Undergraduate
As an undergraduate student at Pitt Public Health, you have a choice of nearly 700 University groups and associations to help you complement your academic experience. Simply visit the links below to get started!
University-wide Organizations – Browse all or choose the dropdown category that best fits your interests.
Student Organization Resource Center (SORC) – Get support for managing your organization or learn about maintaining your registration status.
Start a New Organization – Learn more about establishing a University-wide organization — or even one that directly enhances the new undergraduate studies at the School of Public Health.
Graduate
Student organizations are an excellent way for Pitt Public Health graduate students to actively engage in structured work that influences their learning environment by focusing on local and global public health topics. Explore the diverse range of organizations below designed to reinforce your individual areas of interest and research.
- Student Government Association (SGA)
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SGA serves as a school-wide umbrella for seven sub-organizations that provide forums for students to share experiential wisdom, socialize with peers, and contribute to large projects on student programming with the Office of Student Affairs.
President: Victoria Wyant
VP: Anokhi Kashiparekh
Business Manager: Chloe Schur
Administrator: Meghan Mannion
Advisor: Mike Dolinger - Black Public Health Association
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The Black Public Health Association serves to provide Black graduate and undergraduate students interested in or directly involved in public health at the University of Pittsburgh with a specific professional and interpersonal space to connect, share resources and seek mentorship.
President: Ruel Beresford
Treasurer: Sade Tukuru
Advisor: Brittany Brown-Podgorski - Doctoral Student Organization (DSO)
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DSO provides an ongoing structure encouraging interaction among Pitt Public Health doctoral students and faculty, with an emphasis on developing an informal network of contacts to facilitate research efforts. There are no dues, and monthly meetings during the school year are open to all members. The group offers an informal student network for the exchange of information and ideas.
President: Haley Director
Vice President: Bethany Hoschar
Treasurer: Sindhu Karnam
Advisor: Mike Dolinger - Fostering Opportunities to Recognize, Welcome and Advance Racially Diverse Students (FORWARDS)
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The purpose of the Fostering Opportunities to Recognize, Welcome, and Advance Racially Diverse Students of the School of Public Health shall be to promote and to enhance the development of the academic, professional, and social aims and interests of the racial and ethnic minoritized populations of the student body of the Graduate School of Public Health; to promote student, alumni, and community interest in and interaction with the School of Public Health; to advance the interest and involvement of alumni and students in the Public Health profession; and to propagate the ethics of the Public Health profession.
contact pittforwards@gmail.com
President: Sade Tukuru
Treasurer: Ruel Beresford
Advisor: Lora Ann Bray - Health Policy and Management Association (HPMA)
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HPMA allows students to gain an understanding of the working policy and management aspect of public health through active engagement with industry health care organizations. Members interact in local and national professional development activities and community service projects, shaping future leaders who are ethically responsible and community aware. HPMA is an active participant in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Higher Education Network, allowing students the opportunity to attend educational events and to develop mentorship bonds with health care executives across the country.
President: Nikita Nagpal
Vice President: Claire Bess
Treasurer: Saransh Maheshwari
Advisor: Kevin Broom
Professional Organizations and Alumni Associations
- Alumni Association for Health Administration
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Graduates of the health administration program are eligible for membership.
- American Public Health Association (APHA)
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Students are encouraged to join the American Public Health Association. Members receive their monthly journal, newsletters, and other pertinent information. APHA holds an annual meeting every fall, where students have the opportunity to present scholarly papers and take advantage of APHA’s placement service. During the meeting, Pitt Public Health also hosts an exhibit staffed in part by students. An application to join was included in your Orientation packet and you can also pick one up in the Office of Student Affairs, G009 Public Health. Annual student membership is $85.
- Delta Omega
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This national public health honorary society holds as its objectives the encouragement of scholarship and research among persons undertaking graduate study in public health. The Omicron Chapter at Pitt Public Health elects a number of alumni, faculty, and students to membership at its annual meeting each spring.
- Pennsylvania Public Health Association (PPHA)
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An affiliate of APHA, the Pennsylvania Public Health Association is a growing professional association that welcomes anyone with an interest in public health. PPHA also holds annual meetings featuring state and national public health leaders. Annual student membership is $20. Get an application at www.ppha.org.
- University of Pittsburgh Alumni Association
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The Pitt Alumni Association is your lifetime connection to Pitt and the voice of more than 303,000 living alumni worldwide. We invite and encourage Pitt graduates to stay connected to the University and each other through active membership in the Pitt Alumni Association.