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Preparing for what’s out there

Erin Green is spending 10 weeks in Washington, D.C., interning with the ASPPH as a data center intern.

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Alumna strives to be the role model she wishes she had

As a young adult, Michelle Meierotto, ’02, wished she had a strong professional female role model. When the College of Public Health and Human Sciences introduced its CATALYST Mentoring Program, Michelle jumped on the opportunity.

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Graduating student spotlight: Tori VandeLinde

Tori VandeLinde will graduate with her master’s degree in Public Health – Health Promotion and Health Behavior on June 16 and she’s already landed her dream job. In July, she’ll start with the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault, where she will be working on its national sexual violence prevention project.

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Graduating student spotlight: Marjorie Halstead

Marjorie Halstead will graduate with two degrees on June 16 – a bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics and a bachelor’s degree in Public Health – Health Promotion and Health Behavior. Just two days after graduation, she’ll launch into George Fox University’s master of teaching program.

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Public health student headed to Washington, D.C.

CPHHS Public Health student Greg Heinonen will be traveling to Washington, D.C., in April to participate in the 22nd annual “Posters on the Hill,” which allows him to present his research to national lawmakers.

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Rohingya refugee crisis: A student perspective

The Rohingya are an ethnic population primarily composed of Muslims. Prior to 2017, they largely resided in the Buddhist-majority nation of Myanmar within a small area called the Rakhine State. Last year, the Myanmar military began a brutal campaign of violence toward the Rohingya in response to an incident of Rohingya-lead violence. The Rohingya population has since fled the violence in Myanmar by crossing the border into Bangladesh.