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Volume 1, Number 6 | December 2003 | |
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at VU
What's Happening with You
Featured Program
CongratulationsCareer
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Dear Alumni Ambassadors, More and more of the College of Nursing publications are being posted on our web site. As you know, you can access The Alliance online. The latest issue of the College of Nursing magazine, Villanova Nursing, is also now online, as is the 50th anniversary supplement Foundation for the Future: Transforming Hearts and Minds. We hope you enjoy this convenience and will share the links with your colleagues. Happy holidays and thank you for all that you do for Villanova's College of Nursing! |
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Save the dates! You won't want to miss these key events in Spring 2004. Please mark your calendars and encourage fellow alumni to do the same. Friday, March 19th-- Tuesday, March 23rd-- Thursday, April 15th--
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College of Nursing receives $96,000 from foundation. The College of Nursing has been awarded $96,000 in student financial aid from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation. The financial aid is to be expended during the 2003-2004 academic year and summer 2004 by the Villanova University Office of Financial Assistance. It provides assistance for senior students in the traditional 4-year BSN degree program, undergraduates enrolled in summer school, college graduates with degrees in other disciplines who are enrolled in the accelerated BSN program and graduate students. Alpha Nu Research Day: "Advancing Nursing Practice." The Alpha Nu Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau will hold its annual Research Day on Thursday, April 15, 2004. All are welcome to submit abstracts by February 14th.
Looking for a way to share your time with future Villanovans?
Nurse Manager Certificate Course. Nurse managers--enhance your business skills with the Nurse Manager Certificate Course. The 6-part program begins February 18, 2004. Contact Louisa Zullo at 610.519.4930.
Dr. Carol Weingarten. Associate Professor Carol Toussie Weingarten, Ph.D., R.N. is among four nurse educators selected nationally to be featured in an upcoming nurse faculty recruitment campaign. The campaign, part of the Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow initiative to raise awareness of careers in nursing education, is slated to begin in early 2004. Weingarten’s application included her reflections on 26 years as a nurse educator and the unique benefits she has reaped in choosing this career path. Dr. Nancy Sharts-Hopko.
Professor
Nancy Sharts-Hopko,
PhD, RN, FAAN was elected treasurer of Sigma Theta Tau International. The
election took place during the Honor Society of Nursing’s 37th Biennial
Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on November 4, 2003. Dr.
Sharts-Hopko is a member of the Alpha Nu Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau
International since 1975.
Educator in parent-newborn and community health nursing. The College seeks a tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor in parent-newborn and community health nursing. The candidate should have a doctorate in nursing or related field (MSN required) and teaching, research and practice experience in parent-newborn nursing. This individual will teach theory and clinical content; sustain a productive, fundable program of research; and would ideally also teach community health or related area. Position available August 2004. Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, graduate school transcripts and contact information for three references to: Dr. Frances Keen, Chair, Search Committee, Villanova University College of Nursing, 800 Lancaster Ave., Villanova, PA 19085. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP). Fellow Villanova nurse, Susan Paparella, is Director of Consulting Services for ISMP. They are looking for another nurse to join ISMP, primarily to write for newsletters, consults, public presentations and other clinically-related projects. The candidate would need to have a BSN (MSN preferred), 10 or more years of recent clinical and managerial experience, would be self-directed, with excellent writing skills. Experience in quality and risk management a plus. Susan can be reached at 215.947.7797.
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