Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Fall 2016 Graduation Applications due to HSR department tomorrow - Wednesday (3/23/16)

If you are planning to graduate Fall 2016 and you have not yet submitted your graduation application you need to deliver your forms to the Health Science and Recreation department by tomorrow morning (Wednesday 3/23/16) in order to meet the University deadline, which is during spring break.

The forms that are required include the following:

University Graduation Application 

Health Science Program Major Form.  Please download the form that matches your declared HS major and save the downloaded PDF to your device before you begin filling it out.

If you have a declared minor, you must also include an approved/signed Minor Form that you obtain from your minor department directly.  

All forms need department signatures and must be received by the Registrar by 4/1/16.  

Here are a series of slides that you may find helpful as you complete the required forms.  




Friday, March 18, 2016

Questions about the possible faculty strike?

The CSU faculty union - California Faculty Association (CFA) - is currently negotiating a faculty contract with the California State University (CSU) and there is the potential that faculty will strike this semester if an agreement is not met.

If you have questions or want to know more about the issues, a CFA representative will be available to answer both student and faculty questions in SPX 152 on Wednesday, March 23rd 11:30-12:00, Monday, April 4th 11:30-12:00 and Monday April 11th 10:30-11:00.

There is also information online from both CFA and CSU:


If there is a strike - the dates will be April 13-15 and 19-20 and all CSU campuses will be impacted. 

Monday, March 7, 2016

Health Science Sacramento Advocacy Summit - Now Accepting applications for Spring 2016

Apply online by March 22nd 

All Health Science undergraduate students are invited to apply for the 2016 CSU-wide Health Science Policy Advocacy Summit in Sacramento.  This year our trip will be Tuesday and Wednesday, April 26th and 27th.  We will leave early Tuesday morning and be back to campus by 6:00 Wednesday night.  For the 48 hours in between - students will be busy at the Capitol meeting with legislators, touring, site seeing, and networking with public health and policy professionals and all the other CSU students in attendance.

Here's short slideshow highlighting our trip last year, but if you want to know more ... please email me with your questions.


If you want to apply, I can take 12 Health Science students.  To be considered, please fill out this application (by March 22nd) and tell me more about your interest in the summit.  

Sunday, March 6, 2016

3/7/16 Group Advising Session for students interested in the HS program - Cancelled

The group advising session for students who are interested in the health science undergraduate program that was scheduled for Monday, 3/7/16 has been cancelled.   Please plan on attending one of the other sessions this semester.