Language and International Health Society

The purposes of the Language and International Health Society shall include:

• Helping students succeed in the L&IH major and prepare for their future through contact with guest speakers, L&IH graduates, study abroad advisors and other campus and community resources;
• Serving as a forum where L&IH majors can meet and exchange information, ideas and concerns about internships, study abroad and other aspects related to the major;
• Providing opportunities where students can network with other students and professionals, explore career paths, and broaden their knowledge of global health issues and their cultural and linguistic contexts;
• Representing the L&IH major to Clemson University.

L&IH Society Officers (2022-2023)

	President: Kate Henry “Hi! My name is Kate Henry, and I am a junior Language and International Health Major with a Spanish concentration. I expect to graduate May 2024.”
	Vice President: Isabelle Dunn “Hello! My name is Izzy Dunn and I am a Sophomore Language and International Health with a concentration in French and I expect to graduate May 2025.”
	Secretary/Treasurer: Sebastien Pinto. “Hi! I’m Sebastien and a senior in the Language and International Health major with a concentration in Spanish and I expect to graduate in May 2023”
	Social Media Coordinator: Shelby Dorth Shelby is a double major in Language and International Health and Biological Sciences. She has a concentration in Spanish and is a Sophomore. She expects to graduate in May 2025.
	Faculty Advisor: Dr. Arelis Moore, MD, PhD, MPH Associate Professor of Community Health and Spanish Department of Languages

Activities for Fall 2022

Sept 15- 4:00 – 5:00 PM; Ice Cream Social

Sept 21- 2022 CLA Symposium

Oct 2- Hispanic Heritage Festival

Nov 14 – 18 – How to secure employment abroad (USAID)

L&IH Society Events – 2021

L&IH Society officers with Dana Powell (second on the right), Natalie Claypool (fourth from the left), and Dr. Arelis Moore de Peralta (right)

Natalie Claypool
Dana Powell

Events sponsored by the L&IH Society – Fall 2019

Sexual Assault Advocacy: 1st Installment of Women + Wellness in the World Speaker Series
Ellen Kennedy, a Sexual Assault Nurse Coordinator, and Jenna Toney, a Community Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator for the Julie Valentine Center, came to speak to L&IH and CAAH faculty and students about sexual assault, how to be an advocate, and what we can do in the Clemson community to address some of these issues experienced by students on campus and beyond.

Events sponsored by the L&IH Society – Spring 2019: 

Community Health Assessments in Low-resourced Communities: the Case of Las Malvinas II, Dominican Republic
L&IH students had the opportunity to hear from Lauren Davis, a fellow L&IH major with an emphasis in Spanish, present her Departmental Honors research. In her presentation, Davis talked about using a community-engaged and mixed-methods approach to address the 5 health priorities determined by the findings of a Community Health Assessment in the DR, which were: vaccine-preventable diseases, unwanted pregnancies, sanitation, education, and chronic disease management. (In the photo from left to right: Arelis Moore de Peralta, Lauren Davis, and Kelly Peebles)