CEHHS Staff Honored

Four CEHHS staff members were recently honored at the 2013-2014 Chancellor's Staff Recognition Awards Ceremony.

Congratulations to Joann Otlewski, a team member on the Degree Audit Project, and recipient of the Exceptional Team Award.  Congratulations also goes to service award recipients Karen Claiborne (25 years), Carolyn Williams (15 years), and Catherine Parkins (5 years).

Spotlight: Magen Johnson, Community Health Education

Community Health Education debuts as a major in Fall 2014 in the College of Education, Health, and Human Services, and one of the charter students to enroll in the program is Magen Johnson.  Magen comes to UM-Dearborn with a bachelor's degree in Bio-Psychology (UM-Ann Arbor) and graduate work in Neuro-Pharmacology (Wayne State University).

She is returning to school for the new Community Health Education degree after having worked in a research lab for several years; Magen sees the need to educate and reach out to communities in order to make a difference.  She feels that the college offers a well-rounded program given, noting that the curriculum focuses on sciences and health, as well as the economics of health care and - especially - how to teach about health-related issues to individuals and communities.

Magen's professional goal is to work in a mental health community center, to be able to educate and serve as a resource.

Welcome to UM-Dearborn and CEHHS, Magen!

CEHHS Welcomes Lori Petrick, Assistant to the Dean

Please join us in welcoming Lori Petrick to CEHHS as the Assistant to the Dean.

Lori started her career at the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 1996, during which she has held administrative positions at the Henry Ford Estate and Natural Sciences. Since 2008, Lori has been the administrative specialist for the Department of Language, Culture, and Communication in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, which is comprised of 28 full- time faculty, 40 part-time faculty, five disciplines and an internship program.

Lori has been a Staff Senator since 2010 and has served as the chair of the Campus Morale and Engagement committee.  In addition, she has also served in the Campus Ambassador program,  Go Blue Goes Red, and several faculty and staff search committees.

Welcome to CEHHS, Lori!