CMU’s Scottie Sound Bath Project Elevates Campus Well-Being with ACHF Support
In 2024, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) received the College Well-Being Award in the amount of $3,500 to support the Scottie Sound Bath to improve the overall wellness of the community by providing sustainable access to stress-reducing vibroacoustic therapy, or sound baths, at the new CMU Highmark Wellness Center.
Opening Doors: How an ACHF Scholarship Sparked Connection and Growth
In 2025, Aderinola Omolade-Adunbi, MPH, a student at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, received ACHF funding to attend the ACHA Annual Meeting. Here she shares what made the meeting meaningful for her.
A Foundation Star Story
“When I grow up, I want to be just like my mom.” It’s something most moms want to hear, but few will actually get to see happen, at least in the way that it did for Karen and Julie Yingling.
ACHF’s Kathy Mac Scholarship Makes Valuable Experiences Accessible
ACHF, through the Kathy Mac Scholar Fund, increases opportunities for nurses and nurse practitioners to attend the ACHA Annual Meeting. This scholarship offers funding to partially offset meeting registration, hotel and travel expenses for one nurse or nurse practitioner who has never been to an ACHA meeting before.
Making a Difference by Making Connections
One of the most important objectives of the American College Health Foundation is to provide resources for carrying out American College Health Association initiatives to its member colleges, universities, and campus health teams. Our work with the Healthy Campus funding opportunity is a prime example.
Making a Mentor
Isabella Parise was a relatively shy freshman who entered Governor’s State University as an undergraduate in public health. She sat down in her first college class and was greeted by a professor whose energy was contagious and, to Isabella, a little bit overwhelming.
With Support from ACHF, Students Gain Valuable Experience in the College Health Field
ACHF believes in fostering future college health professionals. Through the Murray DeArmond Student Activity Fund, ACHF offers funding to help students to attend the ACHA Annual Meeting, giving them opportunities to learn more about the profession and be inspired to promote health and well-being on their own campuses.
Why We Give
Donors share their reasons for giving and the meaningful impact they see in our work.
Investing in Students by Supporting Professionals
As long as large numbers of students attend colleges and universities outside the communities where they grew up, college health professionals will be a vital part of higher education in the USA.
And those college health professionals will continue to rely on the American College Health Association to provide them with the data, educational programs, and advocacy support that they need in order to offer the highest quality care and services to those students.
Contributing to ACHF/ACHA's work over the last 40 years has been one of the most meaningful parts of my career, and I expect that my Legacy Society gift will help others continue to elevate college health in the future.
-- Ralph Manchester, MD
Giving Back to Shape the Future
Even in retirement, I have found it very rewarding to continue my association with colleagues, meet new colleagues, and stay abreast of what is happening in college health. In essence, it is a way to keep me active, thinking and young.
It makes me feel good when each spring ACHF gets to select award winners through a competitive application process, provide travel awards for students and nurses, and support educational programming at the annual meeting. I can see my financial donations being a small part in making these things happen.
In order to help guarantee that these programs will continue, through the ACHF Legacy Society have made a commitment to name the American College Health Foundation in my Trust. I encourage others to make this kind of commitment to the field of college health.
-- Connie Crihfield, BSN, MSN, RN-C
