One Health InstituteColorado State University One Health Club
The One Health Club is in its first year as a campus-wide club open to all students on the CSU campus. With goals to create an impact through education, community outreach, and student leadership, the club’s mission is to serve as an outlet for all students to gain experience and make connections in the Fort Collins community.
The One Health Club is dedicated to providing a broad and welcoming invitation to all students at CSU and a forum for discussing issues facing animals, people, and the environment.
Interested in joining the One Health Club? Contact our current club officers below.
Lance Sommer, President
Lance is a third-year veterinary student with a 5 year history in the realm of one health. He finds interest in epidemiology and plans to support smallholder sustenance farmers living in climate-impacted areas by providing contextualized care to small ruminants like goats and sheep. Currently serving as the Club’s president, he looks forward to club activities such as volunteering events and interdisciplinary panels.
Elizabeth Repp, Treasurer
Originally from Seattle, Washington, Elizabeth came to CSU, where she is currently in her fourth year studying Pre-Health Biological Sciences with an MIP concentration. She also works as a data specialist on BROADN, a project housed in the One Health Institute on campus. She is excited to join the club this year and help bring One Health to a broader audience, specifically to undergraduate students like herself. Outside of school and work, Elizabeth loves taking ballet classes, reading, making art, and exploring new coffee shops and restaurants.
History
Formed in 2008 by students for students, the One Health Club was the first One Health organization on the Colorado State campus and one of the first One Health clubs around the world.
For nearly a decade, the One Health Club has organized programming for veterinary, MPH, and other graduate/undergraduates, including monthly lectures, collaborations with federal partners, and a special series focusing on policy on science.
Transformation
With the founding of the One Health Institute (OHI) at Colorado State University in 2015, the profile and potential of transdisciplinary education, research, and outreach was elevated on campus. Students became engaged in many elements of OHI’s work, including Claire Tucker, one of the Institute’s earliest team members. With the Institute providing a physical space and faculty fellows serving as mentors, the One Health Club operates under the umbrella of the One Health Institute. This partnership removes the barriers between students and faculty in this work, creating a truly transdisciplinary movement.
Working Principles
- Teaching and learning that is student-centric;
- Research and discovery with a global impact;
- Engagement and outreach that change lives locally and across the world;
- A strong, inclusive campus culture;
- People as our foundation;
- A commitment to be accountable, sustainable, and responsible.