BELL RINGING FOR ERIN KEENER:

There will be a bell ringing ceremony to honor Erin Keener on Friday, December 2, at 12 noon at Oglebay Plaza on the downtown campus. Erin was a senior nursing student who died on November 23 from injuries sustained in a hit and run accident.

 UNDERGRADUATE SPRING COURSES:

All BSN students have been registered for nursing courses for the Spring semester, with the exception of NSG 476, Nursing Research. Please check your registration in STAR and make sure that you are registered for the courses you need for Spring semester. If you think there is a mistake with your registration, contact Terry Shaeiwitz in Student Services at tshaeiwitz@hsc.wvu.edu or 293-1386. NSG 476 can be taken in either semester of the Senior year, and you will need to register yourself for this course. Remember that Statistics is a pre-requisite for Nursing Research.

DECEMBER GRADUATES AND FACULTY:

If you have not already done so, please let the Office of Student Services know as soon as possible whether or not you plan to attend graduation.

EXCITING NEW OPPORTUNITY IN THE SPRING SEMESTER:

A new program in the School of Nursing will begin in the Spring semester to help undergraduate students. TIPS (Test Improvement and Peer Support) will assist students with learning nursing concepts and with test taking. It will be offered for the entire semester, with weekly study and peer support sessions, and test taking workshops throughout the semester. We are now accepting applications from students who are interested in being peer tutors in the program. These are paid positions, at $9.00/hour, 3 hours per week, for 15 weeks. Requirements for tutors are an overall grade point average of at least 3.25 and at least a B in each nursing course previously taken. Peer tutors can tutor in courses they have previously completed, or in courses in which they are enrolled for the Spring semester. Tutors are needed for NSG 241, NSG 322, NSG 334, NSG 351, NSG 356, and NSG 421. Remember that NSG 322 and NSG 334 are the Child Health and Adult Health courses that now replace NSG 332. If you are interested in being a peer tutor, please contact Dr. Shelton at eshelton@hsc.wvu.edu and indicate which course you are interested in tutoring.

COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS:

Remember to submit your community service hours in SOLE. Hours that were submitted prior to the Fall semester have been entered into a separate database in Student Services. You don’t need to resubmit these hours since we already have a record of them. If you are graduating in December, you should submit your hours in SOLE as soon as possible. Remember that graduation requirements are 100 hours for basic BSN students, 50 hours for BS/BA to BSN students, and 25 hours for RN to BSN students.

PARKING OFFICE EXCUSING TICKETS FOR FOOD:

In tune with the spirit of giving this holiday season, the Parking Office is “giving” students and employees a break. During the week of Dec. 5-9 those who have a $10 parking ticket or two $5 parking tickets (except violations for handicap parking) can have them excused in exchange for three canned goods weighing 10 ounces or more, or three bags of dry goods. Items should be delivered to the Parking Office located in the Prete Building, 3040 University Avenue. All food collected will be distributed to local food pantries. Last year, the program received and donated 3,230 cans and 237 dry food items.

 DONATIONS FOR CHILDRENS HOSPITAL AND FAMILY GRIEF CENTER:

Kari Summers is organizing the SNA donations for WV Children's hospital. We also need to help with supplies for the "Littles room" at the WV Family Grief Center that was sponsored by the WVUSNA. Please bring items to the area in the front of HPRR. The collections will be picked up on Thursday the 8th of December.

The following are the items needed at Children's Hospital

INFANTS: Rattles, music boxes, receiving blankets, bibs, bottles, booties, pacifiers, books, NO stuffed animals or balloons

TODDLERS and YOUNG CHILDREN: Dolls, blocks, cars, trucks, coloring books, non-toxic crayons, magic markers, books, puzzles, NEW stuffed animals, mylar balloons, NO FOOD

TEENS: Hand held and board games, puzzles, playing cards, model vehicle kits, jewelry, books, word find/crossword puzzles, personal hygiene kits, craft kits, mylar balloons, NEW stuffed animals, NO food

Caretakers: Body lotion, Shampoo, chapstick, hairbrush, hair bands, playing cards, story books, crosswords/word find books

Items for the WV Family Grief Center: Doll house furniture, small & medium trucks, medium/soft stuffed animals, wipes

 BSN SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

The Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association is accepting applications for scholarships from pre-nursing, BSN, BS/BA to BSN, and RN to BSN students. Scholarships range from $1000 to $5000 annually. Information and application forms are available in the Office of Student Services. Application deadline is January 13, 2006.

The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Foundation will award a $2000 scholarship to a nursing student applicant residing in Ohio or West Virginia who is interested in and committed to oncology nursing. Applications are available at www.onsfoundation.org, along with scholarship criteria and requirements. Application deadline is February 1, 2006.

GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY:

Nurses’ Educational Funds, Inc. has scholarships available for MSN and DSN students. To qualify for an award, applicants must be: a registered nurse; a member of a professional nursing association; enrolled full-time in a professionally NLNAC or CCNE accredited nursing masters degree program or enrolled full or part-time in a doctoral program in nursing or a nursing related field. There is a non-refundable processing fee of $20 for each application. Application deadline is March 1, 2006. Information and application forms are available at http://www.n-e-f.org/application.html .

McNAIR SHOLARS PROGRAM:

The McNair Scholars Program, named after Dr. Ronald E. McNair, the late Challenger space shuttle astronaut, is recruiting for its seventh cohort of WVU McNair Scholars for the summer of 2006. The Program provides many benefits, one of which is an annual stipend of $2,800 plus room and board provided for participating in the six-week summer research internship. Students will also learn about the graduate school application process, financing graduate studies, preparing for the GRE general test, and research skills. Other opportunities include traveling to McNair conferences to present research as well as visiting graduate school campuses, with expenses covered by the Program. Students will be required to conduct independent research with a faculty mentor. The eligibility requirements include: first-generation and income-eligible OR underrepresented (African American, Hispanic American, Native American, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander); CGPA of 3.0 or above; full-time WVU sophomore and junior status; U.S. citizen or permanent resident; and a strong desire to pursue doctoral studies. The application deadline for the 2006 McNair Summer Research Internship is January 31, 2006. Application forms may be downloaded from the website at . Please contact Dr. Betty Mei, Assistant Director, at 293-4316 or via email for further questions.

SUMMER EXTERNSHIPS:

Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) is accepting applications for summer externships from October 1 through February 17. An interview session will be held on March 4, 2006, for positions that become available in May 2006. Externships are available for students in their 2 nd, 3 rd, or 4 th year of a BSN program. Additional information is posted on the Student Services bulletin board. Apply online at www.camc.org, or call 1-800-323-5157 for an application. Reference forms from 2 instructors are required and are available from Brandy Toothman in Student Services.

Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh has externship positions available from May through July 2006 for students who have completed at least half of a BSN program, including 2 clinical rotations. For more information and to schedule an interview, contact the Allegheny General Hospital Human Resources Department at (412) 359-8098, email GCZECH@wpahs.org.

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