Jefferson College of Health Sciences is a private, health sciences college in Roanoke, Virginia. We are a professional college, offering Masters of Science degrees in Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Physician Assistant, baccalaureate degrees, and associate degrees in healthcare. As a proud affiliate of Carilion Clinic, we are fully integrated with one of the largest health systems in Virginia.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT JCHS?

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September 8, 2010 • 2010 Marine Corps Mud Run Meeting! THE DATE IS SET...DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? Take Up The Challenge! It's the 15th Annual Marine 5k Mud Run September 2010! Saturday, September the 8th at Greenhill Park, Roanoke County, Virginia Race Time: Team Race 5k 11:30 am. A meeting will be held Wednesday, September 8th at 12:30PM at the JCHS Museum (3rd floor lobby). To gain more information and sign-up for a team (5 members per team), you should attend this meeting. If you cannot attend this meeting, but interested in participating, please contact Ally Thompson ASAP at mathompson8@onejeff.jchs.edu So come out for a day of fun and dirtiness  We look forward to your participation! September 8, 2010 • YOGA: Open Class Open, free class, for stretching, strengthening, and relaxing. Beginners are encouraged; so come and have fun and wear comfortable clothes. September 10, 2010 • Annual JCHS Faculty/Staff Picnic All JCHS employees and their families are welcome! The Caring and Sharing Committee has planned a fun evening with a catered barbeque dinner, hot dogs and desserts, a moon bounce, a giant slide, face painting and more exciting activities for you and your family! September 10, 2010 • JCHS Co-sponsored Movies in the Park Each year, Downtown Roanoke, Inc. presents Movies in the Park—a series of FREE movies shown in Elmwod Park on the second Friday of every month from May through October. Again this year, JCHS is a major sponsor of Movies in the Park. Plan ahead now to grab your lawn chair or picnic blanket and enjoy a free movie under the stars. And it’s only a block away from JCHS! September 14, 2010 • WOMEN'S SELF DEFENSE CLASSES FREE WOMEN'S SELF DEFENSE CLASSES provided by the VOICE Program and Herbie Holland (VING TSUN KUNG FU). Noon to 1PM in CRCH Room 516. September 15, 2010 • YOGA: Open Class Open, free class, for stretching, strengthening, and relaxing. Beginners are encouraged; so come and have fun and wear comfortable clothes. September 18, 2010 • 2010 Marine Corps Mud Run! THE DATE IS SET...DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? Take Up The Challenge! It's the 15th Annual Marine 5k Mud Run September 2010! Saturday, September the 8th at Greenhill Park, Roanoke County, Virginia Race Time: Team Race 5k 11:30 am. A meeting will be held Wednesday, September 8th at 12:30PM at the JCHS Museum (3rd floor lobby). To gain more information and sign-up for a team (5 members per team), you should attend this meeting. If you cannot attend this meeting, but interested in participating, please contact Ally Thompson ASAP at mathompson8@onejeff.jchs.edu So come out for a day of fun and dirtiness  We look forward to your participation! September 21, 2010 • WOMEN'S SELF DEFENSE CLASSES FREE WOMEN'S SELF DEFENSE CLASSES provided by the VOICE Program and Herbie Holland (VING TSUN KUNG FU). Noon to 1PM in CRCH Room 516. September 22, 2010 • Wellness Speaker Series: Noon to 1PM in CRCH 614 Dr. Chuck Shaffer with the Weigh Station September 22, 2010 • YOGA: Open Class Open, free class, for stretching, strengthening, and relaxing. Beginners are encouraged; so come and have fun and wear comfortable clothes. September 28, 2010 • WOMEN'S SELF DEFENSE CLASSES FREE WOMEN'S SELF DEFENSE CLASSES provided by the VOICE Program and Herbie Holland (VING TSUN KUNG FU). Noon to 1PM in CRCH Room 516. September 29, 2010 • YOGA: Open Class Open, free class, for stretching, strengthening, and relaxing. Beginners are encouraged; so come and have fun and wear comfortable clothes.

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JCHS heads back to school next week and the College faculty and staff prepared for the fall semester during an all-college meeting at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTC) on Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. Here, the JCHS family poses for their portrait in the VTC Auditorium.