Calendars of several private schools and colleges, customarily, set aside dates for alumni to congregate, search for familiar faces, and for noted alumni to share their experiences. Soon, the Chennai Corporation, too, will reach out to its alumni.

Each year, around 6,000 students, on an average, graduate from class XII, so we are expecting a good number of past students from all classes to register. We will also be opening online registrations, said an official.

The official said they had received requests from industries, skill training institutes and other organisations for various opportunities and requirements. Often, we are not able to communicate with students at large. The effort is to create a comprehensive database of alumni so that we can link them when there are relevant opportunities, training programmes and avenues, and be in touch with them. This will be the immediate use, the official said.

One of the ideas under consideration is to send out bulk messages, instead of having to contact alumni individually. Though schools have records, the contact details might have changed, said the official. Few students, said the official, knew about the four community colleges, for instance.

A headmaster of a Chennai Corporation Higher Secondary School, which is set to complete 25 years, said having an alumni club would streamline communication.

Now, students come individually on a voluntary basis to address students, and we maintain records and call some of them as well. It is quite motivating when old students, who are now placed well, address students, because they understand where the students come from, he said, adding that most private schools and colleges have alumni clubs, and will bring in a sense of belonging.

An official noted that when they were in the process of developing a brochure about the schools run by the Corporation, a headmistress spoke about a girl who had scored centums in four subjects and got into a government medical college, and another about a student who works in Royal Bank of Scotland. There will be many more students who are doing well, and they can come back and address the students, the official said.

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Marshall University president Stephen Kopp, left, and Joseph Shapiro, Dean of the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine attend, "Outstanding in Our Field," a medical school scholarship fundraiser on Saturday, June 7, 2014, in Proctorville.

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PROCTORVILLE, Ohio Current students and alumni of the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine got together Saturday for a night of wine and dining to support scholarships for medical students.

It was a country casual event hosted by Dr. Bobby and Eric Hardin-Miller at their rural residence in Proctorville, Ohio.

Cabell Huntington Hospital and St. Marys Medical Center co-sponsored the evening which included food and wine pairings by chef Steven Nakano, who is also a fourth-year medical student, and music by The Jillettes, which includes Dr. Donnah Wolodkin Whitaker, a 1984 alum of the school.

Because medical school is so expensive, Nakano said he supports efforts to raise money for scholarships as he has friends who have graduated with $300,000 worth of debt.

Linda Holmes, director of development and alumni affairs for the School of Medicine, said the school gives $2 million in scholarships each year in hopes students can graduate with less debt.

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Drysch is Santa Margarita Catholic High School's valedictorian with a 4.88 GPA. He scored 2360 on the SAT, is an IB Diploma Graduate, National Merit Scholar and founder of the nonprofit Pre-AMA, which raises funds to benefit local health-care programs. He was selected to participate in the UCI Summer Surgery Program, observing surgeries, practicing robotic and laparoscopic surgery skills, and studying anatomy and physiology. Drysch was a research assistant for UCI Medical Center's Department of Urology the only high school student selected to participate in the graduate-level project. He's also a four-year athlete in golf and a UCLA Alumni Association Scholarship recipient.

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The Salem High School Alumni Association awarded $326,125 in scholarships-the most it has ever given-to 96 individuals at its 133rd annual reunion and banquet on May 24.

The scholarship recipients include 55 new Salem High School graduates, 37 alumni enrolled in undergraduate programs or healthcare-related graduate programs, and four current students, who were awarded Pardee Band Camp Scholarships. The income from the association's $9.5 million investment portfolio funds the scholarships and the association's operating expenses.

Treasurer Daniel T. Moore thanked all the association's donors. "Your contributions are an investment in every award recipient's future. Ninety-six students this evening will have a jumpstart on life because of your contributions to the alumni association. Investing in someone's education is a start to their future success," he said. He offered special thanks to the Hickey and Peters families for creating the Lois A. Peters Memorial Business Scholarship in 2013.

Salem High School Alumni Association Second Vice President Frank Zamarelli, left, and President Shelley Miller Wilson congratulate Dr. Randy L. Hanzlick on receiving the association's 2014 Honored Alumnus Award. As chief medical examiner for Fulton County, Georgia, which includes Atlanta, Hanzlick has led national efforts to improve forensic pathology practices and death investigation systems. (Photo courtesy Salem High School Alumni Association)

This year's honored alumnus, Dr. Randy Hanzlick, was the featured speaker for the audience of 400 people that included members of the classes of 1944, 1949, 1954, and 1964. The Class of 1954 gave $1,000 and the Class of 1964 gave $6,785 to the association.

As he praised Salem, Hanzlick urged the scholarship winners to pursue their dreams bravely. "Many students in this country are not so lucky to have the opportunities you had in Salem ... You learned good principles and values here. Be thankful for that and put them to good use in your life."

Hanzlick is a physician who since 1998 has been the chief medical examiner for the county that includes Atlanta, Georgia. A 1970 Salem High School graduate, Hanzlick has received numerous professional awards for his national efforts to improve medicolegal death investigation systems, the guidelines and standards of forensic pathology practices, and the education of forensic pathologists.

"I have spent my life dealing with death almost every day, figuring out why and how people die. I have seen much sadness, violence, and misfortune. But that makes me realize and appreciate how kind, caring, and loving people can be, and that the positive things in this world far outweigh the negative things. Always look at the bright side," he advised.

Calling Salem "the center of my universe," Hanzlick expressed gratitude to specific teachers, friends, and relatives, especially his parents. Hanzlick's 94-year-old mother, Betty Hanzlick, attended the banquet with him and his wife, Mary. His father was Walter Hanzlick.

"My mother worked at Deming and processed orders for pumps. My dad was a carpenter and then a janitor at E.W. Bliss. We lived in a small house and did not have a lot of money. But my parents taught me a strong work and study ethic which helped me to study, work, and make my dream come true," he said.

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Most financial planners work for advisory firms, brokerages or banks, helping clients figure out how to invest, preserve and/or give away money.

Not Justin Kribs. He works for Oregon Health & Science University, one of the most expensive public medical schools in the nation. He helps students launch careers while saddled with hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt.

OHSU is one of only two medical schools in the country Drexel University in Pennsylvania is the other -- that employs a full-time financial planner. Both institutions hired them in 2012. Their students reportedly are keeping them very busy.

"In my opinion, it's a whole population that's been ignored from a financial planning perspective," said Kribs, manager of OHSU's student debt counseling and financial management program.

Nationwide, universities are making a stronger effort to boost financial literacy among undergraduates and graduate students in an effort to deal with their growing mountains of debt. The U.S. Consumer Finance Protection Bureau last year estimated total student debt now exceeds $1.2 trillion.

The Council on Graduate Schools, with a $1.5 million grant from postsecondary financial giant TIAA-CREF, has launched a three-year effortacross more than a dozen universities to research and boost students' financial knowledge.

But the schools are largely relying on peer-to-peer networking, classes or seminars to dispense financial help. None of them have committed as many resources as Drexel and OHSU, which pays Kribs nearly $70,000 a year.

There's good reason why OHSU is spending the money. Surveys repeatedly found students asking for more help managing their mounting debt, administrators say.

OHSU ranks as the third-most expensive medical school in the country for in-state students, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Tuition, fees and health insurance cost $44,463 a year for Oregon residents seeking a medical degree. Dental students pay slightly more.

That usually requires some hefty borrowing. Last year, the average MD-degree holder left OHSU with $198,700 of debt, up from $173,500 in 2009-10, according to the school's figures. The average dental student left with $230,245, up from $176,200 in 2009-10. Undergraduate nurses left with just more than $41,000.

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Cupertino High School has inducted four new members into its prestigious hall of fame. Two graduates from the 1980s and two from the 1990s are now forever alongside more than 100 alumni and honorary members from throughout school history.

The Cupertino High School Hall of Fame was founded in May 1978 to honor successful graduates of the school's first 20 years. Inductions are held every other year. The four new members were inducted after a rally and ceremony on May 16.

Marty Mimmack from the Class of 1980 is now a motivational speaker and teacher who specializes in disability awareness and character education. He resides in Hawaii. While at 'Tino, he was a member of the speech and debate team and the Junior Achievement business organization. He was recognized as the state's speaker of the year while a senior.

After his time at CHS, he attended Santa Clara University on a speech scholarship. As a child, he was the Santa Clara County and National Poster Child for the March of Dimes.

Shari Fairbanks, Class of 1983, was one of the top athletes in 'Tino history. She was a star in volleyball, track and basketball, and she led her team to Cupertino High's only girls basketball league championship. Fairbanks also helped resurrect school mascot Dusty the Miner during her senior year.

Fairbanks played basketball at California State University, Stanislaus, for four years where she earned a degree in business and marketing. She now works for an agriculture business in the Central Valley.

Aki Yoshikawa is the school's only national champion wrestler. He was also a state champion and a two-time CCS champion. He also had a 44-1 record during his senior year.

Yoshikawa was the first wrestler to win the Bianchini Wrestling Tournament in each of his four varsity seasons. He later attended Arizona State University and earned a certification in physical therapy from Ohlone College. Today, he works at Facebook as a physical therapist assistant.

Alex Ding from the Class of 1998 was class president and a water polo player during his time at CHS. His time after high school saw him attend UC-Berkeley on a scholarship and return for graduate school to study public health.

He attended UC-San Francisco for medical school. He completed his medical residency in Boston, where he assisted in treating victims in the Boston Marathon bombings last year. Ding at one point was the youngest member of the American Medical Association board of trustees and participated in the creation of the Affordable Care Act.

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THE Southern Island Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association (SIHSNAA) has been holding medical clinics for women and children aimed at addressing responsible parenthood and family planning.

The endeavor of St. Gianna B. Molla Women and Childrens Wellness Clinic was made possible through the efforts of officers of the association.

Our aim really was to help mothers with responsible parenthood because we cannot butthead the RH (Reproductive Health) Bill alone. Its too complicated for a small group. So we will start with responsible parenthood with an aim to teach the mothers church-inspired family planning, SIHSNAA vice president Lydia Pacaa-Baccaya said.

The associations effort was inspired by the life of St. Gianna Beretta Molla, an Italian pediatrician, wife and a mother who was best known for refusing both abortion and hysterectomy when she was pregnant with her fourth child. She decided to continue with her pregnancy even if it could result in her death. She died after three months of giving birth to her child. She was canonized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church in 2004.

Aside from teaching family planning, the clinic also offers several other services, like marital and parental counseling, Christian values education, health education, recycling, as well as medical consultations for Cebuanos who want to avail themselves of their services.

The board members are of different expertise. We have a nutritionist, a psychiatrist, a nurse and others. So we thought of giving each of our specialties, said Baccaya.

The clinic will also provide free medicines and vitamins for children and for mothers of all ages.

The clinic, which was inaugurated last May 17, will continue to operate until funds and donations may permit.

It is open to men, women and children of all ages every Saturday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Southern Island Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association Building on Osmea Blvd., Cebu City. (Alyza Burdeos, Silliman University Mass Comm Intern)

Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on May 29, 2014.

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The JIPMER International School of Public Health (JISPH) is spreading the wings of its rural outreach initiatives to raise the health status of the population in Edaikazhinadu town panchayat in Kancheepuram district.

Being run with the help of JIPMER alumni, the programme, named Uluru Health Care Project, will initially focus on a population of about 32,000 spread over 24 villages.

The choice of this region is to build on the work done by Alumni foundation, The East West Foundation of India, for over two decades. It is proposed to leverage mobile health (m-health) technology during the camps visit, for bringing expert services to community as well as monitoring of medical conditions by remote presence.

We have already started to develop some health services delivery solutions by building cohorts,wherein populations will be grouped for risk assessment and longitudinal follow up.

Now JIPMER is spreading its wings to reach out to its alumni and enhance our relationships with Tamilnadu Health Systems Project to help in moving the needle in population Health said Dr. T.S. Ravikumar, JIPMER Director.

This follows discussions the JIPMER chief had with the Tamil Nadu Health Secretary recently.

For the first medical camp being held in the town panchayat on Friday, Dr. Ravi Kumar and

Dr. Prabhu Clement Devadoss, Expert Advisor, NCD Projects will lead a team of 30 JIPMER faculty, social workers and staff to Edaikazhinadu.

The outreach initiative forms part of JIPMERs philosophy of stepping beyond merely producing graduates of its Masters in Public Health programme at JISPH, and rather become a hub for implementing universal health care concepts and driving health service delivery innovations.

JIPMER will also enhance its rural and urban health centres concurrently and is exploring further outreach with the goal of population wellness in the regions of Puducherry andTamil Nadu, Dr. Ravikumar said.

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