Students for Global Health

Introductions, Question of the Day

Agenda

• ELECTIONS! Thanks to all of you who were nominated for Students for Global Health Board positions. Results of the election will be sent out via e-mail sometime next week.
• Quesadilla night was a huge success, so thanks everyone for coming out and showing your support!
• On Sunday, May 20th SGH will be holding its second community-wide garage sale! This time the event will be held at Sarra’s house on 18th and Harris Street. Please remember to bring any and all items you’d like to get rid of to the meeting next Wednesday.
• On Thursday, May 17th SGH will be tabling as a part of the annual University Day festivities. Tabling is open from 8 AM-4 PM, so sign up and help out if you have any available time.
• On May 19th the HIV Alliance is hosting its annual AIDS Walk. Register here as an individual or a team.
• Remember that if you’re interested in writing an article or segment on any issue in social justice or global health, copies must be given to Maithri by May 21st at the latest. Current topics that have already been chosen can be found here.

Introduction and Question of the Day

Announcements

• For all those who went to Seattle for the Western Regional International Health Conference, refund forms are available in the ASUO controller’s office and should be filled out and returned to the same office sometime this week. If anyone happened to miss the conference you can get all of the conference details here and catch up on what you missed.
• Want to write an article or segment for the Students for Global Health “zine”? Interested individuals can choose any topic within the field of global health or social justice and write a brief description to be included in a pamphlet that will be distributed during the event on May 31st. Contact Violet if you feel like getting creative!

Agenda

• SGH board positions are up for elections! This week we’ll be tallying up nominations for each respective position, and at the next meeting every present member  will get a chance to vote on who seems most fit to be a board member. You can nominate group members here.

Professor R. Glen Mitterman (International Studies Adjunct Professor)

• Worked for 22 years at the United Nations: Environmental Law, Office of Drugs and Crime, Aid and Development
• International Studies Department at the University of Oregon is attempting to strengthen its health and development focus
• “The global consensus is the greatest strength and greatest weakness of the United Nations.”
• Was involved in creating the treaty concerning trans-national dumping of hazardous waste accordingly
• The United Nations Millennium Development Goals are based on the health of global populations

Come out to Quesadilla Night on Saturday, May 5th to support SGH and the Nyamirama Health Center!