SPH STUDENT TRAINEESHIP COMMITTEE

Purpose

The purpose of the Arnold School of Health’s Student Traineeship Committee is to oversee the selection and distribution of traineeship awards in the school.  This includes:

1. reviewing available traineeship funds and ensuring that student awards are distributed as required by the funding source;
2. developing selection criteria for distribution of other non-specified funds (appropriate criteria may include factors such as proven performance in an agency or program; academic record; potential for contribution to the field of public health; and financial need);
3. reviewing traineeship awards process annually and recommending appropriate action and/or improved strategies to achieve desired outcomes.

Committee Members

The committee consists of a representative from each academic department and two public health practitioners from the community.  Members are appointed by the associate dean for academic affairs and typically serve a period of up to three academic years.  Representatives from academic departments in the Arnold School of Public Health are appointed upon recommendation by department chairs.  The Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC) recommends one public health practitioner; the Arnold School of Public Health’s Alumni Council recommends a second practitioner (an alumnus) to serve on the committee.

Committee Chair and Chair Responsibilities

The chair of the committee is appointed by the Office of Academic Affairs and typically serves in that capacity for 1-2 years.  The chair’s responsibilities include:

1. convening two or more committee meetings per year (as needed) to carry out the committee’s responsibilities;
2. providing committee members with information about available traineeship funds and criteria for their distribution;
3. soliciting applications/nominations for traineeships to be awarded by the committee;
4. compiling traineeship recipient data and preparing reports for committee review and school annual reports;
5. providing regular on-going updates of committee activity, etc., to the associate dean for academic affairs;
6. communicating committee recommendations to the dean, Administrative Council, department chairs or others, as appropriate;
7. submitting to the Office of Academic Affairs a list of actions taken during the current academic year at the end of each spring semester.