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News
reminder.
Please send any news you’d like to submit for the next issue of The Alliance
to Ann Barrow by April 30, 2003.
The Alliance now on the Web. For your convenience, we are now also
posting The Alliance on our Web site. You can find this and future issues
at:
Enewsletters
Save the
dates for the 50th Anniversary.
You won’t want
to miss these key events in celebration of the College’s
50th Anniversary. Please mark your
calendars and encourage fellow alumni to do the same.
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Dear Alumni Ambassador,
With the 50th anniversary celebration upon us, we look forward to seeing you
and your classmates the weekend of April 25-27. Join us for the 2-day
conference showcasing alumni contributions to the profession, Mass and gala,
and Sigma Theta Tau brunch. For more information, contact the College at
610.519.4900 or visit our Web site.
What’s New at VU
Villanova Tuition Employer Billing Plan.
Does your employer provide upfront tuition benefits? If not, have them join
the Villanova Tuition Employer Billing Plan. If your employer qualifies and
enrolls, a streamlined billing process occurs with your employer
guaranteeing payment of tuition. The benefit to your or your colleagues
taking classes at Villanova is that there’s no need to carry the tuition on
a credit card for the semester. This is yet another benefit to nurses who
are going back to school. If you think this plan is of interest to your
employer as a recruitment and retention strategy, encourage your human
resources or billing officer to call the Villanova Bursar’s Office at
610.519.7961.
Support Group Development.
Because of the importance of support groups to today’s social fabric, the
College’s Continuing Education in Nursing and Health Care Program is
offering a 6.5 contact hour course in
Support Group Development. Course content includes theory, goals, and
methodologies for development. Practical knowledge is included in tips,
strategies, and principles of group management. The course is taught by
Associate Professor Dr. Linda Carman Copel and will be held Friday, May 16,
2003 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Villanova University. For more
information call 610.519.4930 or email
Louisa Zullo.
What’s
Happening with You
Brochures for your institution. If you would like College of Nursing
brochures for your institution’s events or display racks, please contact
Ann Barrow. There are flyers
or brochures available for CE programs, graduate programs, and our new
BSNExpress programs.
Share your news. Know of any alumni doing great things in your institution?
Have an interesting program to highlight? Send the details to
Ann Barrow for the next issue
of The Alliance by April 20, 2003.
Featured
Program
Case Management Administration.
The College of Nursing offers a new MSN program in
Case Management Administration. As the field of case management expands,
more expert nurse administrators are needed to creatively manage health care
services. Students take courses in case management models, data and resource
management, health policy, and leadership, among others. Additionally, they
take accounting and management courses in the College of Commerce and
Finance. For more information about this degree program, call 610.519.4934
or email Geri Hansen.
Congratulations
 Dean M. Louise
Fitzpatrick.
M. Louise Fitzpatrick, EdD, RN, FAAN is celebrating her 25th anniversary
this year as Dean of the College of Nursing. Join us in congratulating her
on a quarter century of leadership and vision as the College continues to
grow nationally and internationally.
Dr. Suzanne C. Smeltzer.
Suzanne C. Smeltzer, EdD,
RN, FAAN is the recipient of the 2003 Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
Writing Excellence Award. Dr. Smeltzer is Associate Professor and
Coordinator, Nursing Research for the College of Nursing. Her article
Reproductive Decision Making in Women with Multiple Sclerosis was
published in the journal’s June 2002 issue. Dr. Smeltzer has also agreed to
serve on the State of New Jersey’s Advisory Board for its Disability Health
and Wellness Program. The purpose of the Board is to design strategies for
health and wellness activities in the state over the next few years.
Alumnae on USNS Comfort.
 In
case you haven’t seen the April 7, 2003 issue of Nursing Spectrum, 2 of our
alumnae appear in the articles about the hospital ship Comfort. CDR Maryalice Morro ’83 (left) and
ENS Rebecca Carmichael ’01 (right) represent just two of the many
Villanovans currently deployed. They are in touch with the College and have
sent this photo taken of themselves, along with LTJG Colleen Mahon ‘00, on
board the Comfort during refueling.
Career Opportunities
Part-time clinical faculty. MSN-prepared clinicians can exercise their expertise and teaching skills
while earning tuition remission benefits at Villanova for themselves, a
spouse, or child. There are openings for part-time clinical instructors in
the College of Nursing’s Undergraduate Program in all specialty areas for
fall and spring semesters. Clinical days are most frequently Mondays and
Wednesdays, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Prior teaching experience is preferred.
Salaries are competitive. Contact
Dr. Frances Keen at
610.519.4923 for more details.
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