Weekly Update 02-08-12

Program Annoucements
Important comments from the program office

Here is some important information for you in planning your Field Work and Capstone Project.  Please make note of these dates!

Summer 2012 Field Experience: The deadline for submitting your Field Learning Agreement to Barb for a Summer 2012 Field Experience is as follows:

For an international/global health experience (where you are traveling outside of the country): February 24, 2012

For all other field experiences: April 13, 2012

You must take the Field Work Seminar (PHS 787) prior to beginning your field work.  If you are planning a summer experience and haven’t taken this on-line course, please register for it, right away.

May 2012 Graduation: If you are planning to graduate in May 2012, you must have all of your course work, field work requirements, and capstone project (Presentation, paper, and oral defense) completed by Friday, May 11, 2012. 

Schedule your oral defense well in advance of this deadline so that you don’t run into any problems with meeting the deadline or making edits on your paper.  Make a timeline for completion now, working back from that firm deadline.

Public Health Symposium: Mark your calendars for the Spring 2012 Public Health Symposium on Friday, May 11, 2012.   There is a long list of students who are to be presenting on that day. A note has been sent to those are presenting.  If you haven’t received an email from Barb about the Symposium and you are planning to present this spring, please contact her immediately. 

Remember, Symposia are held twice each year, once in May and once in November.  You must present at one of these two events, unless you make special arrangements with me well in advance of the event.

Here are important milestones to note if you are presenting:

·         Project title, abstract, capstone members, and student bio due on Friday, April 6, 2012

·         Practice day on Friday, May 4, 2012

·         Final PPT presentations due on Monday, May 7, 2012

Even if you aren’t presenting, you should come and support your student colleagues and see how the symposium runs.

Scholarships for Returning Adults, Single Parents, and Other Nontraditional Students for 2012-2013

• Are you a returning adult or nontraditional student looking for funding to finish your UW-Madison degree?
• Do you have at least one academic year remaining before completing your degree (Fall 2012-Spring 2013)?
• Are there challenges affecting your academic progress (e.g., struggling with finances, raising a child while coping as a single parent, adapting to school after a significant break in your education)?

Then you may be eligible for one of our academic-year scholarships, awarded annually in several categories.  The application deadline is March 1, 2012 for scholarships beginning in Fall.

For full details and application instructions, see our website at: http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/info/finanserv/Nontrad-scholars.htm

Or simply go to our home page at http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/info/  and look for the link to financial assistance.

With funding from a number of generous donors, the office of Adult Career & Special Student Services (ACSSS), a part of UW-Madison’s Continuing Studies, offers a number of annual scholarships.  These awards are designed to help returning adults, single parents, and other nontraditional students at UW-Madison who are pursuing undergraduate, graduate, or professional degrees.  Scholarship amounts vary by the type of award.  Last year scholarships were awarded to 22 students, and the amounts ranged from $1,000 to $5,000 for the academic year.

One application covers all award categories, so don’t miss this opportunity.  If you are eligible, apply today!

Welcome Day Poster Session
As many of you know, the 2012 Welcome Day Poster Session is scheduled for Monday, March 26th.  We are encouraging everyone to submit an abstract, whether it is for a work in progress or a completed study (mine will definitely be a work in progress!).  Please limit each abstract to 500 words, and feel free to submit more than one.

Please use the following link to submit your abstract no later than Friday, March 2nd!
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JF2TR2J

Student News
News from and about students

Cycle for Sight
Faculty, students and staff at UW-Madison and members of the Madison community are partnering to raise awareness about blinding diseases and to
raise money to support research for prevention and treatment. Cycle for Sight is an indoor cycling fundraiser in support of vision research through the Eye Research Institute. Cyclists team up with friends, family, and coworkers accompanied by high energy music and trained Spinning instructors in a ride against blindness.Learn more and register at www.cycleforsight.wisc.edu or contact Susan Lick at slinck@vision.wisc.edu. We hope you’ll join us in supporting this fun and healthy event!

Date: Saturday February 11, 2012
Where: The SERF (Southeast Recreational Facility)
           The Nat (Natatorium)
Time: 10am-2pm
How it works: Cycle for Sight is an indoor stationary bicycling event. Anyone can participate! It doesn’t matter if you have never been on a bike or if you take spinning classes. You can work out as hard (or as little) as you want!
Individuals: Sign up for a 50 minute slot (registration $10)
Teams: Each bike accommodates a team of four members, 50 min cycling per member and a 10 min break in between to accommodate the next cyclist(registration $40/team).

Events
Upcoming conferences and seminars

Nutritional Sciences Spring 2012 Seminar
Seminars held on Thursday, 11:00 a.m. in 290 Nutritional Sciences, 1415 Linden Drive

Feb. 9      J. Wes Pike                    Estrogen and Vitamin D hormone activity on skeleton
                 Dept. of Biochemistry
       
Feb. 16    Jon Levine                     Minding the metabolic messages of estrogen
              Dept. of Neuroscience           

See flyer for full schedule.

Monday Seminar
The Department of Population Health Sciences is pleased to announce our seminar on Monday, February 13, will be presented by Emily Walton, PhD, RWJ Health & Society Scholar in the Department of Population Health Sciences.  She will be speaking on “The Context of Well-Being: Understanding Ethnic Neighborhood Social Spaces."  The seminar will be held in Room 1309 Health Sciences Learning Center from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm.



WPHA 2012 Conference: Save the Date
It is never too early to make your reservation! Rooms are available at the Madison Marriott West at the special group rate of $70 single/$90 double.  To reserve your room, call the Marriott's reservation department at 800-228-9290 or call the hotel directly at 608-831-2000 and tell the reservation agent you are booking a room for the WI Public Health Association 2012 Conference.  Reservations must be made by April 28, 2012 to guarantee the group.

2012 Public Health Nursing Conference Call for Abstracts- Save the Date
Strengthening Public Health Nurse Community Connections
August 20-21, 2012
Holiday Inn Hotel and Convention Center
Stevens Point, WI

We invite you to submit an abstract to share your expertise and knowledge at the 2012 Public Health Nursing Conference.  This invitation is for oral and/or poster presentations.  

Submission Deadline:Abstracts must be submitted electronically by February 15, 2012.  Late or manual submissions will not be reviewed. Completed submission should be emailed to wpha@wpha.org.

Global Health Seminar Series:“Advances in Childhood Tuberculosis –Turning the Corner?”
Jeffrey Starke, MD
Director, Infection Control
Texas Children’s Hospital
Thursday, February 16, 2012
5:00-6:00pm
Room 1325 Health Sciences Learning Center

Call for Abstracts - Save the Date FINAL DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 8:00am
Eighth Annual Global Health Symposium “Global Health: Current Successes, Future Prospects”
March 14, 2012, 5:00-9:00pm
1st floor Health Sciences Learning Center

Are you interested or engaged in global health?  The UW-Madison Global Health Institute will sponsor its eighth annual symposium to highlight the exciting global health efforts of UW faculty, staff, students, and colleagues from the Madison area and beyond.  You are cordially invited to attend, share your work with the UW community, and learn from others.

We welcome presentations and participants from all disciplines that address global health or improving the conditions necessary for health.  We encourage presentations from the entire campus including the arts, agriculture, business, education, engineering, health and social sciences.

Ruth Levine, PhD, Director of the Global Development and Population Program at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation will provide the keynote address, "The Teenage Years: Implications for Global Health and Development".  Dr. Levine is also the author of Case Studies in Global Health: Millions Saved, and the co-author of the Girls Count Initiative.  These resources are often cited in global health literature, and both are used in global health courses here at the University of Wisconsin.

After the keynote address, participants may select from concurrent sessions featuring brief presentations of global health activities.  Poster presenters will then be available for a short session as the reception begins.  Delicious food, good music, and opportunities for networking will round out the evening.  

Attendance at the symposium is free of charge, open to the public, and no registration is required.  We hope you will join us for this exciting global health event.

Please submit an abstract if you are interested in sharing a five to seven minute presentation or displaying a poster about your global health work. 

Abstract Requirements: Please review the Guidelines for Global Health Presentations Abstracts for posters or presentations should be sent via e-mail to Betsy Teigland at the Global Health Institute, teigland@wisc.edu (300 word maximum).  Please use the attached submission form.

The deadline for submissions has been extended to February 20, 2012, 8:00am.  You will be notified of the status of your application by February 27, 2012.  For more information, please contact Betsy Teigland at teigland@wisc.edu or at 608-262-3862.
 

Discovery Challenge Poster Symposium
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) announces the inaugural edition of the Discovery Challenge, a two-part research competition for graduate student and postdoctoral researchers. WARF invites participants to the competition, to be held at the Town Center of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery on May 23, 2012.

The Discovery Challenge, part of the WARF Student Ambassador program, aims to promote cross-disciplinary research. It will be a forum for students to share research results, exchange ideas and improve their communication skills. Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers will compete for a total of $2,000 in cash prizes at a poster symposium and a chance to apply for mini-grants providing up to $5,000 to pursue original, cross-disciplinary collaborative research.

For more information, please visit: http://www.warf.org/about/index.jsp?cid=61&scid=129

Employment and Opportunities
Public health training and employment

EXPLORE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES!
You are cordially invited to join colleagues from the Allied Health Professions for the 21st Annual Employment Reception for Allied Health Professionals
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Union South—Varsity Hall
3:00-6:00 P.M.

This event is open to ALL Health Professional students and alumni!

Cost: FREE
Dress: Professional Attire
(Please bring a resume)
Appetizers & Beverages will be provided

This is an excellent opportunity to network with potential employers from WI & MN.  Institutions and organizations attending have current employment openings!

Community GroundWorks is hiring a seasonal Kids’ Garden Program Manager
Community GroundWorks, a non-profit organization that connects people to urban farming, gardening, natural areas restoration and healthful food, has an opening for a part-time, seasonal Kids’ Garden Program Manager to develop and manage a regional garden-based education program for a diverse population of children from area schools and community centers.  Successful candidates will have experience in gardening and environmental education.  Please visit http://www.communitygroundworks.org/who-we-are/announcements for a complete position description

Job Opportunity for Masters-Level Epidemiologist at Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
Interested applicants are invited to submit an online application along with resume and cover letter. For more information, contact Beth Bach in Human Resources at bach.bethany@marshfieldclinic.org

To apply online, please visit our website at www.marshfieldclinic.org.
Position number: MC110579 (Epidemiologist, Masters Prepared)

Job Opportunity for PhD Epidemiologist at Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
Interested applicants are invited to submit an online application along with resume and cover letter. For more information, contact Beth Bach in Human Resources (bach.bethany@marshfieldclinic.org) or Edward Belongia, MD, Director of Epidemiology Research Center (belongia.edward@marshfieldclinic.org).

To apply online, please visit our website at www.marshfieldclinic.org.
Position number: MC110777 (Research Scientist- Basic Science)

Nelson Institute Environmental Jobs Board
The Nelson Institute recently established an environmental jobs board on our web site (http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/education/jobs/index.php).  Please post positions here and feel free to direct others to this resource.

Beginning with the new semester, we'll launch a new list (nelson-envirojobs@lists.wisc.edu) that will generate an email every Monday with all the jobs posted in the last 7 days, including job titles, job types, application deadlines, and the links to the full listing on our website.

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Professional Training Confrence: Save the Date!
Safe, Healthy, Strong 2012: Promoting Sexual Health Among Our Youth
Professional Training Conference
May 1-4, 2012
Milwaukee, WI

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin invites all youth-serving professionals to learn about effective practices and innovative approaches to promote positive, healthy sexuality among our youth.

Public Health Fellowship in Government
Calling for applications for the 2013 APHA Public Health Fellowship in Government. This is the sixth year that APHA is offering this fellowship which has been described as an "amazing" and "phenomenal" experience by previous fellows. Read the lessons learned from past fellows at  http://www.apha.org/advocacy/fellowship/

Candidates must have strong public health credentials and be interested in spending one year in Washington, D.C. working in a congressional office on legislative and policy issues related to
health, the environment or other public health concerns.

The fellowship will begin in January 2013 and continue through December 2013.The fellowship provides a unique learning experience and demonstrates the value and need for basing policy on
sound science. Throughout the year, the fellow will gain a practical knowledge in government and how the public policy process
works.

Applications and additional information are available at http://www.apha.org/advocacy/fellowship/.
The application, including a CV and three letters of recommendation, are due to APHA by April 9, 2012.

MCW PhD Program Accetping Fall 2012 Applications
Applications for the Medical College of Wisconsin's doctoral program in Public and Community Health are now being accepted for Fall 2012 admission consideration.For more information visit: http://www.mcw.edu/PhDPrograminPublicandCommunityHealth.htm. Application deadline: February 15, 2012.

Employment Opportunities!
The following employment opportunities are posted to the WPHA website.  For more information, go to http://wpha.org/Career-Center/Current-Jobs.

Career Opportunities (provided by the University of MN School of Public Health)
Career Opportunities (provided by Emory Rollins School of Public Health)
Public Health Supervisor
Wisconsin WIC State Nutrition Coordinator
Nurse Manager, Maternal and Child Health
Public Health Sanitarian II
Director, Public Health Madison & Dane County
Workforce Development Specialist
Environmental Health Specialist
Public Health Nurse
Environmental Health Manager
Health Educator (NEW)

WiCC AmeriCorps*VISTA Host Site Application
Wisconsin Campus Compact is pleased to announce the availability of the 2012-2013 WiCC AmeriCorps*VISTA Host Site Application.  VISTA Members will begin their term of service in July and August.

The scope of the VISTA work must be to address poverty issues in their local community in Wisconsin.  The proposed project is broadly focused at the state level to address the AmeriCorps*VISTA priority areas of:  1) economic opportunites, 2) educational opportunities and 3) improved health and healthy lifestyles (outlined in detail in Section B of the Host Site Application).

Review of applications will begin March 2nd, 2012 and will continue until a full complement of sites has been selected.  First priority will be given to applications with all material submitted by March 2nd, 2012.

Questions & assistance with proposals can be obtained by contacting: Stephanie Jung,WiCC AmeriCorps*VISTA Program Director @ 608.890.3223 or stephanie.jung@uwex.edu.

For more information, see Resource Packet, Application, Application Appendix A, and Application Appendix B.