CONGRATULATIONS:

To Jessica Owens, 2004 Charleston MSN graduate, and her husband, Scott Wagstaff, on the birth of Benjamin David Wagstaff, on July 20th.

SNA PICNIC:

The SNA Picnic will be Tuesday, September 6, at 6 pm at Krepps Park. This is located on Patteson Dr. just past Arby’s going toward the Coliseum on the right hand side. Make a right on Laurel and then the first left toward the ball fields. Go past the fields and park. Walk around the left side of the building and you will see us at the Pavilion. This is a great time to catch up with fellow students and faculty as the new academic year begins. Faculty are asked to bring a dessert.

 COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS:

All BSN and MSN students are required to complete community service hours. Consult your student handbook for the number of hours required for your particular program. RN to BSN and RN to MSN students can access the community service hours report form at http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/son/AcademicNew/RN-BSN/RN_BSN_CommServ+form.htm. The report form for MSN students is available in the MSN student handbook. Completed report forms should be turned in to Student Services. You no longer need to get approval from your faculty advisor – Student Services will approve all community service hours.

SN and BS/BA to BSN students should now report their community service hours in SOLE. Hours will then be approved by the Office of Student Services, and students will be able to see the number of hours that have been completed and approved. Follow these instructions for reporting hours in SOLE:

Go to and log in with your SOLE user name and password.

Click the Group Resources Tab.

Then under Other Applications click the Community Service link.

To add a community service event please click on the Add Event link.

Complete the form and click the save button.

After clicking the save button you will see the event listed on your Community Service homepage. This page will show you the events you have entered, if they have been approved or rejected and the total number of community service hours you have completed.

To edit the information for an event prior to it being approved click on the ( ) edit icon. Make your changes and click the save button.

To delete an event prior to it being approved click on the ( ) delete icon. When the pop up message appears asking you if you are sure you want to delete this record, click OK. Please note that this will delete the record permanently.

REMINDERS FOR SOPHOMORES:

Remember to submit the signature page from the Undergraduate Student Handbook and the verification of HIPAA training to Student Services by Friday, September 2, 2005.

 UNDERGRADUATE ADVISORS:

BSN and BS/BA to BSN faculty advisors are posted on the blue bulletin board next to the elevators on the 6 th floor. All undergraduate students should consult the bulletin board to see who their faculty advisor is for the current academic year.

TERM-PAPER TUTORING:

A Term Paper Clinic at the Downtown Campus Library will be available Monday through Friday, from 1:30 – 3:30 pm to assist students with research papers. The objectives of this tutoring service are to help students choose a focused research topic, formulate a research strategy, organize gathered information into a structured research paper, and document and cite sources properly. Students are accepted on a drop-in basis. Please note that proofreading is not available.

 PRE-GAME TAILGATE PARTY:

Students and guests are invited to a Pre-game Tailgate Party hosted by West Virginia University Hospitals, on Saturday, September 10, prior to the WVU vs. Wofford football game. Tailgate includes Free Tickets to the game and pre-game party with food and refreshments. Tailgate begins at 3:00 pm at Tent City 2 – on the paved lot between the stadium and the Ronald McDonald House. Tickets are limited and will be issued on a first-come/first-serve basis. To reserve your tickets, send an email to BLOSSERJA@RCBHSC.WVU.EDU and include the following information: Name, School, Program enrolled, anticipated graduation date and if you will be bringing a guest. Student identification will be required in order to receive tickets. Nursing representatives will be there to talk with you about exciting opportunities at WVUH.

CPR CERTIFICATION:

Lindsay Patti, a senior nursing student, is BLS Instructor certified and is offering to do CPR recertification classes for interested nursing students. A class will be held at the beginning of the fall semester. If interested, contact Lindsay at LPatti@mix.wvu.edu

or by phone 304-218-9225.

 WHEELING HOSPITAL EDUCATIONAL LOAN PROGRAM:

The Wheeling Hospital Educational Loan Program is available to senior students in the BSN program. Students can get up to $9000 for their senior year in the BSN program in exchange for working a specified amount of time at Wheeling Hospital following graduation. For more information, contact Dr. Alfred at nalfred@hsc.wvu.edu.

MSN STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS:

The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission has announced the availability of $10,000 scholarships for student in the final year of a nurse practitioner program or an MSN program leading to a career in nursing education. Program participants are required to practice in primary care for a minimum of 2 years in an underserved area of West Virginia, or to teach for at least 2 years in an approved undergraduate nursing program in West Virginia. Application packets are available from Brandy Toothman in the Office of Student Services. The deadline for return of completed applications is October 15, 2005.

 COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES:

Greater St. Paul A.M.E. Church needs volunteers for the West Virginia Annual Conference from September 7-11. Help is needed to serve food, clean up after meals, transport meals, usher, and more. Please contact Jennifer Douglas at jdougla1@mix.wvu.edu or 304-296-8554 for more information.

A student nurse (or two) is needed to spend 1 to 1 1/2 hours an evening with an elderly couple, up to 3 times per week. Major responsibility is to serve LIGHT meals to them (and yourself), clean up and see that their medications are taken each evening. Both are cancer patients, very friendly and mobile. You might occasionally be asked to do a load of laundry or clean out the fridge, but that would be rare. The location is in Suncrest, about 5 minutes from WVU Evansdale campus and Ruby Hospital, and the hours can be flexible. After you reach your community service hours this could become a paying job. For more information, please call Carla at (304) 328-4398.

The Village at Heritage Point-Mon Health Systems' Retirement Community www.heritage-point.com < http://www.heritage-point.com> is seeking volunteers to encourage residents to get & stay physically fit. This can be done by walking with residents, assisting them in our fitness room: encouraging them to maintain a full range of motion, presenting educational programs or by decorating the fitness room with posters & info that promote a healthy lifestyle. We are looking for volunteers that might come for one hour or so every week or every other week.

The Red Cross needs volunteers to staff the blood drive on September 15th in John Jones Conference center outside the cafeteria in HSC. Shifts are from 12-3 and 3-6. 6 people are needed at each shift. You can do all 6 hours if you want. Contact Gail VanVoorhis at gvanvoorhis@hsc.wvu.edu to sign up.

We will be starting to staff the health screenings for Head Start Programs in Mon. County. These are in the mornings and the job is to get a height, weight, & B/P, & to look at teeth and test vision with a simple card test. We will be starting the screenings on Sept. 13th and doing them until the 13th of October. Start times are 8 or 9am and you will be done by11-12noon at the latest. This is really a fun service and we have done this for the past 4 years for the county. Please email Gail VanVoorhis at gvanvoorhis@hsc.wvu.edu to sign up.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

A person with MS is looking for someone to help her at her home. She is wheelchair bound and needs help getting up out of bed and into bed, light housework and loves to go places. She is a vibrant person who hates being in the house. As well as hourly pay there is mileage reimbursement if you take her places. Please Call Joyce at 599-2226 to apply. Any questions about this job call Gail VanVoorhis.