Hello! I am so honored to be able to serve you as your NYSCHA president this year. From the very beginning of my time working in college health almost 15 years ago, NYSCHA has been a warm and welcoming professional home for me to turn to. My hope is that you can find this kind of home in NYSCHA, too.
As a regional affiliate of ACHA, we have a unique opportunity to create local experiences for learning and for supporting one another. The work of college health can be both rewarding and exhausting, yet it can feel much more manageable when we have colleagues and friends we can lean on for help or even just a listening ear.
My goal for NYSCHA and my ask of you are one and the same: lean on us and let's lean on each other. Oftentimes it’s helping professionals like us that have the hardest time asking for help, so I challenge you to reach out to us, show up for what you can for you and others, and think about us as a resource not just when times are easy, but when times are hard. We have an amazing group of people serving on our board, and I'd love to hear from you at kcowen@hamilton.edu. Let's work together to deepen this community we've created.
With gratitude,
Katie