THE SCHOOL OF NURSING EXTENDS A VERY WARM WELCOME TO
WVU's interim president, Dr. C. Peter Magrath. Dr. Magrath began the transition
to the presidency on July 15 and will assume the President's Office on August 1.
Prior to coming to the University, he served as the senior advisor to the College
Board and President Emeritus of the National Association of State Universities and
Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC). He has previously served as president of four public
universities - University of Missouri, University of Minnesota, the State University
of New York Binghamton and the University of Nebraska (as interim). We welcome Dr.
Magrath and his wife to our Mountaineer family and wish them the very best during his
stay at the University
FIRST ANNUAL HEATHER MILLER MEMORIAL GOLF CLASSIC - AUGUST 8
Senior Nursing Student Heather Miller was tragically killed in an automobile accident
over Spring Break. Her family and friends are sponsoring this new golf classic at the
Highland Springs Golf Course in Wellsburg WV. The money raised from the golf classic
will be used to award college scholarships to local students in Heather's memory.
This is a great way to remember Heather and to help deserving students along the way.
Please click on the
link
to learn more about the golf classic.
BLOOD DRIVE
A blood drive is scheduled for Thursday, August 7, 2008 from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
in the John Jones Conference Center. To make an appointment, log on to
www.givelife.org or call 1-800- GIVE LIFE.
Thank you for giving the gift of life.
BOOK DONATION TO COTOBATO
Kayleigh Burner, Class of 2008, coordinated a drive to collect older textbooks and
extra reference books from the School of Nursing to be sent to Cotobato, the Medical
Foundation College Library in the Philippines. The faculty and staff of the SON cleaned
out their bookcases and the end result was nearly 400 textbooks being donated!
Additionally, the Human Performance Lab, Department of Exercise Physiology, donated 5
large boxes of textbooks. Kayleigh was very grateful for the donations. We will
continue to support this wonderful program that puts our older books to a very good use.
Our graduates always make an important difference wherever they are!
TO: DNP STUDENT CAROLYN DONOVAN
Carolyn was awarded the Harpers Ferry Family Medicine Faculty Teaching Award for
2007-2008. The recipient of this award is chosen by the family practice residents
of the program. Carolyn teaches the behavioral health curriculum and primary care
integration in the rural residency program. This is a wonderful honor for Carolyn.
Great job!!
TO: THE SCHOOL OF NURSING FOR BEING AWARDED 3 NEW HRSA AWARDS! Dean Georgia Narsavage and Mary Fanning from Ruby WVUH:
Competency-based Orientation for Retention Enhancement in ICU (CORE-ICU)
Drs. Nan Leslie, Susan McCrone and Cynthia Persily:
A Post-BSN DNP: Improving Care For Rural Women and Elders
Dr. Mary Jane Smith:
A traineeship for use for stipends for our Nurse Practitioner graduate students
These grants totaled more than $1.5M!!
TO: WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
WVU has been recognized as the American Red Cross Greater Alleghenies Region's
"University of the Year" for its outstanding service during the 2007-08 academic year.
WVU held 59 blood drives - many organized by student groups - and collected about 2,350
units during the 2007-08 academic year. Those donations had the potential to save more
than 7,000 lives, according to American Red Cross officials.
A GREAT IDEA FROM SNA IF YOU PLAN TO DO SOME TRAVELING THIS SUMMER!
Please collect the toiletry items (shampoos, soap, even the instant coffee) you don't
use from the hotels you stay in. You can bring these items back to school and place
them in the collection box in Academic Affairs (in front of Brandy's desk) either
during the summer or when you get back to school. SNA will donate these items to the
Bartlett House. Thanks so much. Michelle L. Ryan is the SNA President, 2008-2009.
SNA COLLECTING TOPS FROM MEDICATION VIALS FOR FUNDRAISER!
If you are working in a clinical setting this summer, please collect the plastic tops
off vials of medication. When you open a new vial of medication, save that round
plastic top. You can save them until school starts OR you can drop them off in
Academic Affairs (in front of Brandy's office). SNA is using these for a future
fundraiser. Thanks for everyone's help and support.
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.
Office of Student Services www.hsc.wvu.edu/son/
304-293-1386 or (toll free) 1-866-988-6877
WVU's interim president, Dr. C. Peter Magrath. Dr. Magrath began the transition
to the presidency on July 15 and will assume the President's Office on August 1.
Prior to coming to the University, he served as the senior advisor to the College
Board and President Emeritus of the National Association of State Universities and
Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC). He has previously served as president of four public
universities - University of Missouri, University of Minnesota, the State University
of New York Binghamton and the University of Nebraska (as interim). We welcome Dr.
Magrath and his wife to our Mountaineer family and wish them the very best during his
stay at the University
Senior Nursing Student Heather Miller was tragically killed in an automobile accident
over Spring Break. Her family and friends are sponsoring this new golf classic at the
Highland Springs Golf Course in Wellsburg WV. The money raised from the golf classic
will be used to award college scholarships to local students in Heather's memory.
This is a great way to remember Heather and to help deserving students along the way.
A blood drive is scheduled for Thursday, August 7, 2008 from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
in the John Jones Conference Center. To make an appointment, log on to
Kayleigh Burner, Class of 2008, coordinated a drive to collect older textbooks and
extra reference books from the School of Nursing to be sent to Cotobato, the Medical
Foundation College Library in the Philippines. The faculty and staff of the SON cleaned
out their bookcases and the end result was nearly 400 textbooks being donated!
Additionally, the Human Performance Lab, Department of Exercise Physiology, donated 5
large boxes of textbooks. Kayleigh was very grateful for the donations. We will
continue to support this wonderful program that puts our older books to a very good use.
Our graduates always make an important difference wherever they are!
Please collect the toiletry items (shampoos, soap, even the instant coffee) you don't
use from the hotels you stay in. You can bring these items back to school and place
them in the collection box in Academic Affairs (in front of Brandy's desk) either
during the summer or when you get back to school. SNA will donate these items to the
Bartlett House. Thanks so much. Michelle L. Ryan is the SNA President, 2008-2009.
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!