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Welcome, New Students!

AHS E-News: September 2019

The numbers are in, and the College of Applied Health Sciences welcomed one of its largest groups of new students in August with an event that featured entertainment, information, and prizes. AHS now has an undergraduate enrollment of 2,033. Nearly a third of the 287 freshmen and almost 30 percent of the 118 transfer students who joined the college this year are from underrepresented groups, making AHS the most diverse college on campus.

Aaron Dille and Daveon Moore

Aaron Dille and Daveon Moore

(L-R) Aaron Dille and Daveon Moore share a major, Community Health, but have quite distinct career plans. Aaron plans to become a doctor specializing in infectious disease, while Daveon intends to go into the manufacturing of prosthetic limbs.

Isabella Brookshire and Hannah Stewart

Isabella Brookshire and Hannah Stewart

(L-R) Kinesiology majors Isabella Brookshire and Hannah Stewart intend to pursue careers as physical therapists.

Collin Tarczon, Nick Catanese, Jacob Delatorre

Collin Tarczon, Nick Catanese, Jacob Delatorre


(L-R) Collin Tarczon will major in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences and plans to become a physician assistant; Nick Catanese will focus on Sport Management in the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism and is planning a career in professional sports; Kinesiology major Jacob Delatorre will go into either physical therapy or athletic training after completing his degree.

Evan Lang and Michael Varzino

Evan Lang and Michael Varzino

(L-R) RST major Evan Lang is undecided about his future career. Kinesiology major Michael Varzino plans to go into physical therapy.

Alyssa Leal and Jesika Ochs

Alyssa Leal and Jesika Ochs

(L-R) Alyssa Leal, who is majoring in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, plans to become a dermatologist. Kinesiology major Jesika Ochs will pursue a career in physical therapy.

 

Julissa Sosa

Julissa Sosa

Julissa Sosa will pursue a medical degree with a specialization in obstetrics and gynecology after completing her degree in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences.

Brianna Hernandez

Brianna Hernandez

Community Health major Brianna Hernandez wants to become a health inspector.

Aliya Willis

Aliya Willis

Aliya Willis, who is majoring in Community Health, plans to become a family practitioner.

Amy Burgess, Chloe Maghinang, Alex Mroz, Gillian Bowman

Amy Burgess, Chloe Maghinang, Alex Mroz, Gillian Bowman

(L-R) Speech and Hearing Science majors and future speech-language pathologists Amy Burgess, Chloe Maghinang, Alex Mroz, and Gillian Bowman.

Lauren Penick

Lauren Penick

Lauren Penick will pursue studies in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences and is keeping her career options open.

Marshawn Porter and Donjanae Johnson

Marshawn Porter and Donjanae Johnson

(L-R) Community Health major Marshawn Porter hopes to go into sports marketing. Donjanae Johnson, also a CH major, will pursue a career in physical therapy.

Suin Kim, Sarah Pechtle, Grace Park, Haejeong Cho

Suin Kim, Sarah Pechtle, Grace Park, Haejeong Cho

(L-R) RST major Suin Kim will focus her studies and her future career on sport management. Speech and Hearing Science majors Sarah Pechtle and Grace Park will become speech-language pathologists. Haejeong Cho, who is majoring in Kinesiology, plans to go into physical therapy.

Olivia Klonoski

Olivia Klonoski and service dog Lincoln

Olivia Klonoski, visiting here with future service dog Lincoln, is majoring in Speech and Hearing Science with the goal of becoming a speech-language pathologist.

Andrea Cowper

Andrea Cowper

Kinesiology major Andrea Cowper plans to become an exercise physiologist.

Carina Martinez and Grace Preissing

Carina Martinez and Grace Preissing

(L-R) Interdisciplinary Health Sciences student Carina Martinez will pursue a career as a pediatric physician, while her I-Health colleague Grace Preissing will become a physician assistant.

Merrick Evans and Ed Olaleye

Merrick Evans and Ed Olaleye

(L-R) Kinesiology student Merrick Evans and Interdisciplinary Health Sciences student Ed Olaleye experienced virtual reality at the Fall Welcome. Merrick will pursue a career in physical therapy, while Ed plans to follow in his parents’ footsteps and become a nurse practitioner.

Dave Allgaier

Dave Allgaier and service dog Lincoln

Service dog-in-training Lincoln was a popular feature of the Fall Welcome. Here, he poses with Interdisciplinary Health Sciences student Dave Allgaier, who plans to become a surgeon specializing in neonatology.