Welcome
Founded over 75 years ago, the Ohio College Health Association
is a state nonprofit organization serving and representing the
interests of professionals and students in health and higher education.
The association provides advocacy, education, and services for
its members to enhance their ability to improve the health of
all students and the campus community. Since the association’s
establishment nearly 80 years ago, OCHA’s membership has
grown from the original 5 institutions too more than 40 Ohio member
institutions.
News & Announcements
OCHA Listserv
The University of Akron now has a listserv available for Ohio nurses. We encourage all
interested nurses to register themselves to the list serve.
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Grant Application Now Available |
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The Mini-Grant Application for the 2009-10 Academic year
is now available. Click here to download the Microsoft Word version
of the application. More information...
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It’s hard to believe that a year has almost come and gone since I assumed the presidency of OCHA.
The old adage: Time fly’s when you’re having fun is certainly true. With the decision to unite with ACHA
and the daunting task of revising our by-laws behind the board, it really has been a fun year.
The 2009 OCHA Annual Meeting is April 3 at the Crowne Plaza in Columbus. Planning is in its final
stages and shaping up to be another fantastic day of professional development, networking and
awarding of continuing education units. Co-planners Marsha Tilden, Denise Smith and Lois Wells have
worked diligently to bring things all together. Thank you ladies.
The annual meeting is also the time when new board members assume office. Call for nominations
are underway. Open positions are Vice President, Secretary and two (2) Board Member at Large
positions. If you are interested in running for an office, please contact any board member. If you are
solicited to run for a position please give the idea serious consideration. We are always excited to
welcome new members with fresh ideas. Duties of officers can be reviewed by clicking on “by-laws” in
the upper left hand corner.
We will have the Silent Auction again this year. All OCHA members and meeting attendees are
welcome to donate items to be auctioned and to bid on items throughout the day. The proceeds from
the auction help support the annual mini grants awarded by OCHA at the annual meeting.
Several applications for the 2009-2010 OCHA Mini Grants we received and reviewed by the board.
This is always a very difficult task. The request for funding is always for great projects and deserving of
funding. However, we can only fund two and the winners will be announced during the business meeting
at the conference.
In closing I want to thank the board for all their help and support this past year. It takes a village to run a
successful organization. Also, a special thank you to Karen Schroeder for her many years of service
on the board. She has served in various positions and has opted not to run for re-election while
perusing a graduate degree and working full time.
I hope to see many of you at the Annual Meeting this year, and send out a challenge to get involved.
Sincerely,
Dianne Stumpf
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2009 OCHA Annual Conference