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Message of the Week
WVU TO CELEBRATE COLLEGE COLORS DAY
FIRST YEAR AND RETURNING STUDENTS ENCOURAGED TO SIGN UP FOR TEXT MESSAGE ALERT SYSTEM University Police are encouraging first-year and returning students to sign up for WVU Alert, a Web-based emergency notification system implemented last year. The system employs text messaging - the most popular means of communication among today's students - to warn faculty, staff and students about any act that puts the WVU community in imminent danger. This includes major crimes, emergencies and weather delays. To sign up, students can go to Mountaineer Information Xpress (MIX) and click on the emergency alert system icon. Faculty and staff should go to http://emergency.wvu.edu/alert. Some 9,840 people are signed up for WVU Alert. The service is provided by e2Campus, with technical support from WVU Web Services. WVU regularly tests the system by sending out a mock alert. The next test is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2. More information will be forthcoming. In addition to signing up for WVU Alert, University Police also suggest students adopt some common-sense safety habits to prevent being victims of a crime. These safety measures include locking residences and vehicles, walking in groups, avoiding dimly lit areas, being responsible when it comes to drinking alcohol and refraining from sharing credit/debit cards or personal identification numbers. A complete list of safety tips is available at http://police.wvu.edu/StayingSafe.cfm. GREAT MUSIC FEST TO SUPPORT CANCER CENTER COMFORT FUND 
A mix of blues, bluegrass and Appalachian music will resound from the hills of
Chestnut Ridge Park in Bruceton Mills on Saturday, Sept. 6, during a concert to
benefit patients at West Virginia University's Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center (MBRCC).The second annual Comfort Music Fest will feature headliner Stewed Mulligan, an Appalachian string band that blends old backwoods sound with country rock. Bluegrass pickers The Halftime String Band will be back along with Tanglewood, a bluegrass and blues band. The Rust Kings will perform Appalachian stomp-grass. Two-time national old-time banjo champion Vince Farsetta will complete the lineup. Gates open at 1 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and may be purchased by calling Lori Mugnano at 304-293-7495. Tickets are also available at Black Bear Burritos on Pleasant Street in Morgantown. Tickets at the gate will be $12.50. Children younger than 12 will be admitted free, but a donation would be appreciated. Concert t-shirts may be purchased at the event. 
All proceeds will go to the Cancer Center's Comfort Fund that was established to
financially assist patients being treated at the Cancer Center Clinic. The money
raised through the concert will provide temporary, short-term assistance for
medications, lodging and other needs and will help relieve the financial stress
that many patients experience dealing with a cancer diagnosis and treatment.The daylong concert also will include several food vendors and a kids' station. Concertgoers are welcome to bring lawn chairs. EMPLOYMENT, SCHOLARSHIPS, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND VOLUNTEER HOURS/OPPORTUNITIES! This section is not an endorsement by WVU or the School of Nursing for any of these opportunities or their sponsors/requestors. Students are advised to carefully explore any opportunity prior to engaging in any volunteer, community service, or employment activity. http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/son/academicPrograms/currentStudentInfo.htm or http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/son/opportunities/volunteer/volunteer_index.htm KEEP BRINGING YOUR USED PC CARTRIDGES TO HEALTH RESTORATION 
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!SHARE YOUR NEWS WITH US: No news is too big or too small for the weekly message! Send your news to bjurick@hsc.wvu.edu.
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Help kick off a new Mountaineer athletic season! Hosted by WV Radio personality
Tony Caridi and featuring WVU Football Coach Bill Stewart and the Mountaineer Football
Team, Soccer Coach Marlon LeBlanc, the new Mountaineer - Mike Squires, WVU Cheerleaders,
"The Pride of WV" Mountaineer Marching Band, the Mountaineer Maniacs and more!
Spirit Snaps are now available for $5 each. They fit Crocs, wristbands and will fit
into buttonholes. Proceeds benefit the many charities the School of Nursing supports,
including the American Heart Association and the American Lung Association. Stop by
Health Restoration to pick one up!
To all of our new freshmen and sophomores - please make sure you have had your final
transcripts sent for any transfer credits you may have completed before entering WVU
or summer work you took.
Wednesday, October 1st at 6:00 PM in the Skills Lab.
Friday October 17th at 7:00 PM in the HSC Auditorium, welcoming new Sophomores and
Summer 2008 Fast-Track Students to the Nursing program.
U.S. Navy Nursing recruiter HM1 Richard Weinmann will be set up in the hallway
outside the 6th floor elevators beginning at 8:00a. He will have information about
Navy career opportunities for SON students. If you are interested in information
prior to his visit, please see the Navy Healthcare website at: