2013 Open House Schedule
Wednesday, March 6th – Global Health Summit: Optional Events
Invitation to Global Health Summit Events hosted by SGA (Tulane’s Student Government Association)
Collins C. Diboll Gallery and Auditorium; Tidewater Building 1440 Canal Street; New Orleans, LA 70112
12:30pm – 2:30pm
"Investing in Maternal Health: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation”
France Donnay
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Reception for Dr. Donnay
3:30pm – 4:30pm
“Violence as an Issue of Public Health”
Expert Panel Guests: Peter Scharf, Susan Hutson, Terry Clay, Lisa Fitzpatrick
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Networking Event with Community Partners @ The Burgundy Room in the Saint Hotel
Thursday, March 7th
8:00am – 9:00am
Open registration and breakfast
9:00am - 10:00am
Welcoming Comments -- LuAnn White, Senior Associate Dean
Departmental Introductions
- 9:00am - 9:10am Biostatistics/Bioinformatics
- 9:10am - 9:20am Epidemiology
- 9:20am – 9:30am Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences
- 9:30am – 9:40am Global Environmental Health Sciences
- 9:40am – 9:50am Global Health Systems and Development
- 9:50am – 10:00am Tropical Medicine
10:00am – 11:00am
Shadow a Class
- GEHS-6510 Water Quality Management- Dr. Andrew Englande 10:00am-11:30am Room 1204
- BIOS-7060 Regression Analysis- Dr. Tianhua Niu 10:30am-11:45am Room 2082
- EPID-6030 Epidemiologic Methods1-Dr. Susanne Straif-Bourgeois 10:30am-11:45am Room 1201classroom
*Dr. Straif-Bourgeois asks that you identify yourself as an Open House attendee when you enter the
- GHSD-7210 Survey Data Analysis in Family Planning-Dr. Mai Do 10:30am -11:45am Room 105
- TRMD-6400 Tropical Virology-Dr. Daniel Bausch 10:30am-11:45am Room 1206
*Dr. Thomas Voss, guest lecturer
- GCHBS 6030-03 Social and Behavioral Aspects of Global Health 1:00pm - 3:30pm Room 1201
11:00am - 11:30pm
Speaker - Global Health Summit Keynote event
Karen DeSalvo
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Lunch with SGA, Faculty, Admissions Staff and Program Managers
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Departmental Break-Out Sessions
Interested in a certain academic program? Visit with the academic department(s) of your choice for a 30 minute presentation.
- Biostatistics & Bioinformatics 20th Floor, Suite 2001
- Epidemiology 20th Floor, Suite 2000
- Global Community Health & Behavioral Sciences 23rd Floor, Suite 2301
- Global Environmental Health Sciences 21st Floor, Suite 2100
- Global Health Systems & Development 19th Floor, Suite 1900
- Tropical Medicine 22nd Floor, Suite 2210
2:30pm – 6:00pm
Admissions Crawfish Boil – shuttle service to and from event
Interact with Tulane Student Ambassadors, Fun-Walk through Audubon Park, and a New Orleans Style Crawfish Boil!
7:00pm – 9:00pm
"Tapped", a TASA (Tulane African Student Association) film - Global Health Summit event
Friday, March 8th
8:00am - 9:00am
Last registration and breakfast
9:00am - 10:00am
"How to Finance Your Public Health Degree"
Michael Goodman, associate vice president of financial aid
“Defraying the Cost of Student Loans”
Sue Barrosse, MSPH, director of admissions
10:00am – 11:00am
Session: “Designing Health Initiatives with the Community for the Community” - Global Health Summit event
Expert Panel Guests: Johanna Gilligan, Dr. Illana Scherl, Erica Washington, and the Community Clinic
11:00am – 12:00pm
“After the Degree: Careers and Jobs”
Kathy Ball, MS, director of career services
12:00pm – 1:00pm
“The intersection of Participatory Art and Public Health” - Global Health Summit event
Candy Chang
1:00pm –2:15pm
Lunch
2:15pm – 3:00pm
Peace Corps Master’s International Information Session
3:00pm – 4:00pm
“Understanding the Global Burden of Chronic Disease” - Global Health Summit event
Expert Panel Guests: Dr. John Mason, Dr. Tina Thethi, and Dr. Jiang He
8:00pm – 12:00 midnight: Eiffel Society (2040 St. Charles Ave.)
Global Health Summit Gala - Global Health Summit event
Attendees will receive 2 drink tickets per person
Must be 21 years old to attend
Open House Registration || Accomodations
