By Emily Kim and Anna Layman | Co-Presidents
Dear supporters of GlobeMed at UCincinnati,
We're very excited to be starting fall semester 2018 for another great year of GlobeMed at UCincinnati! As mentioned in our previous report, we have continued to focus on our efforts to strengthen our recruitment efforts, build a tight-knit community within our chapter and with SAW, create a comprehensive outreach strategy, and improve our capacity building for future chapters of GlobeMed at UC.
We have kept our commitment to strengthening our recruitment, as we have attended more recruitment events on campus than ever to find engaged, young activists to join our chapter. We attended the Student Organization Fair as usual, where we reach the most students. However, we were interested in reaching out to more students of diverse backgrounds, both in terms of academic disciplines as well as race and ethnicity. Additionally, we attended the Asian American Student Welcome, Akwaaba (the black student welcome), and the Latino Student Welcome. In a few weeks, we will be tabling in the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP), the College Conservatory of Music (CCM), the College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services (CECH), and the Lindner College of Business. We also hope to engage more social work and sociology students. It is our hope that having a diverse student body will broaden our range of thought and expertise to better work with UC, the Cincinnati community, GlobeMed's various chapters, and Social Action for Children and Women.
Additionally, we are in the works of creating a more comprehensive outreach strategy. More details to come soon, but we are working to reach out to local businesses involved in global health partnerships, regional high school students interested in health equity, local political leaders, UC faculty with backgrounds in domestic and international health research, and various graduate and undergraduate organizations on campus that are working to advocate for marginalized populations.
Finally, although the year has just started, we are working to improve our capacity building for future chapters of GlobeMed at UC. Our E-Board this year is one of the most engaged, motivated, and experienced group of students yet. We are ecstatic to work together to improve sustainability and promote new directions for our chapter in years to come. This is being accomplished through improved documentation of practices, organization of files, and transparency among committees. We are also having an ongoing conversation about the direction of our partnership with Social Action for Children and Women in the next few years.
Through this next year, we will share more about our accomplishments and goals to build a tight-knit community within our chapter and with SAW. In our next report, look forward to more updates as our chapter for the 2018-19 school year blossoms.
As always, do not hesitate to contact either of us at ucin@globmed.org if any questions arise. We humbly ask for your continued support as fall semester continues.
Yours in health,
Emily Kim and Anna Layman
GlobeMed at UCincinnati Co-Presidents
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