 Message
from the Dean
Welcome to the College of Health and Human
Sciences website. Our college is charged with
the mission of preparing undergraduate and
graduate students to function as professionals
in challenging settings in the health and human
services arena. Our 80 full-time faculty members
combine service with teaching to bring
real-world issues into the classroom and help
our students become competent professionals in
their chosen fields.
In addition to the many hours our dedicated
faculty spend in the classroom, they are also
engaged in research that impacts the daily lives
of our community. From seeking better ways to
collect and share crime data, to studying the
effects of second-hand tobacco smoke on
mortality rates, to providing former welfare
recipients with life skills necessary to leave
behind welfare, faculty research touches the
lives of a broad and diverse population.
We have seven academic units - Criminal Justice,
Nursing, Nutrition, Physical Therapy, Public
Health, Respiratory Therapy and Social Work -
encompassing the many aspects of human health
and social well-being. We are fortunate to be
located in downtown Atlanta with close proximity
to the capitol, state and federal government
offices, as well as local health and social
service agencies.
Our college, which just celebrated its 35th
anniversary, has recently experienced an
exciting period of growth. We received approval
from the University System of Georgia Board of
Regents to offer the Master of Public Health
degree. Thanks to a very generous gift from Bank
of America Chairman and CEO Ken Lewis, our
nursing school has established the Byrdine F.
Lewis Endowment, which provides funding for
faculty enrichment, nursing excellence, faculty
research, and student scholarships. We are very
proud to have the Byrdine F. Lewis School of
Nursing named in honor of Mr. Lewis’ mother, a
dedicated career nurse of 46 years. We have also
graduated our first class of accelerated
baccalaureate students in nursing. Finally, our
Division of Respiratory Therapy received
national attention when peer universities ranked
the undergraduate respiratory therapy program
number one in the nation.
The college commemorated the anniversary of our
founding with the inauguration of a lecture
series named in honor of Dr. J. Rhodes Haverty,
the founding dean of the college, leader in the
philanthropic community and college board
member. The series, scheduled as an annual
event, will feature distinguished speakers in
the areas of health and human services.
The College of Health and Human Sciences
believes in giving back to society. Our
community partnerships give students the
opportunity to gain valuable field experience
while serving the public. These initiatives also
allow faculty the opportunity to service
humanity while conducting important research.
Community initiatives sponsored by our college
include Project Healthy Grandparents, which
supports grandparents raising grandchildren and
the Laboratory for Elite Athlete Performance,
which gives students the opportunity to support
faculty research and use the latest high-tech
equipment to evaluate the performance of
world-class athletes.
The college extends its community service far
beyond the metropolitan Atlanta region. We have
national and international programs that allow
us to share expertise with other parts of the
country and the world. Our college is home to
the National Center on Grandparents Raising
Grandchildren, whose mission is to improve the
quality of life for intergenerational kinship
care families through education and advocacy.
The National Center is responsible for
facilitating the replication of the Project
Healthy Grandparents model at universities and
colleges throughout the country. This fall we
will be opening our third replication site at
Fordham University in New York City.
Our
signature international program is the Georgia
International Law Enforcement Exchange, which
allows for exchange of information among leading
law enforcement officials in countries around
the world. In May 2004, we sent the 12th
delegation of officers from the United States to
train in Israel. We are also planning to welcome
a delegation of law enforcement officers from
China to train in the U.S.
I invite you to explore all that our college has
to offer. Thank you for visiting our site and if
you have any further questions about our
college, please contact us at
chhs@gsu.edu.
Susan J. Kelley, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor
College of Health and Human Sciences |
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