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Thank you both so much for the incredibly warm welcome. It is an absolute honor to return to the OHIO community and officially join the Counselor Education faculty team. To be working alongside mentors who have had such a profound impact on my own professional
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I also want to extend huge congratulations to Dr. Hall on her new role as President-Elect of the Ohio Counseling Association!</div>
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I am thrilled to begin this next chapter and look forward to collaborating with you all to support our students.</div>
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Huan-Tang Lu, PhD, LPCC/LMHC, LSC, RPT, APRN, ACS</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 3, 2026 10:26<br>
<b>To:</b> Bhat, Christine <bhatc@ohio.edu>; counselor_educ@listserv.ohio.edu <counselor_educ@listserv.ohio.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Harrison, Laura <harrisol@ohio.edu>; Harrison, Lisa <harrisl1@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Counselor_Educ] Congratulations and Welcome!</font>
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Two seller faculty members joining an already outstanding Counselor Education Faculty team at Ohio University. I couldn’t be prouder of you all. </div>
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<p class="x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr. Hall begins her term as President Elect of the Ohio Counseling Association today!!</span></p>
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<p class="x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Welcome to Dr. Huan-Tang Lu! Today is Dr. Lu’s first day as a faculty member in the online School Counseling program. Dr. Lu is an Ohio University alumnus and most recently was a faculty member at Harvard
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Christine Suniti Bhat (she/her), PhD, LPC, LSC (OH)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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<p class="x_x_MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Past-President, American Counseling Association, 2025-2026</span></i></p>
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