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Volume 1, Number 4 | August 2003 | |
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What's New
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Save the dates for upcoming College events. You won't want to miss these key events in the fall. Please mark your calendars and encourage fellow alumni to do the same. Open House--Tuesday, October 21,
2003 --
26th Annual Distinguished Lecture
in Nursing--Tuesday, November 4, 2003
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The Alliance on the Web
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First BSNExpress Class Starts. In May 2003, the first class of 26 men and women—ranging from 23 to 43 years of age—started the BSNExpress program. They come from a variety of backgrounds, with degrees in physical education, chemistry, biology, and criminal justice, among others. While they recognize the intensity of the program, many students have commented positively on the quality of the faculty and the support they offer the students, in addition to the array of learning resources at the College. BSNExpress enables a student with a bachelor’s degree in another discipline to earn a BSN degree in 14 months. For more information, contact Coordinator Maryanne Lieb at 610.519.6596. Nursing students make an impact on health in Honduras. This June, seven students from the College traveled to Honduras for a week as part of their clinical requirement for their Community Health/Health Promotion course. They stayed at Amigos de Jesus, an orphanage located near Macualiza. Students identified major health problems of this region, developed educational presentations to be presented in Spanish, and presented the sessions at local schools, orphanages, and the health clinic in Macualiza. Pediatric needs of the community were also assessed, focusing on the health of the local orphans. Students completed physical assessments on children and immunized all of the boys at Amigos de Jesus against measles, rubella and tetanus. For more information on international opportunities for our nursing students, contact Dr. Elizabeth Keech at 610.519.4912.
CE courses by request. If your strategies to fight the nursing shortage include education opportunities and team development within your organization, we have just the solution—our courses by request. For over 20 years the College of Nursing has offered on-site programming to health care groups and agencies. Needs can be met through customized workshops, seminars, certificate programs, or through already existing courses. We are currently working with hospitals in Philadelphia and northern New Jersey. For further information contact Dr. Lynore DeSilets at 610.519.4930.
MSN Program for Nurse Anesthesia.
Dr. Suzanne Smeltzer. Dr. Suzanne Smeltzer was recently promoted to the rank of professor at Villanova University. Dr. Smeltzer is Director of Nursing Research for the College of Nursing. She is an internationally known scholar, researcher, educator, and author.
Part-time clinical faculty. The College is seeking master's
prepared clinicians as part-time clinical faculty in our BSN program.
There are openings in all specialty areas, especially
medical-surgical nursing, for each semester. Clinical
days are usually Mondays and Wednesdays, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., but may
vary. Prior teaching experience is preferred. Salaries are competitive,
with additional tuition remission benefits.
For more information contact
Dr. Frances Keen at
610.519.4923. Alumni involvement. Have a new idea to further involve alumni in the lives of students and the College? Please share it with Ann Barrow who will submit it to the College and Nursing Alumni Society.
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