Message of the Week


 

CONGRATULATIONS:
To faculty member Elizabeth DuRant who graduated April 24^th from the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing.  The school and the Frontier Nursing Service were started in 1925 by Mary Breckenridge in Hyden, KY.  Still located in Hyden, KY, the school provides a distance learning program for nurses who wish to become Nurse Midwives and/or Family Nurse Practitioners and remain in their home community during the educational process.

NEED CPR CLASS?

Sophomore Jennifer Douglas needs six people to sign up with her for CPR certification class in Morgantown as soon as possible.  Contact Jennifer NOW at 296-8554 or kpatsa@aol.com

HELP HEALTH  RIGHT – BUY RAFFLE TICKETS BEFORE 7/25/03:

See Chris in the Dean’s office to buy one ticket for $1.00, 6 tickets for $5.00.  Help Health Right and maybe win a beautiful Amish quilt.

TRASH OR TREASURE DAY 6/14/03:

WVU Alumni Association having trash or treasure day Saturday, June 14 at the Coliseum parking lot .  Free admission to buyers.  Sellers pay $30 for two adjacent parking spaces and one table; sellers must register by June 9, call 293-4731 X 14.

READ MIX THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER:

Check your MIX throughout the summer for information from the School of Nursing.  Mix is accessible from any where in the world if you can get to the world wide web.  Remember, it’s best to forward your other e-mail accounts (if you have AOL etc.) to MIX and not the other way around.

FALL SCHEDULE CHECKUP FOR UNDERGRADUATES:

All undergrads are asked to check their fall schedule of courses now.  If you see any problems or have questions about your schedule, see Mrs. Lisa Vidovich in Student Services or contact her at 293-1384 or by e-mail lvidovich@hsc.wvu.edu.  Problems with schedules can probably be fixed now but not after June 30.

STUDENT PICNIC 8/21/03:

Mark you calendars now for the Student Nurses Association sponsored picnic for all undergrad students—Thursday, August 21, at 4:00 pm at Krepps Park.  Good eats, good fun for all, don’t miss it.

COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES:
American Cancer Society Relay For Life is June 20^th-21^st at the WVU track.  Anyone who would like to register to help should contact Gail VanVoorhis at 293-0298.  You can volunteer for the whole event or just a small amount of time.  There is a $10 registration fee.  Help Gail register people, have FUN enjoying the picnic food, in the tie-dye booth, walking in circles, and participating with your friends.

Students needed to assist with bereavement phone calls to families of patients who were seen by the palliative care service and died while an inpatient at WV University Hospitals.  Training provided.  Average number of calls per month are 8-10; average length of call is 20 minutes.  Contact Linda McMillan in the Center for Health Ethics and Law at 293-7618.

SCHOLARSHIPS:
A new “Nursing Scholarship Program” is available from the federal government to address the nursing shortage.  All levels of students who attend accredited schools of nursing and who agree to serve for a period not less that 2 years at a health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses are eligible to apply.  The application period opens May 16, 2003 and closes June 30, 2003.  Interested students apply directly to HRSA.  For more information go to http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/scholarship or call 1-866-6856.  For application packet must call 1-866-6856.  For help with the application contact Dr. Gross at sgross@wvu.edu or 304-293-1541.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
$6.00/hour cash to help care for elderly woman in her home near WVU.  Hours flexible, part-time, variable days, prefer early mornings.  Knowledge of French a plus. Call Monique at 599-6287 evenings or e-mail mgingold@pol.net

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