Welcome to the Spring 2023 College of Health and Human Sciences newsletter. Here at CHHS, we “Connect Passion to Purpose”.
This is one of the things I love about my job. Every single day, I get to work and collaborate with others who are connecting their passion to purpose. I continue to be impressed that so many of our faculty and staff work here at SJSU because of their deep belief in, and personal alignment with, the mission of our college and university– the belief that we are here to cause ripples of change for good. We show-up, day after day, to assure students have access to the opportunities a college education affords. We know those students will complete their degrees despite many social or economic barriers–students, and their families, who have made huge sacrifices to be here. We know those very same students will take their knowledge and skills back to their communities to impact the health and wellbeing of their families and neighbors.
Our staff can speak eloquently about how the mission of the college and university gives their work meaning and a direction for their passion. We have incredibly talented and deeply committed faculty who help our students take their passion and connect it to purpose. They do this with their award-winning instruction and research, mentoring students in their labs and scientific inquiry, engaging students in intellectual curiosity, learning, and skills development.
Passion is connected to purpose through a myriad of intensive internships and practica, where that connection is created in tandem with our community partners who teach and guide our students in the application of knowledge in real world settings. In addition to numerous undergraduate programs and degrees, we have three doctoral programs that are graduating professionals whose passion is driving them to become innovative leaders in their fields. We have seven masters programs connecting student passion to the purpose of becoming the next generation of advanced researchers, leaders, as well as policy and clinical practitioners.
I invite you to read the following stories that are just a small sampling of the impressive and impactful work that happens here every single day.
“The purpose of life is a life of purpose.”
― Robert Byrne