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having nutrition and safety quizzes, blood pressures for the kids (and parents if
they want) and our famous low-tech tic-tac-toe game for the kids, along with prizes
for our winners. Our main goal is for kids to see nurses in a happy setting.
Too often kids see nurses when they are getting shots or are sick. We all know nurses
can be fun! We will have 2 shifts, from 9:30a - 1:30p and 1:30p - 5:30p.
You are welcome to work the entire shift if you would like. Dress code will be scrubs.
Since this Health Fair is on Saturday, you will receive double community service hours.
Please email
bjurick@hsc.wvu.edu
to sign up for the Children's Health Fair. Additionally, we have always helped
other booths with their displays and many of our students have appeared as costumed
characters. It's just a fun day and a great way to practice your patient skills with
the little ones!
FALL REGISTRATION IS COMING! HOW CAN THAT BE? 
Fall 2009 registration begins on March 24, the Tuesday after Spring Break Week.
Students can pick up information on the Fall registration process in the Office of
Student Services. The information will also be available online as of February 23.
Clinical request forms will also be available online beginning February 23, with a March
23 deadline.
MountainEAR 5K RACE TO BENEFIT SPEECH, HEARING IMPAIRED 
The first MountainEAR 5K run/walk to benefit local residents with speech or hearing
difficulties and WVU clinics that provide services for these problems will be March 22
at Hazel Ruby-McQuain Park. The event will begin at 3 pm, with registration that day from
1-2:45 pm. The cost to participate is $15 for those who register by March 18 and $20
thereafter. Three-fourths of the proceeds from the race will benefit WVU Speech and
Hearing Center patients who cannot afford services or hearing aids. The Student Academy
of Audiology at WVU is sponsoring the event. For more information, contact Lily Hughes,
SAA president, at 802-578-5140
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION WALK FOR LIFE AND BREATH 
Saturday, April 25, McQuain Park! Registration begins at 9a and the walk will be at 10!
We were the top team last year and we want to do it again this year! There will be lots
of food and fun and entertainment for the kids. Coach Bill Stewart and our new Mountaineer
are planning to attend - great photo opportunities for you and your kids. Pets are totally
welcome. Put on your red SON t-shirt , bring your friends, your kids, your pets and pledges
to walk with us on Saturday, the 25th. Please e-mail Roger
rcarpenter@hsc.wvu.edu
to get a
form for pledges and forming teams! If you would like to order a red SON t-shirt, please
contact Betty Jurick in Health Restoration,
bjurick@hsc.wvu.edu
They are available for $6
- will need to be ordered by Friday, April 17
BLOOD DRIVE 
There will be a blood drive on Thursday, April 2 from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the
John Jones Conference Center. To make your appointment log on to
www.givelife.org.
Students receive community service hours for donating. Thank you for giving the gift of life.
A GREAT IDEA! YOUR NURSING SCHOOL JOURNEY IN 3 PHOTOGRAPHS! 
Graduating Seniors are invited to submit up to 3 photos to be incorporated into a
slideshow for commencement in May. Please click on the
link
to learn more about this
fun idea. After all this time of studying your powerpoint slides, here's your opportunity
to be part of one!
THE MUSHROOM PROJECT NEEDS YOUR HELP! 
Two of our nursing students, Bill Grieb and Macy Miller are involved with the MUSHROOM
Project, a medical outreach for the homeless population of Morgantown. They have been
collecting clothing for the homeless and want to get the SON involved. Collection
boxes are located in Health Promotion and Restoration. The collection needs at this
time are socks for men/women, boxers, women's underwear, hair conditioner and deodorant.
Please contact Macy,
mmille22@mix.wvu.edu
for more details or to get involved. You can purchase 10 pair of socks at the local
dollar stores for $5. These needs are so basic - can you help?
PLEASE HELP WITH THE CINDERELLA PROJECT 
The School of Nursing will again host the Cinderella Project over the next couple of
weeks to help Hospice Care earn money and young women get their prom dresses for very little.
Dresses can be dropped off at Gail's office, Rm #3015 (Across from the Nursing Skills Lab)
Help with the Cinderella project prom fashion show on April 4th at the Middletown Mall,
Fairmont is needed. Contact Stephanie Williams
swilli31@mix.wvu.edu
5K RUN/WALK TO BENEFIT THE BARTLETT HOUSE 
Saturday, March 28 - 2p,, Star City Park on the Rail Trail.Online registration: $15 by Thursday, March 12 guarantees a free T-shirt. www.runforcover5k.net Sponsored by the WVU School of Medicine, American Medication Association and American Medical Women's Association. SUMMER INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE TO LEARN ABOUT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Are you a student interested to learn more about occupational health or about economic and social disparities or environmental issues? You can apply for the Occupational Health Internship Program - OHIP. Students work with labor unions or community-based organizations on a variety of issues. Students can apply to work in any of the following cities, regardless of where they now reside: Berkeley/Oakland, Los Angeles, San Diego, and New York City. The deadline to apply is April 1, 2009. Please click on the link to learn more about CHIP! SUMMER NURSING EXTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE at Garrett County Memorial Hospital, Oakland MD. Click here for more information and directions to request an application packet. Application deadline: April 30. WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY VIETNAM & CAMBODIA SUMMER COURSE 
Students from West Virginia University and students from other universities who want
to enroll in this travel course at WVU will spend three weeks at An Giang University
in Southern Vietnam and a week touring in Cambodia as well. It is anticipated that the
course will be one month in length.You will spend three weeks in Vietnam focusing on issues of community health for social workers. Classes will be populated both with US, Vietnamese, and Cambodian students giving you the opportunity to exchange ideas and interact with your peers from another country. A good portion of your time will be spent outside of the classroom using the country as your classroom, visiting social service agencies and engaging with the culture of Vietnam. Trips are being planned to the southern provinces, Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City, Long Xuyen and Ha Tien in extreme southern Vietnam. Please e-mail nnewfiel@wvu.edu for more information. You can register for this course with the Office of International Programs at http://www.wvu.edu/~intlprog/faculty_led/facultyled.htm Applications can be filled out on line. Undergraduates will be awarded six credits of electives in social work for this course. Graduates students can earn three credits. You do not have to be a social work major to apply for admission to this course. Since this is an extended learning course, tuition is $50.00 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The estimated cost of this course excluding meals and travel medicine costs is $5100.00. This price will pay for all of your airfare, in-country travel, including taxis and lodging, and WVU tuition. Meals will be out-of-pocket and should cost less than $6.00 a day. A month abroad for this price is remarkable. Student loans and a limited number of scholarships are available for this course. TIPS SCHEDULE FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER
THREE SCHOLARSHIPS ANNOUNCED! NP JOB POSTING ADDED! ALL NEW! EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, SCHOLARSHIP, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND VOLUNTEER HOURS! 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/opportunities/volunteer/volunteer_index.htm or http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/son/academicPrograms/currentStudentInfo.htm MSN STUDENT OPPORTUNITY FINANCIAL AID OPPORTUNITY: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides $300 million to the National Health Service Corps to Support Health Professions Educational Loan Repayment and Scholarship. The Corps (NHSC) is recruiting over 4,000 new clinicians over the next two years to serve in our Nation's needy communities; they are paying for medical school tuition and a monthly stipend education in exchange for practicing at one of many NHSC sites across the country. Application deadline is April 6, 2009. http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/applications/scholarship/ STUDENT NEEDS TO LEASE APARTMENT NEAR HSC 
One bedroom efficiency apartment available for spring semester 2010. $505/month.
Tenant responsible for electric and Cable/Internet. Off-street parking and garbage included.
Laundry facility located in the building. Located behind the pit and down the street
from Ronald McDonald house. SHORT walk to class. Contact Andrew Knight @ 304-619-1918 if
interested. Whoever takes over the lease will need to go to Prete Rental's office and submit
the necessary information. $300 deposit required.
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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Becky Patton, president of the American Nurses Association, will be in Morgantown,
Friday, March 27. Becky is a dynamic speaker and everyone is encouraged to attend,
beginning at 11:30a. in the Okey Patteson Auditorium, with overflow in Room 1905.
Punch and cookies will follow in the Commons area near the Pylons. Faculty will receive
one CEU for attending. Student Nurses Association President Michelle Ryan arranged for
Patton's visit and the SNA is coordinating the event! Let's all welcome Becky to Morgantown!