Our Spring 2018 graduates include the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants who made her college dream come true, an environmentalist studying the health consequences of nanotechnology, a drug court employee driven to make health policies that help addicts, and an epidemiologist who turned to social media to encourage college-age, black men to get tested for HIV.
Seven years in the military honed nursing student Precious McGowan’s discipline, aiding the veteran in earning first a B.S. in biochemistry in 2016 and now a B.S. in nursing.
Beginning Fall 2018, Georgia State University undergraduate students have a new health major to select – a bachelor’s of interdisciplinary studies in health sciences. The degree will have three focus tracks, preparing students for a range of future health careers.
Carla Seiwert’s interest in environmental science began early. “When you grow up in a Minneapolis suburb, you grow up outdoors. There are lakes everywhere,” she said.
Constantinos Nikiforou trades a rugby field for a classroom and develops a new appreciation for education. He will graduate May 11 from Georgia State University's Perimeter College.
Weeks before her graduation, Jillian Haughey already had landed a promising position in theater. She's confident the skills she honed as a theater student at Georgia State University’s Perimeter College have prepared her well.
Two years ago, Akalah Favors was working almost 18 hours a day in three part-time jobs. She was making money, but saw no future for her life. She knew she needed to go to college. On May 11, Favors will receive her associate degree at the Georgia State University Perimeter College commencement ceremony.
Alex DeVitry, who graduates this month with his associate degree from Georgia State University’s Perimeter College, received no formal education growing up, due to his parents’ religious beliefs. But, at age 16, he studied for and earned his GED and received a scholarship to go to Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Kim Ramsey-White, who teaches about health disparities at Georgia State University, has began a campaign to raise awareness for organ donation while her husband, who was diagnosed in 2015 with advanced heart failure, waits to get on the transplant list.
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