June 2012
Welcome to this issue of Villanova Nursing e-news!
Things have not slowed down in Driscoll Hall after
Commencement weekend. In the past few weeks we have
welcomed our latest cohorts for the PhD and second
degree accelerated programs and our first cohort for our
new Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program.
As always
we continue to look for ways to grow in our
communication efforts. We hope you will take a few
minutes to answer a brief
Readership Survey about our print magazine and
e-news by July 16th. Your feedback helps!
NEWS
Main Line
Alumni
Unwind and rekindle your Wildcat Spirit
with fellow Villanova Nurses! The Nursing Alumni
Association Social on the Main Line will take place at
Yang Ming Restaurant in Bryn Mawr on Tuesday, June 26, 2012
from 7-9 pm. Join your classmates who have already
registered for this free event. Admission includes one
complimentary beverage ticket at the door for each
alumnus/a and appetizers.
Register here.
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Reunion 2012
As one
of the submissions for the
Villanova Nursing in 3 Words video stated,
"It's a family!" "Family" is what animated
Reunion Weekend this month where some celebrated
50 years (congrats '62!), others 5 years, or
something in between. All relished the chance to
reconnect with each other, the College and our
students.
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Faculty-student partnership closes gap in HIV
literature
A
fruitful partnership between Teri Capriotti, DO,
MSN, CRNP, RN, clinical associate professor and
junior honors student Sarah Sheerin resulted as
they researched HIV medications and their
implications for older adults.
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Students launch Nursing Without Borders
Kelsey
Yasak wanted to make a difference during her
time at Villanova and utilize the numerous
community connections the university had to
offer. Desiring to combine nursing and social
justice in a single group, she came up with the
idea of “Nursing Without Borders” and believes
it to be the only group of its kind based in a
nursing school.
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First Doctor of Nursing
Practice cohort arrives
Nine DNP students arrived on campus this month,
the inaugural class for this new program. Each,
already an accomplished professional, looks
forward to studying in this intense,
four-semester curriculum emphasizing broad
“systems thinking” to change patient care and
clinical practice.
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2012 EVENTS
September 30 -
Open House for High School Students
October 23
-
Graduate and Adult Learner Open House
October 25-28 -
Nurse Educators:
On a Journey of Excellence, the 39th Annual National
Conference on Professional Nursing Education and
Development in cooperation with the Professional
Nurse Educators Group (PNEG)
November 13 -
34th Annual Distinguished Lecture In Nursing
See our full listing of
Continuing Education offerings. |
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