CONGRATULATIONS:

To Rebekah Clark, Kelly Smith, and Maggie Hagberg, who have been selected to participate in the WVU Katrina Outreach Project during the Thanksgiving break.

 HEALTH FAIR:

Thanks to all the students who worked Expo 2005, the WVU Health Fair at the Morgantown Mall on October 21. You provided over 500 blood pressure screenings that day - good job! Congratulations to the following students who won door prizes courtesy of the Health Fair: Molly Raudenbush - A Lang candle set from Friends Gift Shop; Mary Mick and Ashley Hamon - One-week memberships to the Lakeview Fitness Center ; Ali Gonzalez and Jennell Hedges - $25 coupons to the Sewickley Spa at the Wisp, Deep Creek Lake, MD. Betty Jurick will contact you about getting your prizes. All students who volunteered also received gold WVU SON t-shirts and community service hours. The next Health Fair will be in April and it's a kid's fair!

 NCLEX REVIEW FOR DECEMBER BSN GRADUATES:

FREE NCLEX Workshop, Saturday, November 5, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, a t WVU Hospitals, 1 st Floor Ruby Memorial Hospital Lobby. Review presented by STAT Nursing Consultants. STAT (Strategies for Test Anxiety Treatment) Nursing Consultants is a nurse owned and operated consultation firm located in Pittsburgh, PA. For the past 22 years STAT Nursing Consultants have helped thousands of individuals prepare for the NCLEX. They have developed workshops to prepare graduates who are taking the NCLEX for the first time. During the workshop, they will use a cognitive behavioral perspective to increase thinking and reasoning skills necessary for successful performance on the NCLEX. For more information and to Pre-Register contact: WVU Hospitals Human Resources Department. Email: belchera@rcbhsc.wvu.edu

THIRD ANNUAL WV JOB FAIR:

The WVU Health Sciences Center’s 3 rd Annual WV Job Fair for residents, fellows and health professions students will be held on Friday, November 4, 2005 from 10 AM – 3 PM in the John E. Jones Conference Rooms in the Health Science Center, WVU Morgantown. Over 40 exhibitors from across the state will be here to meet with students and residents. Bring your resume to present to recruiters. Even if you are not ready to graduate, you should plan to attend. You will learn about various opportunities across the state…and perhaps sites you were not aware of before. You will meet potential employers and establish a relationship with those that appeal to you. For a complete list of DOOR PRIZES, updated list of exhibitors, help with your resume and more, go to www.hsc.wvu.edu/placement and click on "2005 Job Fair".

 COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES:

On March 3, 2006, West Virginia University will be holding its first annual Dance Marathon. Each year, Dance Marathons are hosted at over 90 colleges and universities across the country, and raise over $3 million for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals. Dancers raise money through friends, family, and corporate sponsors. They then spend 18 straight hours dancing, socializing, eating, and playing games, all without any sleep. The West Virginia University Children’s Hospital is located in Morgantown and treats approximately 7,500 children per year. All money donated to our event will benefit our local hospital, and we hope to raise $20,000. We will be having dancer recruitment week Nov. 7 through 11. A booth will be set up in the Mountainlair and one at the Health Sciences Center from 10 to 2, Monday through Friday, where you can stop by, get information, and sign up (and get free candy!). Any questions e-mail Cathy Gable at cgable@mix.wvu.edu.

 Nursing Students Needed for CARDIAC Screening in Mon County THIS SEMESTER! CARDIAC (Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities) is a chronic disease risk surveillance and intervention initiative designed to combat the unacceptably high prevalence of heart disease and diabetes in West Virginia. The project is for all 5th grade students in West Virginia as well as for kindergarten and 9 th grade students in some selected counties. Our goal is to help children and families learn about heart disease and what can be done to prevent or at least slow its process. We need your help with the screening in Monongalia County. Specifically, we are looking for students to help take blood pressures and measure Body Mass Index (BMI) in several schools throughout Mon County. The name of the school, dates and times for screening are as follows: November 15- Clay Batelle High School @ 7:00 a.m. ; November 15- Daybrook Elementary in the afternoon; November 17- University High School @ 7:15 a.m.; November 18- University High School @ 7:15 a.m. ;November 30- Ridgedale @ 7:15 a.m. Please e-mail Alyson Ward, Research Nurse in the Department of Pediatrics @ award.hsc.wvu.edu or call 293-6515 if you are interested in volunteering.

Marion County Habitat for Humanity is building a house in Bunner's Ridge ( Fairmont). They need volunteers. They work some week nights and Saturday mornings. Lunch is provided on Saturdays. They are currently working on hanging dry wall. Call Lois at 304-366-4072 for more information.

Wed Nov 9th Help is needed in the skills lab to take blood pressures for the N110 second health screening. Contact Gail VanVoorhis at gvanvoorhis@hsc.wvu.edu.

Thurs. Nov 17th American Red Cross Blood Drive is here in John Jones Conference center and volunteers are needed from 11:45am until 6pm. Contact Gail VanVoorhis at gvanvoorhis@hsc.wvu.edu.

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