CONGRATULATIONS:

To 2LT Gloria Oxendale, BSN graduate 2004, who was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U. S. Army Nurse Corps.  Gloria will attend basic training at Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas.

To CPT Tonya Y. White, RN-BSN graduate 2002, who was recently promoted to Captain in the U. S. Air Force, and graduated with an MSN degree in nursing education from William Carey College on August 7, 2004.

PARKING PERMITS:

The parking office will be available at the Health Sciences Center in John Jones Conference Center on Thursday and Friday, August 19 and 20, 12 pm to 1 pm, for new applications and renewals.

REQUIRED SOPHOMORE ORIENTATION 8/20/04:

Orientation for Sophomores at the Erickson Alumni Center begins with a continental breakfast for students and family at 9:00 am.  The program will start promptly at 9:30 am.  All Sophomore students are required to attend the program.

REQUIRED MSN STUDENT ORIENTATION 8/20/04:

All new MSN students are required to attend orientation.  In Morgantown MSN student orientation will be held from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm in the Academic Affairs Conference Room, Room 6419 Health Sciences Center, South.  In Charleston, the MSN student orientation will held from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm in Room 3296.

SOPHOMORE INDUCTION 9/17/04:

Save the date of Friday, September 17, 2004, at 7 pm for the Sophomore Induction ceremony to be held in the Health Sciences Auditorium.  Details to follow.

CPR CERTIFICATION AND PPD:

All students must have documentation of current CPR certification and PPD results on file in the Office of Student Services prior to beginning clinical experiences.  PPD results are required annually.  As you get recertification in CPR, and your annual PPD, please bring the documentation to the Office of Student Services.

CHANGE IN LIBRARY HOURS:

The Health Sciences Library will be closed on Saturday and Sunday, August 21 and 22.  Additionally, the library will be closing at 5:00 PM on Fridays through the month of September.  Current hours will be posted in the library and on the library website at www.hsc.wvu.edu/library.

NEW STUDENT ID NUMBER:

Remember to use your new University Student ID number.  You can access this number through your MIX account.  This number replaces the use of your social security number as per University and Federal regulations.

GETTING TEE’D OFF ABOUT RAPE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE!

The WVU Student Nurses Association is hosting its charity golf tournament on Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Preston County Country Club, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Rape and Domestic Violence Center of Morgantown.  Cost is $85 per person for a best ball, scramble and buffet dinner, with chicken, roast beef, potatoes, vegetables and desserts.  There will be 25 groups with 4 people on a team, and lots of fantastic prizes and give-aways during the tournament.  You’re guaranteed a great time when you team up and tee off with the Student Nurses Association.  To sign up your team, or for more information, call Betty Jurick at 293-2802.  Hole sponsorship is $100. 
 

NEURO REVIEW COURSE:

WVUH is sponsoring a 2 day Neuro Review Course on Sept. 8-9, 2004, in the John Jones Conference Center.  The course is designed to prepare nurses to take the CNRN certification exam on October 30.  Speaker for the review course is Ellen Barker, who is nationally recognized and boasts a 100% pass rate for exam takers.  The course is also a great source of knowledge for nurses, and you do not need to be sitting for the certification exam to attend the course.  Cost is $100 for WVUHS employees, $125 for HSC and WVU employees, and $150 for all others.  Call 598-4063 to register.

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY:

The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission has announced the availability of $10,000 scholarships for nurse practitioner students.  To be eligible, students must be in the final year of a primary care educational program for nurse practitioners.  Program participants are required to practice primary care for a minimum of two years in an underserved area of West Virginia upon completion of training.  The application deadline is October 15, 2004, and   application packets are available in the Office of Student Services. 

COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES:

After school volunteers are needed to care for the 13 year old, semi-disabled son of a single mother in Cheat Lake.  He uses a wheelchair for transport, but does not require its use in his home.  Job consists of getting him off the school bus and watching him from 3 pm to 5:30 pm.  Possible diaper change would be required, but otherwise he does not require much assistance.  For more information, call Sharon Offutt at 598-2200, ext 135 (work) or 594-3836 (home after 5:30 pm). 

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

Immediate need for an undergraduate student to work as a Research Assistant for the AKNee Exercise and Expectations (KNEE) study in the Department of Orthopaedics.  Duties include telephone interviewing, scoring of questionnaires, assembling of mailings, clerical tasks, and computer entry.  Hours are flexible (10-12 hours/week), including occasional evenings.  Ethics training and a training session at the beginning of employment are required.  Must have experience in basic computer software (eg. Word, Excel).  Pay is $7/hour.  Interested students should email a brief statement describing background and interest in the position, and a resume (if available), to Ms. Suzanne Smith at Ssmith@hsc.wvu.edu, 293-2970.

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School of Nursing

West Virginia University

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