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SGA Newsletter

Volume 3 issue 33

The Louisiana State Univer-

sity Health Sciences Center

New Orleans has teaching

research and health care

functions state-wide through

its six professional schools

and twelve Centers of Excel-

lence as well as the more

than one hundred hospitals

and other health science re-

lated institutions throughout

the State Region Nation

and the World with which

they maintain affiliations

Letter from the President

have any questions

Elections are next

week on Thursday at

noon You must come

to the meeting to sub-

mit your vote

The nominees and

their descriptions will

be sent out first thing

next week

I hope everyone has a

wonderful weekend

As always let me

Hello all

I hope everyone is

ready for Jazz Fest

I know the school

year is coming to a

close and stresses

are rising Remember

that there are re-

sources within our

school to help cope

with stress and other

factors influencing

your mental and

physical health Just

let me know if you

know if you have any

comments

questionsconcerns

Molly

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APRIL

6-May 18 ndash Wednesday at the Square Concert Series 25-May 1 ndash Zurich Clas-sic 22-24 amp 28-May 1 ndash New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 14-June 2 ndash Jazz in the Park Concert Series

April 2016

Friday 29 Last Day to Complete Fi-

nancial Aid Exit Interview for Gradu-

ating Students

Friday 29 Last Day for Course or

Term Withdrawals with ldquoWrdquo on Tran-

script

May 2016

Friday 13 Last Day of Semester

Monday 16 All Grades Due

Wednesday 18 Pre-Commencement

Ceremony and Reception

Thursday 19 Commencement

Monday 23 Summer Semester Stu-

dent Orientation

Tuesday 24 Last Day for Summer

Semester Registration

Wednesday 25 Summer Semester

Begins

June 2016

Wednesday 8 Last Day for Course or

Term Withdrawals without ldquoWrdquo on

Transcript

Wednesday 8 Last Day to Add

Courses

Thursday 9 ldquoIrdquo Grades from Spring

Semester Convert to ldquoFrdquo

Wednesday 15 Fall Practice Experi-

ence Proposals Due

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

ELECTIONSMEETING

APRIL 28

SGA CALENDAR

THE NOLA LIFE

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APRIL

6-May 18 ndash Wednesday at the Square Concert Series 25-May 1 ndash Zurich Clas-sic 22-24 amp 28-May 1 ndash New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 14-June 2 ndash Jazz in the Park Concert Series

April 2016

Friday 29 Last Day to Complete Fi-

nancial Aid Exit Interview for Gradu-

ating Students

Friday 29 Last Day for Course or

Term Withdrawals with ldquoWrdquo on Tran-

script

May 2016

Friday 13 Last Day of Semester

Monday 16 All Grades Due

Wednesday 18 Pre-Commencement

Ceremony and Reception

Thursday 19 Commencement

Monday 23 Summer Semester Stu-

dent Orientation

Tuesday 24 Last Day for Summer

Semester Registration

Wednesday 25 Summer Semester

Begins

June 2016

Wednesday 8 Last Day for Course or

Term Withdrawals without ldquoWrdquo on

Transcript

Wednesday 8 Last Day to Add

Courses

Thursday 9 ldquoIrdquo Grades from Spring

Semester Convert to ldquoFrdquo

Wednesday 15 Fall Practice Experi-

ence Proposals Due

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

ELECTIONSMEETING

APRIL 28

SGA CALENDAR

THE NOLA LIFE

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Volunteering Events

Most of these projects are active during the entire school year

LSUHSC- New Orleans Schools Science Partnership Program

Help teach science to 4th graders in high-need schools

Smart Cafeacute

For more questions or info email Whitney Marmer wmarmelsuhscedu or

wwwsmartcafeorg

InterProfessional Student Alliance

Plan and implement community service projects with people in the other LSUHSC schools

Ispalsuhscgmailcom

NOARPH =

Help teach sex to high schoolers with students from the other LSUHSC schools For info

email Danielle Steward (LSU Nursing ndash dstewarttulaneedu) Kelsey Hundley (LSU SOM

hundleykelseygmailcom)

SANKOFA =

Here is the link to the website httpwwwsankofanolaorgfarmersmarketc24f1

Friends of Lafitte Greenway-

Contact Sophie Harris Executive Director of Friends of Lafitte Greenway at so-

phielafittegreenwayorg or 5044620645

New Orleans Womenrsquos Shelter Outreach-

Contact Molly Ariail (mariailsuhscedu)

To log in HOURS

httpsdocsgooglecomspreadsheets

d1Z0G8gn_Fmw8QvGztqR34nwn2dba0yM1z3q9jAMIWWFM

editgid=0

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NEED A JOBINTERNSHIP

Resume Builders The International De-

velopment Jobs News-letter has 2270 new jobs posted from GA-VI The Vaccine Alli-ance Relief Interna-tional and many more

httpswwwdevexcomjobs If you are interested in

positions in other schools contact Eretta Perrien

EPerrilsuhscedu

LTR STUDENT WORKER Send

your Resumes to Diane Ferguson

dbferglsuhscedu

LPHI Career Opportunities

wwwlphiorg

PROGRAM MONITOR--DHH - Baton Rouge LA - Indeed Mobile Possible position for students Who will be graduating httpwwwindeedcommviewjobjk=df8bf286aded8e79ampfrom=jaamputm_source=jobseeker_emailsamputm_medium=ema ilamputm_campaign=job_alerts

Student Worker Position Strategic Planning

The School of Nursing is looking to hire a student for their

strategic planning Contact Dr Kaufma

(rkauf1lsuhscedu)

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This student organization has officially been initiated and already begun work to-wards making ours a greener campus across a variety of projects The Biggest of those efforts the organization has been given approval to build an on campus com-munity garden to be located at 1542 Tulane Ave The fundraising efforts for funds and materials have begun and all help is welcome Like their page at face-bookcomraisedroot For more info con-tact

Jenna Richlie (jrichllsuhscedu) or

Courtney George (cgeor7lsuhscedu)

Students For Sustainability

ORGANIZATIONS ON CAMPUS

The LGBT+Ally Organiza-tion for Cultural Under-

standing in the Health Sci-ences (LOCUS) is a student organization aimed at ad-

vancing awareness and un-derstanding of and for the LGBT community at LSU-HSC and in NOLA If inter-ested or if yoursquod like more

information please con-tact

Billy Robinson wrobinlsuhscedu

LOCUS

The InterProfessional Student Alli-

ance (IPSA) is a student-run initia-

tive that strives to foster interpro-

fessional collaboration and self-

awareness through interprofes-

sional service projects and inter-

professional leadership work-

shops If youre interested in hear-

ing more about us click here to

sign up for our listserv --gthttp

googlformsejYmlcHeOH

ROTARACT CLUB

It is a service leadership and community service

organization for young men and women between

the ages 18ndash30 Rotaract focuses on the develop-

ment of young adults as leaders in their commu-

nities and workplacesrdquo

IF YOU ARE INTERESTIED IN HELPING TO START

THE ROTARACT CLUB PLEASE CONTACT MOLLY

ARIAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION

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PEER ADVOCACY LIASON

(PALS)

Please remember that the PAL

Handbook as well as the list

of PAL Representatives and

the list of PAL Mentors is

available on the website here

httpwwwlsuhsceduorgs

campushealthpalaspx

If you were unable to attend

the session and have any

questions or concerns about

your duties as a PAL please

donrsquot hesitate to contact Lau-

ren Garnier directly She

would be happy to meet with

you in person or talk by

phone

ORGANIZATIONS ON CAMPUS

SOAR (STUDENT

ORGANIZATION

FOR THE ADVANCE-

MENT OF RE-

SEARCH )

Are you looking for

research opportuni-

tieshellip Let SOAR

match you

Please visit our

website (http

sphlsuhscedusoar

-students) and fill

out a student in-

quiry today

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ANNOUNCEMENTS REMINDERS

Sign up for SMART CAFE to teach children about nutrition Check out our website at wwwsmartcafeorg or our Facebook page for updates

For questions or more info email Whitney Marmer at wmarmelsuhscedu or smartcafenlagmailcom

English TutorCoach to Build

Your Professional Writing Skills

If you wish to book your ses-

sions with Ms Tillinghast

please email her directly at rtil-

lingmyunoedu requesting a

25-minute or one-hour slot of

time on her schedule

It is essential that you schedule

in advance to assure that your

time will be reserved

High School Science Education and Ca-

reer Workshops

Volunteering is convenient (on-

campus) and short (shifts are in 30

minutes)

Sign up NOW ndash itrsquos so easy

httpwwwsignupgeniuscom

go10c084eaaae2ea4f49-lsuhsc

GRADUATING TAKE A

LOOK

httpsphlsuhscedu

job-board

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NOWS Outreach Program

(New Orleans Womens

Shelter Outreach)

Want to work with women and

kids NOWS Outreach is an Al-

bert Schweitzer Fellowship and

IPSA-approved program founded

by medical students in 2015 Our

mission is to empower the wom-

en and children at the New Orle-

ans Womens and Childrenrsquos

Shelter (NOWS) to be proactive

with their health and wellness

by providing health education

and physician-student run health

clinics Join almost 200 volun-

teers from all of the LSU profes-

sional schools including Xavier

pharmacy school to teach

health education programs lead

and create new programs work

at the monthly clinics or partici-

pate on committees

If interested email to NOW-

Soutreachgmailcom get on

our email list You can also view

and sign-up for our January

events by using this link https

docsgooglecomspreadsheets

d1B_otdG7hFVeCKG_RQGzH

a2Bo8xYJ2I4cGIcUCnW9aS4

editusp=sharing (there are mul-

tiple tabs at the bottom)

ANNOUNCEMENTS REMINDERS

Student Scholarships

amp Volunteer Positions

Application Deadline - May

1 2016 53rd IMCL Confer-

ence on Caring for Our Com-

mon Home Sustainable

Healthy Just Cities amp Settle-

ments

Rome Italy June 13-17

2016

Student Scholarships amp Vol-

unteer Positions

Application Deadline - May

1 2016

Please see the website for

more details - http

wwwlivablecitiesorg

conferences53rd-

conference-rome

Student Health Ser-

vices will be providing

immunizations titers

and TB skin test on Fri-

day April

22nd from1200 noon ndash

230 pm This will be

held on the 7th Floor in

the Lions Clinics Building -

- adjacent to Student

Health

Students that are in need

of any of the following

can take advantage of the

services As a reminder

please bring your ID

along with your insurance

card because insurances

will be billed for these

immunizations

If you have any questions

or need additional infor-

mation please contact

Ms Phyllis Johnston Stu-

dent Health Coordinator

or emailStudentHealth-

Stafflsuhscedu

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Questions Concerns Contact us

President Molly Ariail mariailsuhscedu

Vice Glenn Buck gbucklsuhscedu

Treasurer Kaelen Medeiros kmedeilsuhscedu

Secretary Joana Lutterodt jluttelsuhscedu

SGA phsgalsuhscedu

httpswwwfacebookcompublichealthlsuhscedu

httpstwittercomLSUPublicHealth