Events

Be an active part of the School of Public Health community, connect with other SPH alumni, and continue to enhance your skills through networking events, lectures, and professional development opportunities.

Signature SPH Alumni Events

Join us every November for an exclusive evening at a premiere Twin Cities hotspot to grow your personal and professional network with SPH alumni. This is a free event offering food, drinks, and the opportunity to create lasting connections with SPH alumni, faculty, staff, and students. This event is hosted by the SPH Alumni Society Board.

See photos from the 2023 Community Reception at O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co.

Every fall we host a fun, casual networking event for alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends of SPH during the annual American Public Health Association (APHA) conference.

An SPH tradition since 1981, this endowed lecture provides us the opportunity to showcase a prominent speaker who educates and inspires our school community around a relevant and timely public health topic. The Gaylord Anderson Memorial Lecture occurs bi-annually.

See photos from the 2024 Gaylord Anderson Memorial Lecture with Dr. Sandro Galea.

Watch the 2024 Gaylord Anderson Memorial Lecture event (YouTube)

Every spring we celebrate amazing alumni through the SPH Alumni Awards. This event is hosted by the SPH Alumni Society Board. Creating meaningful engagement to build an alumni-centric culture within the SPH community through connections with faculty, staff, and students.

Every spring we bring together SPH students, staff, faculty, and alumni to make connections, be in community, and have fun. While this event is open to all, regardless of race, ethnicity, or national origin, it will center the experiences of Black, Indigenous, people of color, American Indian, and international students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Join us every April to celebrate graduating SPH students and help us welcome them to the alumni community. Get ready for a free, casual, and fun social event with lots of prize drawings.

We are thrilled to share this exciting visiting professor series inspired by a generous gift from Master of Healthcare Administration alumnus David Fine (MHA ‘74) and his wife Susan Fine. This lecture series brings a nationally recognized senior academic professional and thought leader to campus each academic year to offer a public lecture and to meet with students, faculty, alumni, and the broader University community. The event is hosted by the School of Public Health and the Master of Healthcare Administration program.

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Continue to be involved through talks, lectures, and interactive events at the School of Public Health.

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