Message of the Week
| TO: | All Nursing Students |
| FROM: | School of Nursing Office of Student Services |
| DATE: | 02/04/04 |
| SUBJECT: | Message of the Week/ #96 |
CONGRATULATIONS
To the following Morgantown students named to the Dean’s List for a minimum 3.5
grade point average with 12 gradable hours for Fall semester:
Stacey Alloway; Marsha Arnett; Melanie Beach; Dana Beasley; Jorie Berger; Sumers Beverage; Lindsay Borden; Amanda Bragg; Tara Branham; Megan Breininger; Rachel Carden; Shannon Castelli; Kimberly Cole; Jonathan Criss; Monica Cutlip; Brooke Cutone; Belinda Dalton; Mindy Dolan; Kirby Druschel; Jennifer Dulin; Catherine Gable; Allison Gonzalez; Whitney Gulley; Catherine Hildebrand; Nicole Houck; Erin Jenkins; Katherine Johnson; Erin Keener; Kristin Kelley; Christal Kirk; Katherine Komondor; Todd Lambert; Krista Larson; Nikki Leedy; Amie Leonard; Michelle Lester; Amanda Maier; Ashley McCauley; Jessica McClung; Michael McGrath; Heather McGuffin; Taylor Money; Meredith Murray; Emily Myers; Leah Opas; Hope Pennington; Heather Rehe; Natallie Ritchie; Bethany Robertson; Bethany Rose; Sara Rothman; Carlyn Russell; Andrew Rutledge; Kelly Salyers; Jennifer Sexton; Erica Shaffer; Kathryn Sheridan; Tara Shrewsbury; Linda Simoyi; Colleen Smith; Tiffany Smith; Sara Starks; Kari Summers; John Taylor; Krista Tibbs; Lisa Walker; Ashley Wilson; Jamie Yoho
To the following Potomac State students named to the Dean’s List for a 3.0-3.699 grade point average with full-time status Fall semester: Amber Accamando; Allison Amann; Steven Oles; Elizabeth Smith
BLOOD EARNS 3 SERVICE HOURS 2/19/04:
Give blood in John Jones Conference Center
Feb. 19 and earn 3 community service hours for this one time event. Hours open
are 11:00 am to 5:00 pm; call 598-4095 to schedule appointment.
NURSING FORMAL 2/21/04:
Join your buddies at the nursing formal in Levels VIP Lounge from 7:00 pm-10:00
pm, Saturday February 21st. $22.00 singles; $40.00 couples; up to 3 non-nursing
guests for each nursing student. Appetizers and draft beer provided. Must pay by
February 17th; make check payable to Student Nurses Association and give it to
Betty Jurick in Health Restoration or to one of your class representatives.
UP TO $1000 GRAD AND UNDERGRAD
AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AWARDS:
University of Kentucky College of Nursing
announces opportunity for nurse student scholars to apply for funds to augment
financial support for projects, theses, and dissertations that focus on
agricultural health and safely. Funds may be used for data collection expenses,
expenses related to the project (excluding computer expenses), domestic travel
to present results, and project report expenses. A letter of support from the
student ’s advisor with completed face page is required. For face page see
Brandy in Student Services. For more info contact Dr. Deborah Reed at
LAST CALL--WANT SUMMER SENIOR NURSING COURSES?
Limited space is available in Senior Nursing courses this summer. Summer courses
are 12 weeks’ of course work equivalent to a full regular semester. Even if your
progression plan calls for summer course work or you have already discussed this
possibility with faculty, you must submit a formal, written,
e-mail request to be considered. Address request to
LAST CALL--WANT SUMMER JUNIOR NURSING COURSES?
Limited space is available in Junior Nursing courses this summer. Summer courses
are 12 weeks’ of course work equivalent to a full regular semester. Even if your
progression plan calls for summer course work or you have already discussed this
possibility with faculty, you must submit a formal, written,
e-mail request to be considered. Address request to
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT NEEDED:
A graduate research assistant (GRA)
position is available for two years, 20 hours per week, 12 month appointment.
This position pays a stipend plus tuition remission. The GRA would work with Dr.
June Lunney, Associate Dean for Research in the School of Nursing, on her
project "Describing Trajectories of Dying". The purpose of the project is to
elucidate the nature of functional decline at the end of life. The work involves
assisting with manuscripts and proposals, managing reference databases, learning
spreadsheet project management and database entry and analysis. It also includes
interviewing recently bereaved next-of-kin. The ideal candidate would be a
highly computer-literate student with very good interpersonal skills. For more
information, please contact Dr. Lunney at 293-1388 or Amy Martin at 293-6409.
SIGMA THETA TAU MEETS 2/17/04:
Alpha Rho Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau,
International Nursing Honorary, will hold a business meeting on Tuesday, Feb.
17, in John Jones Conference Center from 5:00 to 6:00 pm.
SENIORS – FREE NCLEX WORKSHOP 2/28/04:
West Virginia University Hospitals is
holding a free workshop Saturday, Feb. 28, from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm in WVU Eye
Institute Auditorium (2nd floor). For more info and to register contact WVUH
Human Resources, 598-4075 (1-800-453-5708) or
COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES:
The Shack Neighborhood House is looking for volunteers for the after school
program and other activities. For more information contact Billy Beaumont,
Volunteer Coordinator, at 599-5466.
Hospice Care Corp has need for students to take blood pressures March 6 at Masontown Health Fair 8:00 am to 11:00 am; March 26th and 27th Middl etown Mall. If interested contact Julie Zuercher
jzuercher@hospicecarecorp.orgEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
Fairmont General Hospital is holding open house Feb. 13th, 12 noon to 3:00 pm
for students who will graduate in May. For more info call 304-367-7487 or
304-367-7253.
Thomas Memorial Hospital, Charleston, is holding recruiting fair Thursday, Feb. 29th, 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the cafeteria. For more information 304-766-3631.
Nurse externship positions are available at Garrett County Memorial Hospital this summer for students who have completed Junior year. Resume must be submitted to human resources by May 1st. For more info contact Toni Glotfelty at 301-533-4357 or
tglotfelty@hotmail.com WVU Cheat Lake Physicians office has nursing aide type positions for nursing students. Call Tammy Nine at 594-1313.ALUMNI NEWS:
Jamie L. Patton, BSN 2002, and Kraig A. Whitehair were married at Covenant EMC,
Morgantown, October 25, 2003. The couple live in Morgantown where Jamie is
working at WVU Children’s Hospital and Kraig is employed at United Bank in
Westover.
Amy Roberts Kitzmiller, BSN 1992, CRNP, has joined the staff at Pineview Gynecology.
J.B. Caputo, BSN 2000, has passed his national CRNA exam and is practicing as a nurse anesthetist in Clarksburg, WV.
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