Coffee & Donut Career Conversations: Navigating Self-Advocacy and Storytelling, PASE Center

Join PASE on Tuesday, 9/24 from 12-1pm for an engaging and insightful midday event at our “Coffee & Donut Career Conversations,” where participants will explore the art of self-advocacy and the power of storytelling in shaping your career. This session is designed to provide practical strategies and inspiration for professionals looking to effectively communicate their strengths, experiences, and aspirations.

Event Highlights:

• Interactive Workshop: Learn how to craft and deliver compelling personal narratives that highlight your unique skills and experiences.
• Expert Panel Discussion: Hear from industry leaders and career coaches on the importance of self-advocacy in professional growth and how to navigate it successfully.
• Networking Opportunities: Connect with peers and mentors over coffee and donuts, and share your own career stories in a supportive environment.
• Q&A Session: Get your questions answered and receive personalized advice on how to leverage storytelling in your career development.

Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance to the next level, this event will equip you with the tools and confidence to advocate for yourself and tell your story in a way that resonates with employers, colleagues, and industry leaders.

Register by September 24th at 11:45am 12Twenty!

Voting and Public Health Event, Rollins Election Day Initiative (REDI)

On Sept 23, 2024 12 – 1pm, there will be a discussion about Voting and Public hosted by the Social Determinants of Health Certificate Program in Partnership with the Rollins Election Day Initiative (REDI). REDI will be on site with information about voting eligibility & registration. Light refreshments will be served!

The event will feature Representative Imani Barnes, a Trainer at the Division of Animal Resources at Emory University’s School of Medicine and a Georgia State Representative in DeKalb County as well as Sara Tindall Ghazal,  who is an election law attorney, a voter protection champion, and one of five members of the GA State Election Board.

Location: RRR Ballroom

You do not have to be enrolled in the SDOH certificate to attend!

Weekly Newsletter, Your Local Epidemiologist

Dr. Katelyn Jetelina (PhD, MPH), an epidemiologist and data scientist, operates free weekly newsletter Your Local Epidemiologist along with a number of other public health professionals.

This newsletter aims to provide a direct line of “translated” public health science to the local, national, and international community. Over the past 4 years, YLE has covered COVID-19 topics ranging from variants to vaccines and booster rollouts, to exciting new developments like antivirals and context to some of our greatest unanswered questions.

YLE has also started to dip into other public health topics, like gun violence, reproductive health, other infectious diseases, and public health events. For more information about the mission and background of the newsletter, visit this link. To subscribe for the weekly rundown of new posts, enter your email address here. A substack of all posts from YLE is also available here.

Maternal Health Lecture, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Lagos, Centre for Clinical Trials, Research and Implementation Science (CCTRIS).

RSPH is hosting an informative Maternal Health Lecture from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Lagos, Centre for Clinical Trials, Research and Implementation Science (CCTRIS).

Speakers include CCTRIS Professor B.B. Afolabi (Director); Professor T.A. Adeyemo (Deputy Director, Clinical Trials), and Dr. M. Balogun (Deputy Director, Implementation Science).

The lecture will be on Friday September 27 from 12-1pm in RRR 800. Please RSVP at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maternal-health-lecture-by-the-university-of-lagos-tickets-1007827478117?aff=oddtdtcreato

VIRTUAL Fall 2024 Public Health Career and Networking Fair, Professional Advancement and Student Experience Center

The Office of Career Development hosts two annual Career Fairs where public health organizations network with talented and skilled Rollins students and alumni. The event provides an exciting atmosphere to learn about opportunities, hiring practices, desired skill sets, and future needs.

We are excited to offer our Fall Career Fair in a highly interactive, virtual format.

Visit 12Twenty to register for the virtual fair on Thursday, September 12th from 10 am – 2 pm EST.

The Faces of Addiction and Recovery Panel, Breakthru House and RSPH

The Rollins School of Public Health and Breakthru House are collaborating to host a panel about addiction and recovery for women in need. We will hear from women in recovery share their perspectives on the policies and services required to eradicate the stigma of addiction while ensuring effective treatment leading to recovery for women in need.

The event will be from 1:30 to 3:00 PM on Monday, September 16, 2024 at the Rollins School of Public Health–Grace Crum Rollins (GCR) Building in the Rita Anne Rollins Room 860. Light refreshments will be available. Please register for the event at this link.

The deadline to register for this event is Wednesday, September 11, 2024. If there are any questions, please email jagazma [at] emory [dot] edu or addictionrecoveryandhope [at] gmail [dot] com.

Starting Your Startup with Recha Reid (Skills Builder Workshop), The Hatchery

Join the Hatchery for a workshop centered on sparking creativity, problem-solving, and taking action. In this engaging hands-on session, you will learn: 

• A wide variety of state-of-the-art brainstorming techniques to generate new ideas and strategies 
• Critical-thinking skills for your side hustle, startup, research projects, classes, and jobs 
• How to apply creativity and problem-solving techniques to take action 

Recha Reid is the Associate Director of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute at Georgia State University. Recha is responsible for designing, overseeing, and marketing university-wide entrepreneurship events and activities while developing high-quality strategic partnership engagements and strengthening key relationships with the local, national, and global entrepreneurship community, industry partners, alums, and potential donors. Recha has led workshops and activities designed to help students develop successful companies and thrive within organizations. She specializes in coaching, teaching, presenting, marketing, and managing large-scale programs. 
 
Register here: https://bit.ly/f24discovery

Journal Club, Department of Epidemiology

The Epidemiology Journal Club invites students from all departments at RSPH to join for the first meeting on Monday, 9/9, 12PM-1PM in CNR3001! During the first meeting, attendees will engage with two concepts: critique and epistemology (how do we know what we know?). Throughout the semester, there will be bi-weekly meetings to cultivate a safe, interactive space for students to review epidemiologic literature and discuss key methodological and substantive concepts in public health. Meetings will be fun, informative, and intellectually engaging. All students are welcome!

Fall 2024 Workshops, Emory Center for Digital Scholarship

Registration is open for the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship’s Fall 2024 workshops, which start September 11th!

This semester’s workshop series features a round-up of incredible presenters to give you research and pedagogy inspiration using digital scholarship tools. Workshops will be held on Wednesdays from 1-2pm via Zoom and will also be recorded and available afterward on our brand new ECDS Workshops site for Emory students, faculty, and staff: https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/ecds-workshops/. You can also go back and watch over 30 previous workshops on topics like manipulating and visualizing data using popular tools like R or Python, documentary and podcast tips, and many more.

For course descriptions and to RSVP for our Fall 2024 workshops, visit the ECDS calendar here. For questions about the workshops, email ecds [at] emory [dot] edu.

IN PERSON Fall 2024 Public Health Career and Networking Fair, Professional Advancement and Student Experience Center

The Professional Advancement and Student Experience (PASE) Center at Rollins SPH is hosting an in-person career and networking fair for public health careers. The event will run from 10am – 2pm on September 13th, 2024 in the RRR Plaza Lobby. 

Register to attend on 12Twenty by September 9th, 2024.