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Message of the Week
October 03, 2007
LET’S GO, MOUNTAINEERS!
S. Florida is behind us now – on to Syracuse this Saturday.
SPRING 2008 DIRECT ADMIT FRESHMAN REGISTRATION/PIZZA PARTY IS TODAY!!!
In order to prepare our Direct Admit Nursing Freshmen, the Office of Student Services is having a combined Registration/Pizza Party TODAY, October 3, 2007.
This meeting is scheduled from 5:30-7:30 pm in the Skills Lab, Room 3016, HS North.
Those students attending NSG 110 on that day will be expected after class ends.
If you have any other schedule conflict and cannot attend, please call 293-1386 to make a pre-registration appointment with Terry Shaeiwitz, Student Program Advisor, to get the materials you need to prepare for registration.
THE SOPHOMORE INDUCTION CEREMONY
will be held on Friday, October 26th at 7:00 PM in the Main HSC Auditorium.
WVUH BLUE DINING CARDS
Students wishing to get a blue dining debit card good for the mini-cafeteria in the HSC-N, the main HSC-S cafeteria or Ruby Hospital cafeteria are reminded to contact Bonnie Fields at 598-4105 to set up an account. This account can be re-loaded (even by parents) as needed.
AIR FORCE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR NURSING STUDENTS
Express Scholarships available based on critical need. This program awards scholarships paying up to $15,000 per year tuition, $750 per year for books, and $250 to $400 monthly stipend, depending on enrollment year. Two year scholarships are also available. Click here for more information.
AfterCollege and AACN ARE PROVIDING NEW SCHOLARSHIPS EXCLUSIVELY FOR AACN MEMBER SCHOOLS!
The AACN/AfterCollege Scholarships support students who are seeking a baccalaureate, master’s or doctoral degree in nursing. Eight $2,500 scholarships will be awarded throughout the year. Please click here to apply:
The application deadline is October 31st.
THIS SATURDAY!! NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN US! IF YOU CAN’T WALK, PLEASE SPONSOR! GREATER MORGANTOWN HEART ASSOCIATION WALK! STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF are  teaming up to raise funds for the American Heart Association. Let’s get together Saturday, October 6 at the Hazel Ruby McQuain Riverfront Park!
The School of Nursing is forming a team of donors, walkers and volunteers to raise funds to help protect people from the ravages of heart disease and stroke, the number 1 and 3 killers of Americans. This is going to be a fun activity – organizers will be checking blood pressures that day, so volunteers will be needed there. Our goal is to raise a minimum of $1000 (1 walker can ask 20 people to donate $5 each – that’s $100 per walker – 10 walkers and we are there).
Pets are welcome and many of us are bringing our dogs to help keep pace. Please contact Roger Carpenter, the SON Walk Coordinator, rcarpenter@hsc.wvu.edu, 293-1401 to sign up, donate or volunteer or to walk. We can make a real statement about our commitment to a heart healthy West Virginia! Come walk with us! See our bulletin board on the 6th floor!
UPDATE: Check out our fund raising thermometer on the bulletin board. We have raised over $800 toward our $1000 goal! We need sponsors and more walkers! We have 32 walkers & volunteers and counting!!
BLOOD DRIVE
Friday October 12th blood drive at the WVU Health Sciences Center from 12:30p - 6:00p – John Jones Conference Center.
Volunteers are needed for the following shifts:
12:30pm-3:00pm (Greeter, Escort, Canteen)
3:00pm-6:00pm (Greeter, Escort, Canteen)
Those interested should contact:
Sherea L. Mercure
Blood Services Coordinator
Office: 304-598-9500 ext. 121
smercure@rivervalleyarc.org
ALPHA RHO SIGMA THETA TAU BASKET RAFFLE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Students can earn service hours and a free luncheon to the Alpha Rho program on Thursday, Oct. 11. Students are needed to sell raffle tickets during the lunch hour (11a – 2p) Monday through Thursday. Please contact Kari Sand Jecklin ksandjecklin@hsc.wvu.edu if you have questions or wish to volunteer.
CELEBRATE FOUNDER'S DAY, THURS. OCT. 11TH FROM 1:30 - 3:00 pm
New Dean Georgia Narsavage will headline the Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Rho chapter Founder’s Day program. The Topic is “Your Role in Nursing’s Future” an issue of interest to us all. The program is scheduled for an afternoon with few nursing classes, so many should be able to attend—and there will be food. Cost for the program, refreshments and CEUs is $10 for members and non-members, and $5 for students. There are funds available to defer the cost for several students to attend. Please respond to Kari Sand-Jecklin at 293-1768 or ksandjecklin@hsc.wvu.edu if you’d like to attend, or to sponsor a student to attend.
A THREE-DAY WELLNESS RETREAT
is scheduled for October 5-7, 2007, for sophomores and juniors and will be held at Camp Dawson in Preston County, WV. Students will enjoy classes on nutrition, attend Zumba exercise classes, master a ropes course, experience Yoga, make new friends, set goals for healthy lifestyle, tailgate for the WVU vs.Syracuse away game, participate in outdoor activities such as biking and boating while enjoying a beautiful region of West Virginia, and much more.
Cost for the weekend of wellness activities is just $100 per student and will be billed to their student account. Email kelli.eisentrout@mail.wvu.edu, call 293-581, or stop in room 206 E. Moore Hall to sign up. The Retreat is limited to 40 so sign up asap! Students will leave the Coliseum at 3 p.m. on October 5 and return on October 7th around 4.
5th ANNUAL WV JOB FAIR FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
10 AM - 2 PM in the John Jones Conference Center
Coordinated by WVU Career Services Center
The WVU Career Services Center with the WVU Health Sciences Placement
Service will be hosting a Career Fair for Students in the Health
Professions in the John E. Jones conference rooms of the WVU Health Sciences Center on October 9 from 10- 2 p.m.
Students who visit five or more exhibitors will be entered into a door prize for a $200 Best Buy Gift Certificate. We will also be sponsoring three seminars that may be of interest to Health Professions students as well. Career Counselor Rachel Holmberg will be conducting meetings regarding resumes and career fair strategies. The times and locations are listed below.
If you have any questions or would like to arrange for a private appointment with a career counselor for a resume critique or interview practice, please call the WVU Career Services Center at (304)293-2221 or visit their website.
October 3rd - “Professional Resume Writing” (John E. Jones Conference Room B, HSC (12-1)
October 5th - “Professional Resume Writing” (John E.Jones Conference Room C, HSC (12-1)
October 5th - “Career Fair Tips and Strategies” (John E. Jones Conference Room C, HSC (2-3)
FREE QUIT TOBACCO WORKSHOPS FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS!!!
 There are so many reasons to quit smoking. Your health and the health of your family are the most important. If you are ready to kick the habit, there is help. The Translational Tobacco Reduction Research (T2R2) Program is offering a 'Quit Tobacco Workshop'. This one-time, 3-hour session will be conducted by trained smoking cessation facilitators. The Workshop is free, and open to all HSC, WVUH, and UHA faculty and staff, and students on the HSC campus.
The workshops will be offered on the following dates during the fall semester:
FOR STAFF:
October 30, 2007 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM, Rm. #3155 (Health Sciences Center)
(Lunch will be provided)
or
November 13, 2007 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Panera Bread VIP Room
(Dinner will be provided)
FOR STUDENTS:
October 23, 2007 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, John E. Jones, Health Sciences
Center (Lunch will be provided)
or
November 6, 2007 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Panera Bread VIP Room
(Dinner will be provided)
If you would like to attend one of these workshops please call Kathie
Friend in the T2R2 office at 293-1699, or email her at kfriend@hsc.wvu.edu. Registration is limited, so call today.
FREE NCLEX REVIEW
On Saturday, November 10, West Virginia University Hospitals will host a
Free NCLEX Review for senior nursing students. This review will target
the December grads. Click here for more details.
GREAT OFFER FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION AND IT’S FREE!!
The American Nurses Association (ANA) wants to expose students to all that ANA has to offer while you are in nursing school by giving you access to the Members Only section of NursingWorld.org at no cost to you! This will give you access to information that you can use in school and help prepare you for your nursing career. Highlights include:
- Access to full ANA Position and Policy papers on important nursing
issues
- A chance to sign up for Smart Brief - our members only daily news feed
that brings together nursing and healthcare news from around the country
every business day
- Access to the current electronic versions of The American Nurse and the
ANA columns in American Nurse Today
- Access to the OJIN - a peer reviewed electronic journal available to ANA
members on the hot issues facing nursing today
- Discount opportunities on a variety of personal and professional
products
http://nursingworld.org/students/ - When you sign up, at the bottom of the page you will be asked for the Promo Code, which is “PROF”.
SAD NEWS
Debbie Hawk, BSN class of 1999, died on August 14, 2007 after a long, valiant battle with cancer. Her sons Jerry Hawk (BSN 1996) and Kenny Hawk (BSN 1999, and MSN 2004) asked that we share this news in the Message of the Week.
Jerry’s address: 26 Morgans Run Road, Morgantown, WV 26505
Kenny’s address: HC 76 Box 685 Mount Storm, WV 26739
TENANT NEEDED FOR SUBLETS JANUARY THROUGH MAY
 A Senior nursing student is graduating in December and moving to Pittsburgh to begin her new job at Magee Womens Hospital (congratulations, Megan!) and needs to sublet her 2-bedroom house in Westover from January 08 through May 08. The house can then be rented for a full year beginning in May. Rent is $650 plus utilities. Please contact Megan Gooch mgooch@mix.wvu.edu
Graduating Senior nursing student is looking for a tenant for her apartment from January to May 2008. She is graduating early (congratulations, Caitlyn!) and moving to Norfolk, but her lease runs through May 15. The apartment is a 3 bedroom (with two floors) on Beechurst Avenue and is a 5 minute walk to the PRT. The tenant would share the apartment with 2 female roomates, one chemistry major and one occupational therapy. The rent is $300, plus utilities. Utilities are never more than $100 dollars a month. Anyone interested can contact Caitlyn Sauritch by email csauritc@mix.wvu.edu or phone 412-418-6828. They can move in one week after December finals and the lease ends May 15, 2008.
RECENT SON GRADUATE LOOKING FOR ROOMMATE -
A recent August 07 BSN grad is looking for a roommate for an apartment
at Bon Vista on Stewartstown Road. It is a 2 bedroom/ 1 bath apartment
with a large living room and kitchen. It also includes a deck with a
beautiful view. Free parking is included in the complex with the
option of garage parking available. The complex also includes tennis
and basketball courts, a car wash, laundry facilities, and a pool.
Rent is $317.50/month plus half the monthly utilities
(electric/cable/internet=about $60-80. The grad works night shift on
the peds unit at Ruby. If you are interested please contact John
Taylor at jtaylo33@mix.wvu.edu or taylorjoh@wvuh.com
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, 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.
Click on the following:
KEEP BRINGING YOUR USED PC CARTRIDGES TO HEALTH RESTORATION
 We continue to raise funds for the Humane Society – I just learned that 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 e fforts! This is a year round project!
THEY’RE BACK!
Due to popular demand, the blue and gold burning couch candles are back in stock, but are extremely limited. Reserve yours now. $20 each. Email: bjurick@hsc.wvu.edu Benefits the Student Nurses Association. Football season is here! Let’s go, Mountaineers!
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.
Office of Student Services
www.hsc.wvu.edu/son
304-293-1386 or (toll free) 1-866-988-6877
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