VCOM - Carolinas 2016 Yearbook

Highlights

1 In April 2016, VCOM–Carolinas hosted its first Research Day event. Students and faculty from the Virginia and Carolinas campuses, as well as researchers from the local community, spent the day sharing their studies and findings with other participants. The campus buzzed with the energy of those who are working to further the college mission, serving those most in need and promoting research activities to improve human health. 2 Renowned artist Erwin Redl selected the historic smoke stack at VCOM–Carolinas as a temporary installation piece for his “Seeing Spartanburg in a New Light” initiative, supported by the Bloomberg Foundation. In October, Redl will complete the installation and the VCOM smoke stack will be illuminated with hopes of drawing visitors from all over the city and the region, showing off the continued revitalization of the Northside neighborhood. 3 Last fall, Class of 2017 students and American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians (ACOP) members Vanessa Hortian and Meghan Milligan began a new public health initiative for youth in Spartanburg. The program became so successful that they were awarded with an Excellence in Public Health Award from the United States Public Health Service Physicians Advisory Committee in 2016. This program, Promoting Lifelong Activity in Youth (PLAY), helps elementary school children to understand and appreciate the benefits of exercise, cultivate a positive self-image and desire to make healthy life choices, and learn fun, safe, and creative activities that will empower them to make a commitment to lifelong wellness.

1. VCOM–CAROLINAS HOSTS RESEARCH DAY

3. KIDS JUST WANT TO PLAY!

2. SEEING SPARTANBURG IN A NEW LIGHT

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