NCCHA NEWSLETTER
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SAVE THE DATE
NCCHA ANNUAL MEETING
• October 26 – 28, 2016
• Millennium Hotel, Minneapolis, MN
Located on the beautiful Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis!
• This year’s theme is :
“College Health: Current Trends & New Challenges”
• The Call for Programs has been extended to May 27, 2016
Please submit your proposal soon!
– Discounted registration for presenters!!
– http://www.acha.org/NCCHA/NCCHA/NCCHA_2016_CFP.aspx
M E E T T H E N E W N C C H A C O N F E R E N C E P L A N N E R . T H I S P O S I T I O N WA S A P P R O V E D B Y A L L N C C H A M E M B E R S AT T H E F A L L 2 0 1 5 C O N F E R E N C E I N L A C R O S S E , W I . W E A R E T H A N K F U L T O B E A B L E T O W O R K W I T H M E L I S S A A S W E P L A N T H E 2 0 1 6 C O N F E R E N C E I N M I N N E A P O L I S .
SEE YOU IN
SAN FRAN??
If you will be at the ACHA National
Meeting in San Francisco in May,
please attend the NCCHA affiliate
meeting during the conference. We
value your input and want you to be
well–informed about what is
happening within our affiliate.
The meeting will be held on Thursday,
June 2, 2016 from 12 – 1:15 pm.
Room TBD (will be posted in the final
program).
2016 ACHA SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Every year, NCCHA awards 2 scholarships for members to attend
the national ACHA conference – this year located in San Francisco,
CA. This years winners are:
• Juliana Kahrs, Health Promotion Coordinator at University Wisconsin – Oshkosh, WI
• Nancy Reasland, Director of Student Health Services at Cornell College, Iowa
S C H O L A R S H I P R E M I N D E R :
V I S I T T H E N C C H A W E B S I T E F O R S C H O L A R S H I P A P P L I C AT I O N A N D I N F O R M AT I O N .D U E B Y A U G U S T 1 , 2 0 1 6H T T P S : / / W W W. A C H A . O R G / N C C H A / N C C H A _ A W A R D S_ A N D _ G R A N T S / C O N F E R E N C E _ S C H O L A R S H I P / N C C HA / C O N F E R E N C E _ S C H O L A R S H I P. A S P X ? H K E Y = A F C A 4 2E 1 - 5 6 0 C - 4 8 A 7 - 9 6 3 9 - 4 8 B 2 0 F 7 1 C F 2 4
STUDENT GRANT REMINDER
• Application due by May 2016 for Fall 2016 project and October 2016 for Spring 2017
project.
• Submit the application to NCCHA Secretary Beth Cotton at:
• https://www.acha.org/NCCHA/NCCHA_Awards_and_Grants/grant_guidelines/NCC
HA/grant_guidelines.aspx?hkey=68c94475-9c38-49bf-9a42-cf39d1ddd72d
SPRING 2016 STUDENT GRANT GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE• “Spread Love, Not STI’s”
• Peer Assistants and Health Service staff wore T-shirts advertising “Spread Love, Not STI’s”
• 70 students got free STI testing and pizza and punch following the event & 45 students provided feedback.
• Goal was to reduce the stigma about STI testing and promoting safe sex with education and free condoms.
• Students shared positive comments and are requesting the even again in the future.
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING UPDATES
• Winter 2016 Board Meeting was held on
January 15th at Bethel University. There
were 8 board members in attendance.
• Meeting Minutes:
– Discussed and voted in new Conference
Planning position
– Treasurer’s Report given
– Membership Report given and discussed
– Region 2 ACHA Update given from
Michelle Eslinger-Schneider ACHA Rep.
– Fall Conference Theme and location
determined
TREASURER’S
REPORT
NCCHA Financials:
• Checking/Savings Account = $23,624.81
• 5 Year CD’s = $26,291.70
• Total = $49,996.51
Treasurer: Heather Dale, Gustavus
Adolphus College
ACHA/NCCHA WEBPAGE UPDATES
• Check out the new format of the ACHA
Website and reminder that the resources
available are amazing!
• NCCHA also got a new updated look –
Check it out!
•http://www.acha.org/
• https://www.acha.org/NCCHA/
WANTED:N C C H A B OA R D
M E M B E R S
P L E A S E C O N S I D E R
B E I N G PA RT O F
T H I S WO N D E R F U L
O R G A N I Z AT I O N .
I T ’ S A G R E AT WAY
TO M E E T OT H E R S
WO R K I N G I N
C O L L E G E H E A LT H &
G R OW I N A N E W
D I R E C T I O N .
• Secretary (3 year term)
• Treasurer (3 year term)
• Wisconsin Member-At-Large (2
year term)
• President – Elect (3 Year term)
Manageable time commitment
Wonderful collaboration with other college health professionals
View job descriptions at:
https://www.acha.org/NCCHA/About/Board_Members/NCCH
A/board_members.aspx?hkey=63705b6a-3bdf-459e-ade4-
41ee7b48505e
M O R E
I N F O R M AT I O N
A B O U T T H E G A I L
P R O F F I T T AWA R D
I S AVA I L A B L E O N
T H E N C C H A
W E B S I T E :
Gail Proffitt Award
This annual award from NCCHA is
used to recognize special people
and acknowledge enthusiasm and
unique service or expertise in the
field of college health.
Complete the nomination form prior to July 15, 2016 and send
https://www.acha.org/NCCHA/NC
CHA_Awards_and_Grants/proffitt
_award/NCCHA/Proffitt_Award.as
px?hkey=539b878e-bbd7-47b9-
b5ae-9d6cdef1fcc3
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