Division of Development and Alumni Relations

Support the Promise
of Public Health

The Arnold School of Public Health marked its 35th anniversary in 2010, honoring a distinguished and growing tradition of academic excellence.  Accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, the school's faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students are dedicated to reducing the impact of public health risks such as cardiovascular disease and stroke, childhood obesity and diabetes, health disparities, cancer, unintended injuries, and other health challenges.

About the Arnold School

The Arnold School of Public Health will soon move 30 percent of its operations into the Discovery I building behind the Koger Center. The new location provides close proximity to the $22 million Public Health Research Center Building that opened in 2006. This will unite school operations within one city block.

Named for benefactor Norman Arnold, the school has grown to more than 100 faculty, 1,600 students, an annual budget of 16 million, and research-driven grant receipts of more than $55 million the past two years. Two new undergraduate degree programs were introduced in 2009, joining graduate programs across six departments: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Environmental Health Sciences; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Exercise Science; Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior; and Health Services Policy and Management.

Priorities

Major campaign goals for the Arnold School of Public Health prioritize philanthropic support for the elimination of health disparities, prevention of chronic diseases, promotion of physical activity, and obesity prevention. The school also seeks private support for its growing Centers of Economic Excellence, for undergraduate and graduate scholarships and fellowships, and unrestricted support related to program enhancements.