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Message of the Week
HAPPY NURSES WEEK!  to Excellence in Education - Jennifer Veshnesky Innovative Teaching - Billie Murray Excellence in Clinical Teaching - Angel Smothers Excellence in Research/Scholarship - Gina Maiocco Excellence in Community Service - Barbara Nunley and Betty Jurick Distinguished Service to the School of Nursing - Elisabeth Shelton Dedication to the Nursing Profession - Alvita Nathaniel click on link for some pictures of the luncheon. PRT TO CLOSE FOR THE SUMMER! 
West Virginia University's Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) will be closed May 11-Aug
14 for maintenance. During the hiatus, WVU will offer free shuttle service - providing
pickup and dropoff at current PRT stops - to accommodate students and others affected
by the temporary closure. The PRT will not be running for commencement weekend.
Shuttle service will begin May 18, the first day of the summer term. Days and hours
of operation are Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
The shuttle will run its route every 30 minutes. A map of the shuttle route is posted
online at
http://transportation.wvu.edu/.
CULTURE AND HEALTH SEMINAR OFFERED FALL 2009 The exciting, interdisciplinary, and interactive seminar on culture and health will be taught during the Fall 2009 semester. This elective graduate course is open to all HSC graduate students and to senior SON undergraduate students. For more information and for permission to register for the course, please, contact Dr. Chertok at ichertok@hsc.wvu.edu RESEARCH ASSISTANT NEEDED Dr. Ilana Chertok is looking for a nursing student to work as a research assistant to do some laboratory work this summer for 3 days in the middle of June for pay. If interested, please contact Dr. Chertok at ichertok@hsc.wvu.edu RUBY EMPLOYEE HEALTH LOOKING FOR NURSING STUDENT VOLUNTEERS Students are needed to do a pre-pilot data collection for approx. one week, and then a post-pilot collection period 2 weeks later. Students would be roaming the 7 East Nursing Unit, observing types of patient lifts that are occurring by the nursing staff and keeping record similar to a tally sheet. We would also need commitment for weekend hours as well. This is a great opportunity for community service hours and to be involved in a research study. If you're interested and for more information, please contact Kathleen Hamperian RN,BSN,CCM, Employee Health Department hamperiank@wvuh.com or call 304-598-4000 ext. 73068. EAT AT CHILI'S TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 12 AND SUPPORT ROSENBAUM FAMILY HOUSE 
Chili's at the University Towne Center in Morgantown will host Rosenbaum Family House
Night from 5 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12.For every customer who brings in a Rosenbaum Family House Night flyer, Chili's will donate 10 percent of those sales to the Family House at West Virginia University Hospitals. Flyers can be picked up at the Family House front desk or downloaded from http://health.wvu.edu/rosenbaum/events.aspx. Connected to Ruby Memorial Hospital, the Rosenbaum Family House is available to adult patients and their caregivers who live more than 50 miles from Morgantown. While here, each family is asked to pay $15 per night. It costs $40 per night per room to operate the Family House. Donations from guests and others make up the difference. For those who cannot afford $15 per night, payment arrangements can be made - no family is turned away for inability to pay. Guests are permitted to stay as long as their patient is undergoing treatment. CELEBRATE WOMEN'S HEALTH MONTH WITH WALKS IN MAY 
Celebrate Women's Health Month by joining in a series of walks that promise not
only companionship but also a boost to your health. The National Center of Excellence
in Women's Health at West Virginia University is sponsoring a series of walks in downtown
Morgantown and at WVU Hospitals starting May 6. Two separate walks will take place at
noon starting in two different locations:o at the playground on the Hazel Ruby-McQuain Rail-Trail o under the canopy at WVU Hospitals Another walk will start at 5 p.m. on the Hazel Ruby-McQuain Rail-Trail only. The walks will be repeated every Wednesday in May. The walks are open to all age groups, and registration is free. Blood pressure checks will be available, and participants will also receive information and tools in a take-home bag to help keep track of fitness efforts. 
JOIN ENERGY EXPRESS TEAMS THROUGHOUT WEST VIRGINIAWork in your home county and earn a stipend of $1600 and an additional $1000 toward your tuition at WVU! Energy Express is an 8-week AmeriCorps summer service program that serves children living in rural and low-income communities. There are two positions available at each site and there may be multiple sites in each West Virginia county. The first position, a College-Student Mentor, creates an enriching environment focused on reading, writing, and art that makes learning fun for a small group of school-age children. The Mentor also eats breakfast and lunch with the children. The second position, a Volunteer Coordinator, connects the parents and community to the site by recruiting, training, and supervising volunteers to read with children and support other activities at the site. Candidates are required to serve on-site every day for at least 6 hours and to serve some evenings and weekends. Training is provided. Energy Express is an award winning AmeriCorps program. Energy Express is accepting applications for positions in the following West Virginia counties: | ||
| Boone | Logan | |
| Calhoun | Marion | |
| *Clay | *Marshall | |
| *Doddridge | Mingo | |
| Fayette | Monroe | |
| *Gilmer | *Morgan | |
| Hampshire | Raleigh | |
| *Hancock | Roane | |
| Harrison | Taylor | |
| *Kanawha | Tucker | |
| *Lewis | Wayne | |
| Lincoln | ||
| Wood | ||
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?
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!
Office of Student Services
www.hsc.wvu.edu/son/
304-293-1386 or (toll free) 1-866-988-6877
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