Alumnus joins 34 sanitation workers in Mississippi
Undergerecht one of first federal respondents in area devastated by Hurricane Katrina
Emily Rae Hartwig
Issue date: 10/10/05 Section: Campus News
he said.
Dr. Crispin Pierce, an assistant professor of Public Health Professions and the director of the ENPH programs, said officials deal with numerous problems after flooding disasters, such as decaying food and animals in the water. Because of widespread bacteria in flooded areas, diseases such as hepatitis, dysentery and cholera easily can be contracted and spread.
Pierce praises the ENPH undergraduate and graduate programs at Eau Claire for receiving national accreditation. Its undergraduate program was fully re-accredited through 2011, and the graduate program received first-time accreditation in its 27-year history.
"Accreditation provides many benefits, including greater regional, national and international recognition of our undergraduate and graduate programs," he said. "The graduate program is now one of only six programs in the U.S. to receive this distinction."
Representatives from the National Environmental Science and Protection Accreditation Council visited Eau Claire in February to assess the program's curriculum, faculty and labs, as well as interview students in the program.
Pierce then traveled to Rhode Island for a formal evaluation of the ENPH programs before the entire accrediting committee.
He said he has noticed an increase in interest in the ENPH program since its accreditation. Forty students currently are enrolled, and he hopes this number will continue to grow.
Additional Eau Claire alumni heading to ruined coastlines in the south include Susan Muzra, who graduated in 1987 and now works for the South Pacific region for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and Jennifer Baker from the Indian Health Service in Minnesota, who graduated from the ENPH program in 2003.
Dr. Crispin Pierce, an assistant professor of Public Health Professions and the director of the ENPH programs, said officials deal with numerous problems after flooding disasters, such as decaying food and animals in the water. Because of widespread bacteria in flooded areas, diseases such as hepatitis, dysentery and cholera easily can be contracted and spread.
Pierce praises the ENPH undergraduate and graduate programs at Eau Claire for receiving national accreditation. Its undergraduate program was fully re-accredited through 2011, and the graduate program received first-time accreditation in its 27-year history.
"Accreditation provides many benefits, including greater regional, national and international recognition of our undergraduate and graduate programs," he said. "The graduate program is now one of only six programs in the U.S. to receive this distinction."
Representatives from the National Environmental Science and Protection Accreditation Council visited Eau Claire in February to assess the program's curriculum, faculty and labs, as well as interview students in the program.
Pierce then traveled to Rhode Island for a formal evaluation of the ENPH programs before the entire accrediting committee.
He said he has noticed an increase in interest in the ENPH program since its accreditation. Forty students currently are enrolled, and he hopes this number will continue to grow.
Additional Eau Claire alumni heading to ruined coastlines in the south include Susan Muzra, who graduated in 1987 and now works for the South Pacific region for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and Jennifer Baker from the Indian Health Service in Minnesota, who graduated from the ENPH program in 2003.