Health Administration and Policy Student Association - Creighton University

𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜: honoring Theresa Nguyen today! 🌠 ☤ ⭐️Post-graduation plans: Pursuing Public Health ⭐️Graduate school: University of Nebraska Medical Center's School of Public Health in Omaha, Nebraska ⭐️Special Creighton Memory: My favorite Creighton memory was the opportunity to study abroad in the Dominican Republic through Encuentro. ⭐️Favorite HAP experience: My HAP experience I enjoyed the most was my internship with the Douglas County Health Department. ⭐️ Proud of accomplishment: My accomplishment that I am most proud of is being a first-generation college student, but I wouldn't have gotten here without my family's love and support. ⭐️ Miss the most: What I will miss most about Creighton is randomly being able to see all my friends and chat with them for hours anywhere on campus. 💫 #cuhapsa

𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜: honoring Claire Johnson today! 🌠 ☤ ⭐️Post-graduation plans: I am currently undecided, trying to decide between a Public Policy Associate Postion with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest in Portland, OR and looking for jobs in Public Policy/Civic Engagement throughout the country. ⭐️Special Creighton Memory: Studying abroad with Creighton's Encuentro Dominicano Program. ⭐️Favorite HAP experience: I really enjoyed my HAP internship with Nebraska Appleseed as a healthcare access intern. ⭐️ Proud of accomplishment: I am most proud of the person I have become throughout my time at Creighton, and grateful for the professors and friends that pushed me to be the best version of myself. ⭐️Miss the most: I think I will miss living with my best friends the most, and seeing people that I love and care about so much everyday on the mall or in Skutt! 💫 #cuhapsa

𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜: honoring Sophia Marasco today! 🌠 ☤ ⭐️Post-graduation plans: Looking for a job - possibly in HC Recruiting ⭐️Special Creighton Memory: Living in Kiewit freshman year and those friends remain close to her today - Also Summer Preview, met two of her best friends ⭐️Favorite HAP experience: The professors. They really care and want to go out of their way to get the information you need. ⭐️ Proud of accomplishment: Joined Theta Phi as a freshman and was elected to a chair position ⭐️Miss the most: Walking on the mall on a nice Spring day with an iced coffee, seeing all my friends, and enjoying the music 💫 #cuhapsa

𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜: honoring Priyanka Gupta today! 🌠 ☤ ⭐️Post-graduation plans: land a job in the field of data analytics and project management within healthcare and gain some experience before getting my MBA. Hopefully this pandemic situation starts to improve so I can move to a big city whether it is somewhere back home in California or someplace else to start a new chapter in my life. ⭐️Special Creighton Memory: My favorite Creighton memory was attending basketball games, being part of welcome week whether it was being a guide or a Decurion, and spending time with my friends who I consider family. ⭐️Favorite HAP experience: My most memorable HAP experience was being part of the HAPSA executive team and serving as president. I have truly enjoyed being part of such a great program that has allowed me to explore my strengths and also be able to provide students opportunities to network and expand their own connections. ⭐️ Proud of accomplishment: Stepping out of my comfort zone is one of the most important things I am proud of. I know it is not specific, but I consider this to be a huge accomplishment during these past four years because without this crucial step, I would not have experienced many of the most memorable things at Creighton. Whether it was traveling to the Dominican Republic as a first year college student with medical professionals and graduate students or leading a group of students to a service and justice trip in Minnesota, I had to feel uncomfortable first in order to learn and continue to grow as a person. Leaving college and able to pursue something that he is has is genuinely passionate about ⭐️Miss the most: I will miss the professors, my fellow peers, and Creighton University as a whole. Without this school, I would not have been able to make such strong intellectual connections with professors and build lifelong friendships with those who have encouraged and supported me throughout these four years. Creighton University, thank you f

𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜: honoring Brielle Hall today! 🌠 ☤ ⭐️Post-graduation plans: Working as an EMT during my gap year before applying to medical school. ⭐️Special Creighton Memory: Being a Biology TA! It was so fun meeting the underclassmen and being able to be a resource for students ⭐️Favorite HAP experience: My HAP internship was my best experience in the HAP program. I met so many passionate healthcare workers and learned the ins and outs of running an Outpatient Surgery Center ⭐️ Proud of accomplishment: Being the first in my family to pursue a career in medicine! ⭐️Miss the most: 'll miss all the friends I've made the last four years at Creighton and seeing black squirrels on the mall! 💫 #cuhapsa

𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜: honoring Annie Le Nguyen today! 🌠 ☤ ⭐️Post-graduation plans: Offer at Gallup and online graduate school ⭐️Graduate school: Colorado State University - Master's in Health Administration & Policy ⭐️Special Creighton Memory: Being part if a FLPA, Theta Phi, and Creighton Club Soccer! ⭐️Favorite HAP experience: Getting to meet so many people who can relate to me and meeting some of my closest friends! Also staying late to talk to Walsh and Estep about life, and what the secret to success is 😉 ⭐️ Proud of accomplishment: Being on the Theta Phi executive team! ⭐️Miss the most: The people and relationships that I've built overtime! 💫 #cuhapsa

𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜: honoring Luke Walz today! 🌠 ☤ ⭐️Post-graduation plans: Gap year before grad school. Searching for a job in the Kansas City, St. Louis, and Springfield areas. ⭐️Special Creighton Memory: Welcome week stuck out to me. It set the tone for the rest of my Creighton experience. ⭐️Favorite HAP experience: I enjoyed interning at Children’s and applying concepts I learned in class to real world experiences. ⭐️ Proud of accomplishment: Finally deciding on my major and graduating in 2020! ⭐️Miss the most: I will miss all of my professors. They all went out of their way to help me and make sure that their students succeed in their classes. 💫 #cuhapsa

𝙶𝚎𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝙺𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰: Bethany Baumgartner ☤ •𝙿𝚘𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗: VP of Operations •𝚈𝚎𝚊𝚛: 2022, Incoming Junior •𝙷𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚗/𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚎/𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚢: Newton, Iowa •𝙿𝚊𝚜𝚝 & 𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝙸𝚗𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝(𝚜): CCAS Deans Fellows , Cortina Community (service group leader), CCAS Student Senate (Committee Chair), Best Buddies, Pi Beta Phi , & research •𝙼𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝙴𝚡𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰: “I'm so excited and grateful for the opportunity to be on the HAPSA Exec Team as the VP of Operations this year. Being able to organize events like "Night at the ER" and collaborate with the other VPs is what I'm most excited for. Professor Walsh is so much fun to work with and I can't wait to get started”! Excited for your new position and excited to have you, Bethany! 🥳 #cuhapsa

𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜: honoring Sara Jane Woods today! 🌠 ☤ ⭐️Post-graduation plans: Taking gap year & looking for job prior to graduate school for Master in Health Ethics ⭐️Special Creighton Memory: March for Life in Washington DC freshman year - met some of my best friends ⭐️Favorite HAP experience: My internship Medical Ethics Consultant at Nebraska Medicine ⭐️ Proud of accomplishment: Able to graduate Summa Cum Laude ⭐️Miss the most: The Creighton community and all the people 💫 #cuhapsa

𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜: honoring Mary Raitt today! 🌠 ☤ ⭐️Post-graduation plans: Public Health sector job in Colorado ⭐️Special Creighton Memory: It is impossible to choose just one Creighton memory as my favorite! I would say that meeting friends who I will know for the rest of my life and taking classes that have inspired me to discover new passions are my biggest takeaways ⭐️Favorite HAP experience: Friday the Night at the ER experience - It was such a unique experience and I loved that we got to connect with alumni ⭐️Proud of accomplishment: I am most proud of being able to say that I have a greater understanding of who I am now - my four years of undergrad have allowed me to grow immensely ⭐️Miss the most: I will miss the people the most. My Creighton family is so important to me. 💫 #cuhapsa

𝙶𝚎𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝙺𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰: Rasika Mukkamala ☤ •𝙿𝚘𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗: VP of Alumni Relations •𝚈𝚎𝚊𝚛: 2022, Incoming Junior •𝙷𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚗/𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚎/𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚢: Highlands, Colorado •𝙿𝚊𝚜𝚝 & 𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝙸𝚗𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝(𝚜): CCAS Deans Fellows (Adminstrative Chair and Mission & Mentoring Chair) Residential Life (Freshmen RA), EDGE Tutor (Chemistry Tutor), Pi Beta Phi, IRHG (past director of finance) •𝙼𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝙴𝚡𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰: “I am so honored and excited to be on the HAPSA executive team as the VP of Alumni Relations. This past year, I connected with alumni in my hometown to find a potential internship and I want to bring that to HAPSA! I love working with Professor Walsh and cannot wait to be apart of this executive team”. She’s got MAJOR connections—can’t wait to see all you will do, Rasika! ✨ #cuhapsa

𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜: honoring Emily Eisenberger today! 🌠 ☤ ⭐️Post-graduation plans: Creighton Dental School ⭐️Special Creighton Memory: There are way too many to choose from! I will cherish the many friendships I've made and the opportunities for many "firsts" like dancing in the Luau ⭐️Favorite HAP experience: I loved my very first HAP class with Susan Walsh and my internship at Creighton Dental school! ⭐️Proud of accomplishment: I am proud to be a first-generation student who balanced working 20+ hours a week and maintaining a GPA to make the Dean List each semester ⭐️Miss the most: I will miss seeing all my friends on the mall on a sunny day! 💫 #cuhapsa

[ REPOST ] happy 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚔! 🥵 ☤ you’re almost done, jays! remember to keep that power going ‘til the end—you’ve endured an unforeseen situation & have made it your own...keep going 💪🏼 #cuhapsa

𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜: honoring Gracie Holloran today! 🌠 ☤ ⭐️Post-graduation Plans: Medical School ⭐️Graduate school: University of Missouri in Columbia ⭐️Special Creighton memory: Rewatching an organic chemistry lecture and taking notes front row before a basketball game started because we got there two hours early ⭐️Favorite HAP experience: The last class with Professor Walsh in our Seminar in HR where she passed out candles and played “Go Light Your World.” I still have that candle as a reminder ⭐️Proud of accomplishment: Getting into Medical School! ⭐️Miss the most: The days when the weather was nice and people would be laying on blankets on the KFC lawn or doing homework on the Mall and campus just felt so alive 💫 #cuhapsa

A 𝚃𝚛𝚒𝚋𝚞𝚝𝚎 to Our HAP Senior 2020 Graduates to Our HAP Senior 2020 Graduates

Congratulations Bluejays! 🐦 You have persevered through an unprecedented pandemic and achieved your goal—a Bachelor of Science in Health Administration & Policy. Here is our little tribute to ALL YOU, from your HAP professors, alumni, and younger classes. While the world has changed, we know what hasn’t—your ability to keep setting the world on fire 🌎💙

𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜: honoring Geoffrey Ramirez today! 🌠 ☤ ⭐️Post-graduation plans: MHA graduate school, probably SLU - also applied for Graduate Assistant position in Residence Life ⭐️Special Creighton Memory: Venturing into areas - abroad and SCSJ trips - that I had never thought of before I came to Creighton - he does feel that he wasn't able to "see" the last 20 minutes of his "My Creighton Experience" movie ⭐️Favorite HAP experience: First exposure to Public Health through the Global Health Conference sophomore and seeing all the research that was presented; also the multidisciplinary approach to the major and learning from different professors/professionals ⭐️Proud of accomplishment: Involvement and leadership with the cortina community and seeing its growth and changes ⭐️Miss the most: The friends I’ve made and the professors at creighton 💫 #cuhapsa

𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜: honoring Madison Haynes today! 🌠 ☤ ⭐️Post-graduation plans: Searching for a job in Health Administration ⭐️Special Creighton memory: Going to basketball games ⭐️Favorite HAP experience: My internship with Care Consultants for the Aging because I learned more about the healthcare field than I thought I ever could in one semester ⭐️Proud of accomplishment: I worked at Boys and Girls Club all four years at Creighton tutoring children and being a positive mentor in their lives. This made me realize the inequalities in the world and it inspired me to want to make a difference within healthcare ⭐️Miss the most: Being able to have such a strong support system among both my friends and faculty that supported me throughout my time at Creighton 💫 #cuhapsa

𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜: honoring Grace Na today! 🌠 ☤ ⭐️Post-graduation plans: Attend MHA graduate school (awaiting for acceptance) ⭐️Special Creighton memory: Creighton helping with the planning of my study abroad ⭐️Favorite HAP experience: HAPP 200 with Professor Walsh helped me discern that a career in HAP is what I wanted to pursue ⭐️Proud of accomplishment: Learn how to balance school, work, & social life ⭐️Miss the most: Unity of Creighton- the small community enables the students & faculty to connect with each other 💫 #cuhapsa

𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜: honoring Claire Thomas today! 🌠 ☤ ⭐️Post-graduation plans: Health Admin. practicum at Rockwell Community Nursing Home in Rockwell, IA—upon completion, will take the National Association of Long Term Care Admin. boards exam ⭐️Special Creighton Experience: Being able time meet new people outside home town & make life long friends ⭐️Favorite HAP experience: Finding a passion in HAP when unsure of what my life plan should be ⭐️Proud of accomplishment: Getting through the COVID-19 crisis & being able to graduate on time ⭐️Miss the most: Everything! The entire Creighton environment & experience 💫 #cuhapsa

𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜: honoring Emily Heitman today! 🌠 ☤ ⭐️Post-graduation plans: Accepted a full time position as a Direct Support Professional with Hope Haven in Storm Lake, Iowa ⭐️Special Creighton memory: Going to soccer & basketball games ⭐️Favorite HAP experience: My internship at Champions of Aging & the alumni panels hosted by HAPSA ⭐️Proud of accomplishment: Graduating in 3 years ⭐️Miss the most: Tri Delta & all my friends! 💫 #cuhapsa

𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜: honoring Marian Nicole Pacho today! 🌠 ☤ ⭐️Post-graduation plans: Biomedical Sciences Master's Program ⭐️Graduate school: Barry University ⭐️Special Creighton memory: Attending my first candlelight mass at St. John's ⭐️Favorite HAP experience: HAP 485 and completing my internship at Creighton School of Dentistry ⭐️Proud of accomplishment: Directing the Global Health Conference Midwest 2020 as an undergraduate with professional students ⭐️Miss the most: The people! I will miss my friends, professors, and coworkers at Creighton Dental and Creighton RecWell 💫 #cuhapsa

introducing our own 𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚂𝙰 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜! 🌠 we think it’s only right to honor the time, care, & effort you’ve put forth at your time at creighton, so what better way than to celebrate each & everyone of you—each post will be dedicated to one graduating HAP major senior, a reflection of their undergrad career, & telling us what they have in stored to “set the world on fire”. starting us off today is senior Donna Shahbazi :) ☤ ⭐️Post-graduation plans: Law School for Health & Environmental Law ⭐️Graduate school: Seattle University ⭐️Special Creighton memory: A sunny afternoon in Gifford Park where everyone is sitting on their porch and enjoying outdoor activities ⭐️Favorite HAP experience: Alumni Panels & Dr. Estep's HAP 334 course ⭐️Proud of accomplishment: Being the CSU President ⭐️Miss the most: Delta Zeta and Division of Student Life Staff 💫 #cuhapsa