UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS GRADUATING IN DECEMBER:

All undergraduate students anticipating December graduation should come to the Office of Student Services before October 14, 2005, to complete the Application for Graduation and Diploma and the Alumni Data Request. Please bring a check payable to WVU for $30 for the graduation fee. After you turn in your application and payment for graduation, you will receive information on licensure and NCLEX. If you need the application mailed to you, call (304) 293-1386. The Application for Graduation and Diploma MUST be returned to the Office of Student Services by Octobe4 14.

 ALPHA RHO RESEARCH CONFERENCE:

Alpha Rho Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International will host the 3rd Biennial Nursing Research Conference, Nursing Research: Making a Difference in Quality Health Care, on October 14th at the Morgantown Ramada Inn. Details and the registration form are on the School of Nursing website at www.hsc.wvu.edu/son. Registration deadline is October 7.

HEALTH FAIR:

Health Expo 2005 is Friday, October 21, 2005, at Morgantown Mall from 9a - 8:30p. Nursing students can earn community service hours (and a great T-shirt) by volunteering at the School of Nursing Booth where we provide blood pressure screenings. It's a great way to practice both your blood pressure skills and your people skills. Students are asked to work a 4 hour shift, but you can work all day if you want. Sign up with Betty Jurick in Health Restoration (bjurick@hsc.wvu.edu, 293-2802). Sign up early to make sure you get the correct T-shirt size. If you sign up, please plan on showing up - we do need you.

PREMATURE BIRTH SEMINAR:

WV Chapter March of Dimes, WV Chapter AWHONN, and WVU Children’s Hospital present Premature Birth: Understanding the Causes; Coping with the Consequences, on Friday, October 21, 8:30 am – 3:15 pm, at the Evansdale Campus, NRCCE Auditorium. See flyer outside Student Services for more details.

SON SWEATSHIRTS AND T-SHIRTS:

The Bookstore has just received new School of Nursing hoodies and long sleeve T-shirts. Prices are $39.98 for the hooded sweatshirt and $21.98 for the long sleeve T-shirt. They look great and a NEW DESIGN is featured this year. These make great gifts for the holidays!

 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. Door Prizes and Food! For help with your resume, list of exhibitors and more, go to and click on “2005 Job Fair”. Sponsored by: WVU Health Sciences Placement Service and Office of Graduate Medical Education.

 MSN STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS:

The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission has announced the availability of $10,000 scholarships for student in the final year of a nurse practitioner program or an MSN program leading to a career in nursing education. Program participants are required to practice in primary care for a minimum of 2 years in an underserved area of West Virginia, or to teach for at least 2 years in an approved undergraduate nursing program in West Virginia. Application packets are available from Brandy Toothman in the Office of Student Services. The deadline for return of completed applications is October 15, 2005.

 COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES:

Dance Marathon is a program through Children's Miracle Network that raises money for your local children's hospital. Dancers raise money through pledges/corporate sponsors and participate in a 24 hour event. Check out the Children's Miracle Network website for more information http://www.cmn.org/web/programs/dancemarathon.htm The first meetings will be held in the Tygart room of the Mountainlair on Tuesday, September 27 at 7pm, or Wednesday, September 28 at 8pm. The meeting will consist of the same information both nights, so you only need to attend one. If you cannot make either meeting but still want to help or if you have any questions, email Cathy Gable at cgable@mix.wvu.edu.

 VOLUNTEERS needed to staff a kitchen at the Preston County Buckwheat Festival Friday, September 30, and Sunday, October 2. Various shifts are available. No experience needed. Sponsored by the Student Health Advisory Board. The Buckwheat Festival is the major fundraising event of the Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department. About 100,000 people attend every year. Rides can be arranged. Contact Amy Jo Taylor at shabwvu@yahoo.com .

 SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, invites students to apply for their Summer Student Professional Nurse Program (SPN). SPN’s are paid $12.00 per hour and work full-time during the 12 week program. Furnished housing is also provided. The Methodist Hospital is located in the Texas Medical Center and has 1200 beds. It has received Magnet recognition for nursing excellence and superior patient outcomes. The deadline for applications for the Summer SPN Program is January 31, 2006. For more information, contact James Pittman, BSN, RN, at (713) 441-2844 or jepittman@tmh.tmc.edu.

 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

A woman with MS needs help at home on Oct 1-2 and Oct. 22-23. She needs help getting up and going in the morning and then again at night. She would like to have someone who can help her get out of the house. She LOVES to go places but is wheelchair bound so help is needed getting into a car. Several students from the HSC have worked for her in the past. If you are interested please contact Joyce directly at 599-2226.

Two positions for graduate students are available involving work with HRSA funded training grants for up to 10 hours per week. The overall goal of these grants is to increase awareness of and sensitivity to literacy and cultural issues in the health care provider/patient interaction. The grants will involve incorporation of communication/cultural and literacy issues into the existing curricula and the evaluation of same. Standardized patients will be used as the primary evaluation modality. For more information contact Charlotte Nath at nathc@rcbhsc.wvu.edu .

 Select In Home Services in Elkins, WV, is hiring part-time homemaker aides to care for elderly and disabled people in their homes. For more information, call (304) 636-4390.