| • Coordinated MUSC’s
1st Hispanic-American Heritage Festival |
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o Co-sponsored with International
Programs to show the movie Spanglish |
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o Co-sponsored with Student Programs
to hold La Fiesta Student Party |
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o Co-sponsored with Office of Student
Diversity to hold Hispanic-American Celebration |
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o Co-sponsored with the CON Office of
Hispanic Initiatives to hold a lectureship
including the President of the National
Hispanic Medical Association |
| • Established MUSC’s
1st Awards for Distinguished Service for
Health of the Hispanic Community |
| • Established www.musc.edu/ahh
website with resources for healthcare
professionals, students, and the community
regarding Healthcare for the Hispanic
community |
| • Co-sponsored with
BiLingo, LLC to establish Conversaciones
medical and conversational Spanish classes
during lunch |
| • Established AHH
Community Connections |
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o Our Lady of Mercy Migrant Workers
Outreach |
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o MUSC Prenatal Care Outreach |
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o John’s Island Rural Mission |
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o Tentative: Crimestoppers, People Against
Rape (PAR), My Sister’s House, Sea
Island Medical Mission, etc. |
| • Co-sponsored with
the CON Office of Hispanic Initiatives,
BiLingo, LLC, and International Programs
to establish the first MUSC Medical Spanish
Workshop |
| • Held campus-wide
drives for |
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o Cover the Uninsured Week Linen Drive
to benefit Our Lady of Mercy Migrant Outreach |
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o World Food Day Food Drive to benefit
Our Lady of Mercy Migrant Outreach |
| • Participated in
community health fairs |
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o City of Charleston Community Health
and Wellness Fair (February) |
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o Hispanic Informational Forum (May) |
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o Festival Hispano (September) |
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o North Charleston Police Dept Hispanic
Forum (December) |
| • Participated in
MUSC campus-wide events |
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o MUSC Day on Not a Day Off—Johns
Island Rural Mission |
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o MUSC AIDS Awareness Day |
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o MUSC Sugar-Free Fall Festival |
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o MUSC Student Activities Fair |
| • Financial Gains |
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o Grant from the “Yes Campaign” |
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o Born to Bailar Salsa Dance Workshop
Fundraiser |
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o Donations from the Office of International
Programs |
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o Co-sponsorships from the Office of
Student Diversity |
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o Bake Sales |
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| Future Endeavors: |
| • Spanish Interpreter
Awareness Week, March 20-25 |
| • Student Scholarships
to the National Hispanic Medical Association
Conference, March 23-26 |
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| AHH Logo Design: Mrk Blackmon,
http://81art.com/ |
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| AHH Website Design: Laura
Davis, COM Student |
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| AHH Webmaster: Neil Diez,
Harper Student Center-ITC |