Students, Alumni, Faculty, Staff Meet In San Diego

Nearly 200 University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends gathered in the heart of San Diego’s famed Gaslamp Quarter for food, fun and lively conversation.

Each year during the annual meetings of the Association of Schools of Public Health and the American Public Health Association, the UIC SPH hosts a reception. The setting on Oct. 27, was the rustic and elegant restaurant and tapas bar, Café Sevilla, a local landmark serving up authentic Spanish cuisine. Paul Brandt-Rauf, dean of the school, opened the reception with welcoming remarks and a note of congratulations for this year’s conference award winners, Bernard Turnock and Michele Issel. Alongside the open buffet of paella, croquetas, tortillas Espanolas and desserts, were laminated posters with the school’s points of pride. Organized by the UIC SPH Office of Advancement and sponsored by the Illinois Public Health Association and Illinois Department of Public Health, the event gave attendees the opportunity to recognize the UIC SPH community, share insights from the annual conference, and network with alumni and other public health professionals.

Also in attendance were Jim Nelson and Richard Sewell, executive director and president of IPHA respectively, and Damon Arnold, director of IDPH and alumnus of the school.

-- Tina Daniel

2008 Annual SPH Reception