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Message of the Week
CHILDREN'S HEALTH FAIR IS THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 10a - 5p  BLOOD DRIVE TOMORROW!!! 
There will be a blood drive on Thursday, April 2 from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the
John Jones Conference Center. To make your appointment log on to
www.givelife.org.
Students receive community service hours for donating. Thank you for giving the gift of life.
 to DR. EMILY BARNES! 
Emily is the first School of Nursing graduate of our new DNP Program.
She successfully presented her capstone project entitled Implementing Clinical
Practice Guideline Recommendations to Address Adult Obesity: A Practice
Change in Primary Care! Super!
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION WALK FOR LIFE AND BREATH 
Saturday, April 25, McQuain Park! Registration begins at 9a and the walk will be at 10!
We were the top team last year and we want to do it again this year! There will be lots
of food and fun and entertainment for the kids. Coach Bill Stewart and our new Mountaineer
are planning to attend - great photo opportunities for you and your kids. Pets are totally
welcome. Put on your red SON t-shirt , bring your friends, your kids, your pets and
pledges to walk with us on Saturday, the 25th. Please e-mail Roger
rcarpenter@hsc.wvu.edu
to get a form for pledges and forming teams! If you would like to order a red SON t-shirt,
please contact Betty Jurick in Health Restoration,
bjurick@hsc.wvu.edu
They are available for $6 - will need to be ordered no later than Monday, April 13.
FALL REGISTRATION IS HERE! 
Students can pick up information on the Fall registration process in the Office of
Student Services. The information will is also on line.
A GREAT IDEA! YOUR NURSING SCHOOL JOURNEY IN 3 PHOTOGRAPHS! 
Graduating Seniors are invited to submit up to 3 photos to be incorporated into a
slideshow for commencement in May. Please click on the
link
to learn more about this
fun idea. After all this time of studying your powerpoint slides, here's your opportunity
to be part of one!
THE MUSHROOM PROJECT NEEDS YOUR HELP! 
Two of our nursing students, Bill Grieb and Macy Miller are involved with the MUSHROOM
Project, a medical outreach for the homeless population of Morgantown. They have been
collecting clothing for the homeless and want to get the SON involved. Collection
boxes are located in Health Promotion and Restoration. The collection needs at this
time are socks for men/women, boxers, women's underwear, hair conditioner and deodorant.
Please contact Macy,
mmille22@mix.wvu.edu
for more details or to get involved. You can purchase 10 pair of socks at the local
dollar stores for $5. These needs are so basic - can you help?
SUMMER INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE TO LEARN ABOUT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Are you a student interested to learn more about occupational health or about economic and social disparities or environmental issues? You can apply for the Occupational Health Internship Program - OHIP. Students work with labor unions or community-based organizations on a variety of issues. Students can apply to work in any of the following cities, regardless of where they now reside: Berkeley/Oakland, Los Angeles, San Diego, and New York City. The deadline to apply is April 1, 2009. Please click on the link to learn more about CHIP! SUMMER NURSING EXTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE at Garrett County Memorial Hospital, Oakland MD. Click here for more information and directions to request an application packet. Application deadline: April 30. JOIN ENERGY EXPRESS TEAMS THROUGHOUT WEST VIRGINIA 
Work in your home county and earn a stipend of $1600 and an additional $1000 toward your
tuition at WVU! Energy Express is an 8-week AmeriCorps summer service program that serves
children living in rural and low-income communities. There are two positions available at
each site and there may be multiple sites in each West Virginia county. The first position,
a College-Student Mentor, creates an enriching environment focused on reading, writing,
and art that makes learning fun for a small group of school-age children. The Mentor also
eats breakfast and lunch with the children. The second position, a Volunteer Coordinator,
connects the parents and community to the site by recruiting, training, and supervising
volunteers to read with children and support other activities at the site. Candidates are
required to serve on-site every day for at least 6 hours and to serve some evenings and
weekends. Training is provided. Energy Express is an award winning AmeriCorps program.Energy Express is accepting applications for positions in the following West Virginia counties: | ||
| Boone | Logan | |
| Calhoun | Marion | |
| *Clay | *Marshall | |
| *Doddridge | Mingo | |
| Fayette | Monroe | |
| *Gilmer | *Morgan | |
| Hampshire | Raleigh | |
| *Hancock | Roane | |
| Harrison | Taylor | |
| *Kanawha | Tucker | |
| *Lewis | Wayne | |
| Lincoln | ||
| Wood | ||
Students from West Virginia University and students from other universities who want
to enroll in this travel course at WVU will spend three weeks at An Giang University
in Southern Vietnam and a week touring in Cambodia as well. It is anticipated that the
course will be one month in length.| Course | Day/Time | Tutor | Room |
| NSG 241 |
Tuesday 1200-1250 Thursday 200-250 |
Brittany Dickert |
7601 7605 |
| NSG 334 |
Monday 400-450 Tuesday 400-450 |
Vanessa Smith |
7606 7606 |
One bedroom efficiency apartment available for spring semester 2010. $505/month.
Tenant responsible for electric and Cable/Internet. Off-street parking and garbage included.
Laundry facility located in the building. Located behind the pit and down the street
from Ronald McDonald house. SHORT walk to class. Contact Andrew Knight @ 304-619-1918 if
interested. Whoever takes over the lease will need to go to Prete Rental's office and submit
the necessary information. $300 deposit required.
We continue to raise funds for the Humane Society – The small pc cartridges we are
donating are worth around $1 and the large cartridges bring in $4 each – This continues
to be a worthwhile project, saving the animals and the landfill as well. The Humane
Society truly appreciates your efforts! This is a year round project! Unfortunately,
the need never goes away!
Office of Student Services
www.hsc.wvu.edu/son/
304-293-1386 or (toll free) 1-866-988-6877
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