SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY and UNIVERSITIES COUNCIL ON WATER RESOURCES PRESENT

Public Health Applications for Water Resources
By Dr. Anna Gitter

Date: Tuesday, April 29th, 2025
Time: 12pm – 1pm central time
Location: Microsoft Teams Webinar

This virtual event is free and open to the public. Click here to reserve your spot today.

Dr. Anna Gitter is an Assistant Professor in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and affiliated faculty with the Center for Health Equity and the Southwest Center for Environmental and Occupational Health at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.

Water management is an interdisciplinary field that requires expertise across diverse sectors, including policy, engineering, life sciences, and public health. Often, when we think of water and public health, drinking water quality or wastewater management comes to mind. This presentation will highlight the critical need for why water resources management should be developed with critical attention to the relationship between public health and water. A few specific examples, including recreational water quality, wastewater-based epidemiology, and tap water avoidance, will be discussed to showcase the value of evaluating “water” topics through a public health lens.

Come join the conversation!

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Extension and outreach programs play a critical role in addressing on-the-ground water resource issues at a range of scales, local to national. It is estimated that about a quarter of UCOWR’s membership holds responsibilities related to outreach education, and that number is growing. Click on the UCOWR Extension Flyer to learn more about connecting with UCOWR’s network of water extension and engagement professionals.

Call for Nominations for UCOWR Board of Directors

November 1, 2024

Nominate a colleague or yourself  for one of  three open positions.

Last day to submit is Friday, December 13, 2024.

Help lead UCOWR and the water resources profession into the future! Service on the Board of Directors of UCOWR is a fantastic leadership opportunity as you help guide, direct, and cast a vision for the organization. The opportunity to work with other water resource leaders in UCOWR allows you to be part of the decision making process on the national level, driving the strategic goals of the organization. This is an exciting time to join the leadership of UCOWR and help us map our ambitious future.

How can this service opportunity help my professional development?

You will:

• Develop valuable skills in non-profit governance, conference program planning, strategic planning, and guiding a peer-reviewed journal
• Expand your network of contacts
• Achieve recognition from your employer, community, peers
• Develop leadership experience
• Serve with and for a highly engaged water resources community across the nation

What does a UCOWR Board Member do?

Members of the Board of Directors work closely with the UCOWR home office at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where a small dedicated staff takes care of managing UCOWR day-to-day operations. Board of Directors members each serve a three-year term. Members may seek election for a second term, and some continue their Board service in role of President. The specific roles and responsibilities fulfilled by individuals on the UCOWR Board are detailed here: Roles and Responsibilities of Board of Directors.

Who can be nominated?

Candidates must be a delegate of a current UCOWR member institution. Not sure of the member status of your institution?  You can check here: UCOWR Directory.

Only one delegate from any member institution may serve on the Board at any given time. Thus, nominated individuals cannot be from a member institution that is already represented by our continuing Board members. Members of the Board of Directors continuing their terms for July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026 are:

• President, Lucas Gregory, Texas A&M University
• President Elect, Sam Fernald, New Mexico State University
• Past President, Jeffrey Peterson, University of Minnesota
• Laura Bowling, Purdue University
• Bridget Guerrero, West Texas A&M University
• Erin Haacker, University of Nebraska
• Ginger Paige, University of Wyoming
• Kevin Wagner, University of Oklahoma

 Graduate Student Position 

The UCOWR Board seeks graduate student input. Nominate a talented student today!

• The election will open March 2025 and conclude April 2025.
• New board members will take office at the end of our June 2025 Board of Directors meeting.
• Deadline for Nominations: December 13, 2024

What is expected of the Graduate Student Board Member?

• Complete a one-year term on the UCOWR Board of Directors
• Serve as a voting member of the Board
• Attend annual conference and quarterly Board meetings (3 teleconference, 1 in-person at conference)
• Help to plan annual UCOWR/NIWR conference, particularly special sessions, student activities/events and field trips
• Serve on an award committee
• Actively participate in ongoing Board activities as appropriate (See Roles and Responsibilities of Board of Directors.)

What is the nomination process for a Graduate Student Board Member?

• brief letter of intent
• copy of recent CV

Email nominations to Elaine egroninger@siu.edu at the UCOWR home office no later than Friday, December 13, 2024. 

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