Searching for the perfect major that includes social sciences and business can be hard, but the Health Administration and Public Health Association is here to help.

HAPSA is focusing on bringing in recruiters to connect its undergraduate students with graduate programs in Public Health and in Health Administration.

“We have decided we want to start to connect with schools and start making graduate school a priority because that is something our students are very interested in. We are trying to connect their interests and career paths with something that our organization can promote,” said senior, Co-President, Jessica Pittman.

There are 40 declared Health Administration and Policy majors, 20 of who are seniors. The program’s graduation rate with be fairly high this year, this is because the students are getting more engaged through HAPSA. They had a health law speaker come earlier this year and were able to not only help their students but to provide the opportunity to other students, such as the pre-law students, to be engaged as well.

“I am very excited to be able to offer this option to our students to assist them in determining their post-graduate pathway with the greatest ease possible,” said senior, VP of Programming, Hilary Nelson.

The program is looking for graduate schools that focus on Public Health and Masters in Health Administration. They are connecting with schools like: SLUH Health Law, SLUH Masters in Health Administration, WASH U’s Brown school of social work, Des Moines University and staring to work with UNMC.

“HAPSA bringing recruiters to campus is an amazing opportunity for us, as students, to become more aware of the options available after graduation, it is most beneficial to the younger students,” Nelson said.

They are bringing the recruiters in to not only show them how valuable their students are, but also to engage them in the recruitment process as far as actively pursuing their students for scholarships and admissions.

“HAPSA is striving to have Creighton become a school of choice for recruiters. Our students have show a dedication to the profession at a young age, and they will be an asset to any school they attend,” senior, Co-President, Moira Gaffney.

HAPSA is trying to raise awareness by bringing in school recruiters and sharing them with other student organizations in addition to engaging speakers. They are trying to create a larger profile for themselves on campus.

“I would love for people to explore HAP and HAPSA more, as it is an organization that truly values its members as well as helping them push themselves to be better,” Gaffney said. “Health Administration and Policy is something that will be very much needed in the future, and is very unique to have such a multi-disciplinary major.”

Pittman said they want to make sure the students are getting priority because of the unique undergraduate curriculum makes them a very high skilled candidate for some of the graduate programs.

“It is great that our students are being targeted for higher education. We strive to make our students better, and the only way to do that is to continue with education,” Gaffney said.