Arnold School of Public Health Student Association

The Executive Council of the Arnold School of Public Health Student Association plays a major role in the School administration.  The Executive Committee is also known as the Dean's Student Advisory Council (DSAC).  The purpose of the Student Association shall be to:

• Foster an academic, professional, personal, and social environment for the students within the Arnold School
• Facilitate an interactive relationship and the exchange of information between faculty, staff, alumni, and students of the Arnold School
• Provide networking and volunteer opportunities for Arnold School students with various public health institutions, professionals, agencies, and community service organizations
• Serve as an aid in advocating and/or communicating the needs and concerns of Arnold School students to the Arnold School administration via the Executive Council; also known as the Dean’s Student Advisory Council (DSAC)
• Promote beneficial relationships and/or communication with various organizations established within the Arnold School
• Support and encourage the recruitment and retention of a diverse student and faculty population for the Arnold School
• Encourage the representation of the Arnold School at local, state, national, and international conferences, meetings, and organizational fairs
• Represent the Arnold School within the University of South Carolina Student Government and Graduate Student Government Associations
• Promote the mission and the goals of the Arnold School of Public Health

All Arnold School departments have student representation and representatives include students at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels.  Students were either appointed or elected by their respective departments to serve on this committee.  Any suggestions/concerns about the Arnold School of Public Health or your department should be relayed through your student representative. 

Listed below are the representatives for the Arnold School of Public Health Student Association Executive Council (DSAC) for Fall 2008:

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Fall 2008 Student Association Executive Council Representatives
COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS:
1st year	VACANT	email:
2nd Year	Meredith Holzbach	email: meredith.holzbach@gmail.com
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES:
Masters	Sara Powell	email:  sara@inlet.geol.sc.edu
Doctoral	Michelle Johnston	email: michelle@inlet.geol.sc.edu
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS:
Masters	Fred Tabung	email: tabungfred@gmail.com
Doctoral	Debjani Chanda	email: debjani.chanda@gmail.com
DEPARTMENT OF EXERCISE SCIENCE:
Undergraduate	Benji McCollum (President)	email:  mccollub@mailbox.sc.edu
Masters	Matt Jepson	email:  matt.jepson@gmail.com
Doctoral	Steve Chen	email: agolfaddict@hotmail.com
HEALTH SERVICES POLICY AND MANAGEMENT:
Masters	Angie Kolovos	email: ekolovos@gmail.com
Doctoral	Abdoulaye Diedhiou	email:  foumataf@yahoo.com
HEALTH PROMOTION, EDUCATION, AND BEHAVIOR:
Masters	Lauren Mobley	email:  mobleyLM@mailbox.sc.edu
Doctoral	Alexis Koskan	email: alexis.koskan@gmail.com
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH:
MPH	Catherine Carlestedt (Vice-President)	email:  cocket007@gmail.com
FACULTY/STAFF:
Cheryl Addy, Executive Associate Dean		email: caddy@gwm.sc.edu
Angela Everett, Office of Student and Alumni Services		email:  aeverett@gwm.sc.edu
Kara Montgomery, Office of Student and Alumni Services & Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior		email:  kmkreut@gwm.sc.edu
Christy Smith, Office of Student and Alumni Services		email:  cffreema@gwm.sc.edu

You may also contact the Arnold School of Public Health Office of Student and Alumni Services at sphstsrv@gwm.sc.edu or call 803-777-5031.