The 5 Most Impactful SAS and SGS Stories of 2024
From 25 years of excellence in public health education to the newest class of future nurses, 草榴社区入口’s University Schools of Arts and Sciences, and Graduate Studies have much to be proud of in 2024.
Take a look at some of the most impactful听SGU News听SAS and SGS stories of 2024. Then, go ahead and read our听The 5 Most Impactful School of Medicine Stories of 2024 and The 5 Most Impactful School of Veterinary Medicine Stories of 2024.
1. Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Milestone Moments听
SGU鈥檚 Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine celebrated 25 years of offering a听Master of Public Health to students and contributing to building a competent public health workforce globally.
Read how SGU Celebrates 25 Years of Excellence of the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
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2. Nursing Induction Ceremony
At this year鈥檚 Nursing Induction Ceremony, 76 SAS students marked the beginning of their journey into the nursing profession. During the ceremony, each student received The Arnold P. Gold Foundation鈥檚 golden Mobius loop pin, which serves as a visual reminder that in order to deliver the best care to their patients, compassion and empathy must be the hallmark of their clinical practice.
Read Called to Serve: 76 Students Inducted at SAS Nursing Induction Ceremony
3. SGU Grad Serves as Grenada鈥檚 New High Commissioner to the UK
Her Excellency Rach茅r Croney, MBA 鈥13, BA 鈥09, reflected on how her experiences at SGU prepared her for a world of diplomacy and her past year as High Commissioner for Grenada to the United Kingdom.
鈥淚t鈥檚 exciting and听humbling听to be听appointed as听the High Commissioner for Grenada听in the UK,鈥澨齭aid听Her Excellency. 鈥淚t brings me immense joy to be able to听represent听my country and advance听the Government of听Grenada鈥檚 developmental agenda. While the job is not without its challenges,听it听only serves as motivation to be even more innovative, persistent, determined, and focused.鈥
Read more about SGU Grad Thrives as Grenada鈥檚 High Commissioner to UK
4. Grenadian Secures Highly Competitive US Residency
Match Day is a significant milestone in the careers of future physicians. This year, Grenadian-born SOM and SAS alumna, Toya Ameda, MD ’24, BSc ’21, secured a highly competitive US residency position in interventional radiology.
鈥淔inding out that I matched felt surreal. A weight had been lifted off my shoulders, as I now had confirmation that I would actually be an interventional radiologist,鈥 she said.
Read Match Day 2024: Grenadian SGU Student Secures Highly Competitive US Residency Position
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5. Celebrating Grenada’s 50th year of independence
SGU proudly joined with the rest of Grenada in kicking off a yearlong celebration of the country鈥檚 Golden Jubilee of Independence.
According to听Dr. Brendon La Grenade, vice provost for Institutional Advancement: 鈥淲hether it was volunteering to decorate and showcase our campus, individual teams decorating their offices听and dressing up,听or showcasing their culinary skills, SGU鈥檚 campus community went above and beyond to make our 50th听celebration truly special.鈥
Check out SGU Celebrates Grenada鈥檚 50th Anniversary of Independence
鈥 Ray-Donna Peters
