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//Home page Points of Pride
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imgArray2[1] = " Six active student clubs provide numerous professional and social activities.
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imgArray2[2] = " "Learn by doing" is the motto of the Department of Health Sciences.
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imgArray2[3] = " Faculty in Health Sciences have won significant teaching, service, or research awards each of the last 10 years.
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imgArray2[4] = " Professional practice or student teaching is required in each program
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imgArray2[5] = " Academic Advisors are available and glad to meet with potential new students.
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//Profiles of Success
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Jon Roedder,
MT(ASCAP)
Business Develpement Manager
I found that the classes I took at ISU left me well prepared for the challenges of the professional world. My education allowed me to see that I was not limited to working at the bench; there are many opportunities open to CLS grads beyond the typical laboratory setting
Read more about Jon’s story and the stories of other successful CLS students and alumni...
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Cameron,
Senior
Your junior year is when you really start getting into the major coursework. The labs and lectures complement each other well. Many good internship sites are available for your senior year. The internship is not easy, but it is a great learning experience and I am very glad I did it.
Read more about Cameron’s story, and the stories of other successful CLS students and alumni...
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ar_text3[2] = "Profile of Success
Lindsey,
Senior
The faculty always have time for you and are there to help. They want you to do better. They maintain high standards and expectations. As a freshman, it is important that you get to know the upper classmen. They are supportive in your developing success.
Read more about Lindsey’s story, and the stories of other successful CLS students and alumni...
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ar_text3[3] = "Profile of Success
Brenda Phillis,
MT(ASCP)
Assistant Forensic Laboratory Director
Within a year of my graduation in 1994 from Illinois State University, my career took me out of the hospital lab and into a crime lab. I was offered an opportunity to train in forensic biology and DNA analysis for a well-known police agency.
Read more about Brenda’s story, and the stories of other successful CLS students and alumni...
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Jeremy,
Alumnus
The faculty are great! The program is small and that makes it very personal. This allows the faculty to know you much better than in a very large program. I like the specific coursework that is offered. One of the things I really enjoyed was a real life Indoor Air Quality problem we worked on in our Air Quality class. Read more about Jeremy’s story, and the stories of other successful students and alumni...
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Michelle,
Alumna
I found the major courses very interesting and challenging but not overly difficult if you work hard. I know all of my professors very well. I have learned that there are limitless opportunities in the environmental health field. Read more about Michelle’s story, and the stories of other successful students and alumni...
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Michele,
BS, CHES, MPH
I knew that I made the right decision when choosing a career in health education because of the personal fulfillment of reaching out to people through prevention messages. The health education program provides its graduates with the tools and techniques necessary to have the confidence and ability to be an effective health educator. Read more about Michele’s story, and the stories of other successful Safety students and alumni...
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ar_text5[1] = "Profile of Success
Amber,
Current student
School and Community Health Education
While working as a registered dental hygienist I felt a need to earn a bachelor’s degree and expand my professional development in the health field. I began my journey back to college in Health Education, majoring in teacher education.Read more about Amber’s story, and the stories of other successful students and alumni...
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Debbie,
RHIA, 2004 HIM Program Honored Alum and Executive Vice-President of Operations, MMRA, Inc.
I have hired over eight graduates from ISU and the majority of them still work for us. I also take students from ISU for internships, because I believe in supporting the program and the profession. In addition, several of our managers started as management interns. My education at ISU was the first step in my professional journey.Read more about Debbie’s story, and the stories of other successful students and alumni...
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ar_text6[1] = "Profile of Success
Brittany,
Current Student
Health Information Management was a major I found that would prepare mefor a great career in healthcare that was related to patient care but did not involve hands on patient care. Read more about Brittany’s story, along with the stories of other successful students and alumni...
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ar_text6[2] = "Profile of Success
Rebecca,
Current student and member of ISU Big Red Marching Machine
I found the major to be very detail oriented which is what I really like. I don’t regret my decision to change majors at all. It is more practical and applied than my previous major. Read more about Rebecca’s story, along with the stories of other successful students and alumni...
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Rob,
Senior
While serving in the United States Air Force I was selected for an assignment in a quality control office of an organization that flew the RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft. This is where I initially got an idea of what safety was all about. Read more about Rob’s story, and the stories of other successful Safety students and alumni...
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ar_text7[1] = "Profile of Success
Sanobeia Christmas
Safety Analyst
Working in the Chicago area, I have found that everyone in the profession knows about the Illinois State University Safety Program. The program has a very good reputation. Read more about Sanobeia’s story, and the stories of other successful Safety students and alumni...
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ar_text7[2] = "Profile of Success
Lisa,
Senior
My parents and I discussed different career ideas and safety was one that really stuck with me because it is profession that is a part of all walks of life and all types of business or industry. I learned more about the safety profession by looking at the OSHA Web site and the Illinois State University Safety Program Web site. Read more about Lisa’s story, and the stories of other successful Safety students and alumni...
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//Points of Pride
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Lori Woeste, Clinical Laboratory Science faculty member, was given a 2006 Teaching Initiative Award by Illinois State University.
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ar_text8[1] = " Elizabeth (Liza) Woolsey (2007) was named a National Student Honor Award winner by the American Society for Clinical Pathology. The award is given to seniors who excel in scholarship, leadership and community service activities.
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ar_text8[2] = " CLS graduates enjoy 100% employment placement rate in the field.
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ar_text8[3] = " Illinois State University recognized Beverly Barham, Clinical Laboratory Science faculty member, with a 2005 Teaching Initiative Award.
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ar_text8[4] = " When polled, 100% of Illinois State University’s graduates expressed satisfaction with the size of their CLS classes and with the degree of faculty/student interaction in those courses.
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ar_text8[5] = " Jacklyn Schumacher (2006) was selected from a group of several hundred applicants as a recipient of a prestigious Emil von Behring Scholarship for clinical laboratory science Dade Behring Incorporated.
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ar_text8[6] = " In April 2005, Clinical Laboratory Science senior Lamanda Heltsley was recognized by the American Society for Clinical Pathology with its National Student Honor Award. The award is given to seniors who excel in scholarship, leadership and community service activities.
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ar_text8[7] = " The Clinical Laboratory Science Program at Illinois State University was selected by Abbott Laboratories, Inc. to receive instrumentation for use in its student laboratory course as part of Abbott’s Labs are Vital Program.
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ar_text9[0] = " Local Environmental Health professionals (featuring Program alumni) regularly visit classrooms for student presentations.
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ar_text9[1] = " ISU Environmental Health students are employed across the U.S. in nationally recognized business, industry and governmental organizations.
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ar_text9[2] = " Hands-on Environmental Health laboratory courses utilize state-of-the-art supplies and equipment.
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ar_text9[3] = " The ISU Student Environmental Health Association (SEHA) RSO coordinates the annual Earth Day event on the ISU Quadrangle, featuring nationally known keynote speakers.
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ar_text9[4] = " ISU Environmental Health students benefit from many laboratory and extracurricular site visits.
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ar_text9[5] = " ISU Environmental Health student-oriented faculty take a problem-solving approach in coursework.
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ar_text9[6] = " ISU Environmental Health students benefit from excellent internship placement and employment rates.
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ar_text9[7] = " ISU Environmental Health students benefit from a range of undergraduate research opportunities.
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ar_text11[1] = " The HIM Student Computer Laboratory has a paperless medical record system.
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ar_text11[2] = " The HIM student computer laboratory has 30 dual-screen workstations which simulates electronic medical record systems in the current health environment.
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ar_text11[3] = " The Student Computer Laboratory has software applications currently being used in the healthcare industry available for student use.
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ar_text11[4] = " The HIM program has an Advisory Counsel comprised of working professionals who advise program faculty on new industry trends.
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ar_text11[5] = " The HIM Program offers two professional practice opportunities at a wide range of health care organizations and organizations that use health data.
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ar_text11[6] = " The Student Health Information Management Association has monthly meeting with industry professionals as guest speakers.
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ar_text11[7] = " All HIM faculty have "real world" experience in the courses they teach.
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ar_text12[0] = " Though there are over 100 Safety degree programs in the U.S., two major insurance carriers (Allied Insurance and The Hartford) recruit from only a select few Safety programs including ISU.
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ar_text12[1] = " In 1971, the ISU Safety Program became the first in the nation to offer a University credit course in Agricultural Safety and Health as part of its curriculum.
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ar_text12[2] = " ISU offers the only baccalaureate degree program in Safety in Illinois.
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ar_text12[3] = " Scott Mladic, 1995, is currently Project Safety Manager with Kenny Construction. One of his recent assignments was Project Safety Director for the Soldier Field Renovation Project in Chicago.
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ar_text12[4] = " The Compliance Team at the U.S. Department of Labor’s Peoria Area OSHA office is comprised entirely of ISU Safety and Environmental Health alums.
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ar_text12[5] = " Karl Armstrong, 1999 and Rob Bonack, 2003 won the 2006 OSHA Innovator of the Year Award.
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ar_text12[6] = " The starting salaries for August 2007 graduates of the safety program ranged from $43K to $60K.
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ar_text12[7] = " The first national-level president of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) who began membership with ASSE as a student member was Jerry Ray, 1974. Jerry was very active in the ISU student chapter.
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ar_text12[8] = " The ISU Student Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers consistently qualifies for the National Chapter of the Year award.
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ar_text12[9] = " An ISU Safety faculty member serves on the advisory committee to the Peoria Area OSHA Office’s Z Project, a local emphasis program designed to recognize innovative strategies used by employers.
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ar_text12[10] = " Less than 1/10 of 1% of the 10,000+ Certified Safety Professionals are certified in five aspects of practice—an ISU Safety faculty member holds this distinction.
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ar_text12[11] = " An ISU Safety Faculty member is assisting the Kuwait national oil sector with the development of a health, safety and environmental credentialing program for its engineers and managers.
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