Preparing for class, senior J.M. Corella reads a nursing textbook in his Cone Hall room on Jan. 22. "I joined the Health Science club because I'm interested in using my nursing degree in a health science career, and I think the club could offer opportunities for me to do that," Corella said. -Courtesy of Michael Means striving for good health Dietetics Club studies how to live a nutritious life There were many clubs focusing on different majors on campus, one ofwhich rocused on the well-being of the human body. The Dietet– ics Qub promoted healthy lifestyles among studems and prepared them for their professional futures. "OUt purpose is to promote health and nutrition education within the club and within the school," senior dietetics major Blair Jackson said. The dub consisted of dietetics majors and their sponsor, Dr. Lisa Ritchie, director of the didactic program in dietetics. The dub was made up of20 upperclassmen who played an active part. The club had one large project a semester when members came up with ideas fOr ways to promote and educate the student body on health. In the fall, around rhe holiday season, rhe club rhoughr of the idea co put on a bake sale in the student center. uln the holiday season everyone is bombarded by sweet stuff," senior Laura Jernigan said. "We thought we would do something different so differem people in rhe dub signed up co bake healrhy snacks." Senior Melissa Meredith said the goal was to promote healthy snack– ing among students. "Wechange the ingredients to make it healthier," Meredith said. "This was a way to incorporate dieretics into the school." The spring semester was centered around March, which was considetl232 organJzations ered Health Awareness Month. In the past, the club pm health facts on TV-16 and articles in the newspaper to promote activities taking place throughom the month. The Dietetics Club primarily worked on projects around campus, but they also worked together and alongside Ritchie with finding internships and applying for graduate school programs. "We meet with Dr. Ritchie and work with her on internships and getting into a network where we will be going to do our internship," Meredith said. The dietetics major required an internship after completing the class requirement, which was commonly considered graduate work. The club also helped students find a network within the area a studem would be going to for their internship or job. Jernigan said Ritchie helped the dub by inviting speakers on special occasions to speak with the members ofche club about key issues faced in the dietetics field. "We meet and talk about things that are going on in dietetics today," Jernigan said. "[We] also form ideas ofways to educate Harding studems as well as work on the internship process, and Dr. Ri tch ie definitely helps in all of thaL" -Sarah Cummings
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