Experience Gillings 2023: Programs for Admitted Students

What is Experience Gillings?

Each spring, the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health hosts programming for graduate students who have been admitted for the following fall. Admitted students can connect directly with current students and members of the School’s faculty and staff. We hope to offer a first-hand understanding of what the Gillings School provides: not only world-renowned public health education, but a diverse and collaborative community unlike any other.

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Experience Gillings 2023

Experience Gillings Events will include both virtual and in-person opportunities for admitted students.

VIRTUAL: Virtual meetings are scheduled by topic in March and April. Select virtual meetings will be recorded and shared on this page. Please only register for a virtual event if you plan to attend during the scheduled time. See below for admitted student virtual meeting topics and times.

IN-PERSON: The in-person event for master’s (non-MPH) and doctoral programs will take place Friday, March 24, 2023. The in-person event for the MPH program will take place Friday, March 31, 2023. Specific registration links are included below for both in-person events.

Virtual Events and Recordings for Experience Gillings

Please see below for admitted student virtual meetings. Please only register for a virtual event if you plan to attend during the scheduled time. Select virtual meetings will be recorded and shared on this page.

Interest Sessions

• Career Pathways in Public Health – (Recording from March 28)
• Off-Campus Housing and Community (Recording from March 20)
• Practicum Overview for Admitted MPH Students – (Recording from March 29)

Doctoral Programs

• PhD Environmental Sciences and Engineering – March 10, 11:30am-1:00pm EST
• PhD Epidemiology – March 20, 11:30am-12:00pm EST (with various additional interest sessions)
• PhD Health Behavior – March 23, 4:00pm-5:30pm EST
• PhD Maternal and Child Health – March 20, 9:00am-11:00am EST

Masters (non-MPH) Programs

• Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) – March 20, 9:00am-10:00am EST
• MS, MSEE, MSPH in Environmental Sciences and Engineering – March 10, 11:30am-1:00pm EST

MPH Concentrations

• MPH Applied Epidemiology (Recording from March 24)
• MPH Environmental Health Solutions/Environment, Climate and Health – April 4, 12:00pm-1:00pm EST
• MPH Global Health (Recording from March 20)
• MPH Health Behavior – (Recording from March 29)
• MPH Health Equity, Social Justice and Human Rights – April 4, 1:00pm-2:00pm EST
• MPH Health Policy (Recording from March 23)
• MPH Leadership in Practice – (Recording from March 29)
• MPH Maternal, Child and Family Health – (Recording from March 27)
• MPH Nutrition – March 28, 3:00pm-4:00pm EST
• MPH Nutrition and Dietetics – (Recording from March 30)
• MPH Public Health Data Science – (Recording from March 30)

Have you joined our private LinkedIn group for admitted students yet? It’s a great way to connect with other admitted and current students, faculty, and staff.

Be sure to check out all the information, videos, and other content available in your Admitted Student Portal as well!

Friday, March 24
In-Person Masters (non-MPH) and Doctoral Program Event

Experience Gillings (in-person) for our masters (non-MPH) and doctoral admitted students will be held on Friday, March 24, from 11:00am-5:00pm. Participants will have the opportunity to hear from school leadership, connect with current students, faculty, and staff, learn about their program and department, receive information on costs and funding, and attend an informational fair. A session for parents, partners, friends and family members who accompany their student will be offered as well.

If you have been admitted to the Health Policy and Management MHA or MSPH programs, an additional admitted student event will take place on Friday, March 3. Students in these programs can attend Experience Gillings on March 24 or the event on March 3, whichever is most convenient.

Please note that the Executive Doctoral Program in Health Leadership (DrPH) and the Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) programs will not host sessions at this event. If admitted to one of these programs, you will receive information about other events specific to your program.

To register for this event, please click here.

Friday, March  31
In-Person MPH Event

See Tentative Schedule Here

Experience Gillings (in-person) for our MPH admitted students will be held on Friday, March 31, from 11:00am-5:00pm. Participants will have the opportunity to hear from school leadership, connect with current students, faculty, and staff, learn about their concentration, receive information on costs and funding, and attend an informational fair. A session for parents, partners, friends and family members who accompany their student will be offered as well.

Please note the Place-Based concentration (joint program with UNC Asheville) and the Population Health for Clinicians concentration will not host sessions at this event. If admitted to one of these concentrations, you will receive information about other events specific to your program.

To register for this event, please click here.

Directions and Accommodations

Need directions to the Gillings School or information about local accommodations? Visit our Maps and Directions page. Additional information about making in-person visits to campus may be found at the UNC Visitors Center website.

For more information on restaurants, outdoor activities or surrounding areas, visit our Life in Chapel Hill page.

If you or someone from your party requires accommodations or has dietary restrictions, please indicate this when registering for an event. You may also contact us directly at sph-admissions@unc.edu.