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Our own Deborah Jones, PhD, RN wins the Student Poster Award at the Southern Nursing Research Society 21st Annual Conference in Galveston, TX. The title of her poster was Identification of a Nosocomial Pathogen by PCR Genotyping and was co-authored by Todd Kitten, PhD; Cindy Munro, RN, ANP, PhD, FAAN. Way to go, Deborah!
VCU School of Nursing has received a grant from the Mary Washington Hospital Foundation to expand its RN-BS Weekend Program to the Fredericksburg area. Dr. Martha W. Moon, RN-BS Program Director reports, "This grant is the culmination of a long planning process involving VCU and stakeholders in the Fredericksburg area. There is a lot of interest in having BS-prepared nurses serving the patients in the Medicorp service area. We are delighted to be working closely with our colleagues there to make the RN-BS program more available to nurses in the area."
Classes begin in August 2007 and will be held at the University of Mary Washington College of Graduate and Professional Studies in Stafford County. Classes meet one weekend per month, and students may complete their BS in 3 semesters. For more information see the VCU School of Nursing webpage or contact Millie Flinn at (804) 828-5181.
MCV, St. Philip, and VCU Nursing alumni with graduation years ending in 2 and 7 are celebrating reunion this year. This is one weekend not to miss! Please come back to the MCV Campus for Reunion Weekend April 27th through 29th, 2007. Reunite with classmates and celebrate a milestone - the opening of our new $17 million, state-of-the-science facility that honors the School's rich past, serves our present day demands and establishes a solid foundation for a bright and exciting future.
Nursing Alumni, along with those from the Schools of Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Medicine, and Pharmacy will celebrate reunion this year. If you are interested in a schedule of events for another school, please contact the MCVAA at (804) 828-3900 or (800) MCV-7799. For information about the ribbon cutting and other new building activities, please contact The School of Nursing Development Office at (804)828-2993 or at vcunursing@vcu.edu.
Highlights of the Weekend Include:
Friday: New School of Nursing Ribbon Cutting and Building Dedication 3 to 5 pm
Saturday: Tour Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens; Individual events (teas, luncheons, etc. for many classes); Open House at the new School of Nursing Building; Cocktail Reception for all classes from 5 to 8 pm
Sunday: 50 year memorial service honoring deceased alumni from the Class of 1957; 50 year champagne brunch honoring the Class of 1957; Jazz Brunch
We had over 65 students attend our Accelerated Bachelors and Accelerated Masters Open House this last Thursday, February 15, 2007. Students from all over the country came to visit VCU and see what the School of Nursing had to offer. Student received an introduction from Dr. Janet Younger, Assoc. Dean for Academic Affairs; students were also greeted by Susan Lipp, Director of Enrollment and Student Services, and faculty member Ms. Tanya Huff. Additional information was shared regarding financial aid, housing, course registration and academic advising. The day concluded with a tour of our New School of Nursing building on Leigh Street, lead by current AB/AM students. Overall it was a exciting day and it was great getting to see so many smiling faces and knowing these students are the future of nursing.
To those of you that were here, thanks for visiting and we look forward to seeing you this May!
This fund will provide loans to full-time graduate nursing students who are accepted to or enrolled in a doctoral nursing program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The purpose of this program is to increase the number of nursing faculty by providing doctoral students with financial support for doctoral study. Additionally, this program will assist Virginia nursing schools to recruit and retain new nursing faculty and enable them to increase enrollments.These programs, represent a partnership of public and private doctoral granting schools in the Commonwealth and are: George Mason University, Hampton University, the University of Virginia, and Virginia Commonwealth University. All nursing schools in the Commonwealth will benefit from this program, as upon graduation, recipients of these loans must assume faculty positions at any nursing school in the state that prepares Registered Nurses.