVITY PHOTO SUBMISSIONS
SHP wants to feature more of our students participating in campus events
and activities on social media and in our newsletter. We need more photos!
- Open to current School of Health Professions (SHP) students.
- Photos can be of student labs (with professor permission), student orgs, or any student-related activities.
Submit here
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Upcoming Student Workshops & Events | |
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Student Workshops, Meetings, and Conference announcements
Don't forget to check out Meeting Announcements for Student Orgs!
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Welcome New SHP students!
The Office of Global Outreach and Community Engagement is excited to begin to offer some centralized scheduling for volunteer and service-learning opportunities for SHP students through the Sched app. This link will be accessible through the What’s Up Wednesday Emails in the Community Engagement Corner and will be regularly updated. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Follow this link to sign up for different UTMB community engagement activities: https://cee.sched.com/
Additional volunteer opportunities with Moody Gardens Adaptive Water Sports for this SEPTEMBER!
Sign up at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adaptive-water-sports-volunteering-tickets-365870708137
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Welcome to the DEI corner!
Our hope is this section will provide a platform for celebrating our differences
and serve as an instrument for drawing our attention to opportunities to make our community more inclusive while simultaneously advocating to promote equity.
Diversity
di·ver·si·ty /dəˈvərsədē,dīˈvərsədē/
inclusion of different types of people in a group or organization; different characteristics in a
group of people. Characteristics include that which makes us unique, such as cognitive skills,
personality traits, points of view and life experiences, and represents identity, including race, age,
gender, religion, sexual orientation, cultural background and many others.
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Hwan-Yeonghada (Welcome)
(Hon Yong Hada -phonetically)
Greetings and welcome! We are thrilled to have you all back on campus (in person and virtually). For some this can be a stressful time as we start new careers or move into new surroundings. I can well remember my years as an American expatriate on a Caribbean Island. One big stress was the language barrier I had with my neighbors in the village where I lived. Most spoke patois and very little English. Our mutual effort to try to communicate greatly relieved my stress. As I walked into my neighborhood “snackette” (island version of 7-11), I would greet my neighbors in patois and they would reciprocate in English. We made mutual efforts to welcome, accept, and try to understand each other. As you proceed this semester find someone who looks like they may be struggling; offer them a warm welcome and smile. You may find that to be even more infectious than Covid-19.
We are a diverse community (students, faculty, and staff). Reach out and get to know someone new. Offer a helping hand. Kindness goes a long way. In that spirit, we will hope to have at least quarterly “DEI” events on Wednesdays after 5 PM (HEC). Our first such event will be on September 14. We hope to have a focus group to present the results of a survey we conducted in the Summer semester. The intent of the survey was to determine our cultural awareness/cultural humility needs.
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Sincerely,
José D Rojas, PhD, RRT, RPFT, FAARC
Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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CTSA Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility (DEIA) Committee Seeks Applications for Pre & Post-Doctoral Student Members
The Clinical and Translational Sciences Award (CTSA) has at its central core, the need for diversity and inclusion in its target research populations. To address this objective of reducing disparities in research and healthcare, the DEIA component of the CTSA has been established to promote better healthcare modalities through scientific discovery in diversified patient groups.
Trainees are an integral part of our academic and healthcare system and will provide a critical linkage to our surrounding communities. As we work to achieve and support a culture of inclusion and promote a sense of belonging, we encourage our students to become positive elements of change as they pursue their educational goals through designated research initiatives. Therefore, the DEIA component of the CTSA seeks to include students in its workforce team and to offer them a voice in our DEIA efforts.
The Committee is seeking individuals who have an interest and commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility issues at UTMB.
Application for membership is open to all pre-doctoral and post-doctoral trainees, and the Committee is seeking 2 pre-doctoral and 1 post-doctoral scholar beginning in September 2022. Meetings occur monthly, with the possibility of emergent meetings on an ad hoc basis should the need arise.
The application deadline is September 9, 2022. Applicants selected for the DEIA Committee will be notified in mid-September.
The link to the application can be found here
If you have any questions, please contact Donna Adams at [email protected].
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Diversity Awareness Calendar
Below is a list of the widely recognized awareness events for September for a specific group, culture, or cause. This awareness calendar is intended to help raise awareness and understanding for the group, culture, or cause, not trivialize it.
9/5 – Labor Day
9/11 – Patriot Day
9/15 – International Day of Democracy
9/15 – Mexican Independence Day
9/15-10/15 – National Hispanic Heritage Month: This month honors the culture and contributions of both Hispanic and Latino Americans
National Recovery Month: This month helps to educate all Americans on treatment and mental health services for those with substance use disorder
9/20 – HeForShe (Women): initiated by the UN to promote gender equality
9/21 – International Day of Peace
9/22 – Autumnal Equinox: As summer moves into fall, the autumnal equinox is a time for various religious observances worldwide
9/25 – 9/27 – Rosh Hashanah (Jewish): the Jewish New Year, a time for reflection in the faith
9/26 – European Languages Day
9/27 – World Tourism Day
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Diversity Mentors in Medicine and Allied Health | |
It aims to connect UTMB students with health professionals in their respective fields of medicine in an ethnocultural manner. They hope that it will provide an opportunity to establish a mentorship program that is uniquely centralized on the idea of matching mentor and mentee in an ethnocultural manner to increase diversity and equity in the healthcare professions. They are looking for students across all schools interested in participating.
Read More: Diversity Mentors in Medicine Presentation
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National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
(includes Graduate Students)
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Did you know UTMB’s institutional membership at the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) supports all UTMB faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars to their own FREE membership?
NCFDD provides online professional career development, training, and mentoring resources for faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate students. Read More...
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New Student Welcome and
Information Guide
Helpful quick find resources for New (and current) Students.
Flipbook
Download PDF
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Student Spotlight Articles
The newsletter is geared towards alumni and supporters and features alumni, faculty, and students' stories. This is a great way to provide valuable information related to educational activities, research, and creative activities.
Nominate yourself by completing a short online questionnaire CLICK HERE
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The Office of Academic and Student Affairs maintains the Lost & Found for our school for articles found in the SHP Building and 1003 Market.
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If you find an item, please bring it to Office 4.224.
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If you have lost an item you can report it to our Office by emailing SHP Student Affairs at [email protected]
- If you have lost or found an item elsewhere on campus, please report it to Campus Police Lost & Found
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ITEMS WE WILL ACCEPT
- Backpacks
- Credit Cards
- Electronics
- IDs
- Keys
- Prescription Glasses
- Purses
- Wallets
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ITEMS WE CAN NOT ACCEPT
- Clothing of a personal nature
- Swimwear, socks, flip-flops
- Prescription drugs
- Body lotions, make-up, hairbrushes, hair clips, hair products
- Contact solutions, ear plugs
- Potential biohazards, such as diabetic kits
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50-65 Year Old Volunteers Needed for Muscle Recovery Research |
• The purpose of the muscle recovery research study is to examine changes in the structure and function of skeletal muscle during periods of disuse and rehabilitation in middle-aged participants.
• Phase 1 requires wearing a leg sling and using crutches for 1 week.
• Phase 2 requires 2 weeks of supervised rehabilitation.
We are looking for volunteers who are:
• Males and females 50-65 years of age
• Generally healthy
• Can attend multiple weekday study visits at the UTMB Galveston campus over a 6-8 week period.
*VOLUNTEERS WILL BE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION*
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship | |
Innovation and entrepreneurship are critical for achieving UTMB’s mission to improve health for the people of Texas and around the world. Building on its strengths in research, education, and health care, UTMB engages stakeholders and partners in programs and systems to expand the capacity of faculty and staff to successfully bring their ideas from the bench to the bedside. | |
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The Student Success Center (SSC) offers academic support services for students such as virtual, in-person, and "after-hours" appointments to accommodate students' schedules.
Learn More on Our Website
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Student Success Center
Online Booking Now Available for Advising Appointments
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This online booking tool allows students to schedule their own appointments using their mobile phone or computer – directly into available appointment slots with advisors.
To request/schedule an advising session, please visit: https://utmb.us/6h2
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University Office of Student Health and Counseling
University Office of Student Health and Counseling is still open and providing counseling services through electronic means. In addition, the 24/7/365 mental health crisis line is always available at 409-747-4357 (HELP).
Thrive at UT!
A free app to enhance the well-being of UT Students
Thrive helps you make small changes in your routine that have powerful long-term impacts. You will find short videos of UT students sharing their own stories and interact with activities designed to help you apply these concepts to your own unique experience. Learn More & Download
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For students that have the UTMB student health insurance:
Speak with a doctor or therapist — anytime, anywhere
With your virtual visits benefit, provided by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) and powered by MDLIVE, the doctor is in 24/7/365.
Virtual visits allow you to consult an independently contracted, board-certified doctor or
therapist for non-emergency situations by phone, mobile app or online video anytime,
anywhere. Speak to a doctor or schedule an appointment at a time that works best for you.
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The Picnic Basket:
Back to Set Hours
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Location: Jamail Student Center
Second Floor - Rm. 2.138
Hours:
Monday: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Phone: (409) 772 - 1996
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Student Forms & Resources
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SHP Students, Faculty and Staff
As our response to COVID-19 continues to evolve, please monitor email communications from the Office of the President/UTMB Broadcasts/Provost and visit the UTMB COVID-19 website for updates. This website is updated regularly with videos, FAQs, and additional information, as developments are available.
For more specific information, visit the following links:
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Galveston Island Guide.Com’s Cool Events & Things to Do
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Office of Academic & Student Affairs
Mailing: 301 University Blvd. | Galveston, TX 77555-1136
Physical: 1101 Strand St. | Galveston, TX 77550
Main Office Line: 409-772-3030
Email
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