Pittsburgh AIHA News Fall 2021 Letter from The President Happy Fall, Local Section! There’s nothing like seeing the changing leaves on Mt. Washington to get me in the mood for warm sweaters, hot cider, and tailgating at football games. We have a number of great ways to connect with AIHA Pittsburgh this fall and winter. Most quickly approaching is our Virtual Ethics presentation. This will be a co-hosted event with the Ohio Valley local section, so come ready to meet some new folks and learn from Mr. David Roskelley. If you find yourself reflecting on the IH glory days over drinks in the coming months and remember some fun facts on the formative years of our local section, be sure you connect with our new Historical Committee chairperson, Josh Maskrey. The Historical Committee was recently formed with hopes to document the significant contributions our local section has made to not only the Pittsburgh area, but AIHA as a whole. Should you need some time away from guests, consider taking advantage of the e-learning offerings that we have available for local section members through AIHA University. I’m personally really looking forward to attending the session on communicating science effectively. Local section members will have access to all five webinars through the end of the year, so don’t let the deadline sneak up on you! I’m looking forward to ‘seeing’ everyone that is able to attend next week’s ethics session. For those of you who are unable to make it, have a safe and happy fall and enjoy every moment you get to spend with those you love. Be well, Laura Allen Register NOW! November 2021 Event - Ethics Registration is now OPEN for our November 10, 2021 event. The Pittsburgh AIHA will hold a joint virtual presentation on Ethics with the Ohio Valley AIHA. David Roskelley, MSPH, CIH, CSP, FAIHA of R&R Environmental, Inc. will be the speaker for this event. This course will fulfill the 2-hour ethics requirement for ABIH CM credit. Event details / online registration is posted on the meeting page. Link: https://www.pittsburghaiha.org/2021-11-10-ethics-with-dave-roskelley.html AIHA SRU Student Section Hosts Fall 2021 Meeting With Guest Speaker From Pittsburgh Local Section Submitted by Matt Zock, CIH and Reece Leotta The Slippery Rock University student section held their first meeting of the Fall 2021 semester on October 19, 2021. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss AIHA student local section membership benefits, attended by 20 new and returning student members. The meeting was hosted by SRU student section executive committee (pictured below) including President Reece Leotta, Vice President Jacob Brand, Treasurer Hannah Roberts, Secretary Amber Wharrey, and Club Advisor Rona Smeak, CSP. Pittsburgh Local Section member and ambassador to the SRU student section, Matt Zock, CIH also provided an overview of National AIHA membership benefits for students. Matt stressed the importance of active participation in volunteer groups and committees with a take home message; volunteering leads to connections, connections lead to opportunities. The SRU student section and Pittsburgh local section are working toward additional collaboration. Pittsburgh local section members can help by presenting at future student section meetings, offering to mentor students, sponsoring students to attend local section meetings, and posting internships or jobs to student members. For ideas or support, please use the Pittsburgh local section website inquiry at the following link. https://www. pittsburghaiha.org/contact-us. html Pittsburgh AIHA Recent News From Our Blog: No Zoom, No masks, No worries, No Covid -- Pittsburgh AIHA at the MASHA Conference! Submitted by Frank PokrwykaFinally!! 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