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March 2007
Academic & Career Engagement - As part of its national accreditation process, Northwestern has developed a Quality Enhancement Plan, or QEP, that focuses exclusively on the success of students in both academic endeavors and careers after college. The plan for comprehensive and effective academic and career counseling will be called Academic and Career Engagement, or ACE. At the heart of ACE will be an improved and innovative advising process designed to maximize students' learning experiences and academic achievements and also a progressive, vibrant career counseling program aimed at preparing students for meaningful and productive occupations and professions. These academic advising and career counseling initiatives will assist students in fulfilling their academic potential and in establishing and accomplishing life goals and ambitions. This QEP emphasis on Academic and Career Engagement will enhance the quality of the university and its students and graduates and the society in which they live, work and serve As part of its national accreditation process, Northwestern has developed a Quality Enhancement Plan, or QEP, that focuses exclusively on the success of students in both academic endeavors and careers after college. The plan for comprehensive and effective academic and career counseling will be called Academic and Career Engagement, or ACE. At the heart of ACE will be an improved and innovative advising process designed to maximize students' learning experiences and academic achievements and also a progressive, vibrant career counseling program aimed at preparing students for meaningful and productive occupations and professions. These academic advising and career counseling initiatives will assist students in fulfilling their academic potential and in establishing and accomplishing life goals and ambitions. This QEP emphasis on Academic and Career Engagement will enhance the quality of the university and its students and graduates and the society in which they live, work and serve.
Dr. Hubbard had an article published in the Linacre Quarterly, February 2007, entitled "Catholic Medical Student Program. Dr. Hubbard presented "Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Healthcare Service" to the Catholic Medical student Association of LSUHSC - Shreveport in February. Debra Shelton presented "Evaluating in the Classroom" at the 2007 Faculty Development Conference held in Houston in February. The conference was the first of its kind sponsored by the American Association of Colleges in Nursing, Shirley Cashio, Director of Undergraduate Studies also attended the conference. January 2007
Friday, January 19, 2007 Dr. Randall Webb, President of Northwestern State University bestowed upon Dr. Peggy Ledbetter the title of Dean Emeritus of the College Nursing. At the time of her employment as Dean of the School of Nursing, Dr. Ledbetter became recognized immediately as the first dean of a nursing program in Louisiana to hold an earned doctorate. For 18 years, from 1968 through 1986 she served as Dean of the School of Nursing at Northwestern State University, which became the College of Nursing in 1970. Under her leadership a number of advances in the College of Nursing occurred. The following narrative details, from a historical perspective, some of the most notable accomplishments within the College of Nursing while she served as its chief administrative officer. The geographic consolidation of the nursing campuses in Shreveport was finalized in 1970, resulting in the closure of the Baton Rouge and Pineville campuses as major clinical/residential facilities; the Pineville campus remained opened for class offerings for the RN-to-BSN and later, masters programs. Her vision to consolidate the major nursing activities in Shreveport led to a strengthening of the nursing programs and removed Northwestern from the intense competition for physical plant and clinical experience facilities which resulted from the planned opening of numerous baccalaureate and associate nursing programs south of the Interstate 10 corridor.
In 1972, the College of Nursing experienced a massive expansion with the initiation of the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) programs. Northwestern’s College of Nursing was uniquely postured within the state as the first to offer three degree programs in nursing. All programs sought and achieved national accreditation at the earliest period in time and all have sustained national accreditation status since that time. The expansive growth which resulted from the three-program offerings, which were housed in three different locations, led Dr. Ledbetter to seek approval for Northwestern to acquire additional property and begin to plan for a new facility which would house the entire College of Nursing in the mid-1970’s. Budgetary constraints within Louisiana would forestall the completion of the new Nursing Education Center, located at 1800 Line Avenue in Shreveport, until June or 1985. Confirming her
belief in continued scholarly activities for registered nurses, other
notables during Dr. Ledbetter’s tenure were the addition of the first
Continuing Education for Registered Nursing unit within a university nursing
setting in Louisiana and the chartering of Beta Chi, the first chapter of
Sigma Theta Tau, International, in Louisiana in 1976, the International
honor society for nursing. As well, under her creative and futuristic leadership, the College of Nursing sought and received the first of many externally funded grants designed to create or expand programs. Two of the earlier grants were from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare and the Kellogg Foundation. Those initial efforts demonstrated the value of external funding to the nursing programs and subsequently, resulted in the award of over 20 million dollars to Northwestern’s College of Nursing programs.
NATCHITOCHES - Six outstanding educators at
Northwestern State University will be recognized for their contributions to
the university and their individual colleges are recipients of this year's
NSU Excellence in Teaching Awards. The six honorees, who were selected by
their peers, will be presented at the annual Homecoming banquet on Friday,
Oct. 27 and recognized during half-time of the Homecoming game on Saturday,
Oct. 28. The faculty and their respective colleges are
Dr. Laura Carwile Aaron, College of Nursing;
Dr. Barbara Duchardt, College of Education; Dr. Paula Furr, College of
Liberal Arts; Dr. James A. Means, Louisiana Scholars' College; Dr. Patricia
N. Pierson, College of Science and Technology; Dr. Mark Schaub, College of
Business; Aaron is program director and assistant professor
of NSU's radiologic sciences program. She teaches physics, anatomy and
radiographic classes and has contributed to the development of her program's
curriculum. Carwile began her career in practice as a staff technologist,
performing chest and orthopedic x-ray exams, before devoting her career to
instruction. Over the last 10 years, she has worked with NSU as an
instructor of radiologic sciences, and has served as faculty supervisor
and evaluator and program evaluator. She has also taught on-line radiologic
sciences courses, including culture and ethics, and research and has
served as a relief technologist performing diagnostic x-rays for emergency
room and trauma patients, and fluoroscopy in clinical settings. Aaron has written several grants, published
articles in several peer-reviewed journals and made presentations on her
area of expertise at state, regional, national and international forums. She
is actively involved with several professional organizations. She has served
as an officer for the Louisiana Society of Radiologic Technologists for
several years, including a current second term as president. She was the
recipient of the Rapides Regional Medical Center Radiologic Technology
Endowed Professorship in 2003-05 and in 2004 was inducted into the Lambda Nu
Honor Society for the Radiologic and Imaging Sciences. Duchardt is a professor of special education and is a Certified
International Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) Professional Development
Leader. She has worked in the field of special education since 1971. A
member of the NSU faculty since 1991, she was the 2001 and 2006 recipient of
the Arthur C. Watson Endowed Professorship. She has won several research
awards, including the Louisiana Governor's Award, the Phi Delta Kappa
Outstanding Academic Achievement Award and Outstanding Special Education
Teacher of the Year. During her career, she has completed several research
projects to improve effective instruction and student performance in
classrooms for students with exceptional learning needs. Furr is the acting department head and associate professor in the
Department of Journalism. She teaches public relations, mass media writing,
reporting and editing, layout and design. Her research interests are
educational technology and methodology of teaching effective writing. Furr
has been a member of NSU's journalism faculty for six years. She developed
Blackboard integration for courses and designed and taught an online public
relations course for Northwestern's College of Education on school-community
relations. Furr has also been faculty advisor for NSU's student radio
station and student newspaper. In 2002 and 2004, she was selected for Who's
Who of America's Teachers. For the past 11, years, Furr has served as a
faculty consultant for the Educational Testing Service Advanced Placement
English exams. Since joining NSU's faculty, she has been credited with
approximately 30 professional publications and 40 presentations, including
four international presentations and publications. For six years, Furr was on the faculty of the U.S. Military Academy at
West Point, N.Y., in the Department of English as an instructor/executive
officer, assistant professor/department executive officer and assistant
professor/advanced composition course director. Among her duties were
developing and directing Army Executive Professional Writing Seminars and
producing and hosting a weekly community information television series. Furr
also served as command information officer for the XVIII Airborne Corps at
Fort Bragg, N.C., command information officer/personnel officer at Fort
McClellan, Ala., 8th Infantry Division personnel officer in Baumholder, West
Germany, and 4th Infantry Division protocol/personnel officer in Fort
Carson, Colo. Means is associate professor of English in the Louisiana Scholars'
College. A specialist in 18th and 19th century English literature, Means
taught at the Université Laval in Canada for 15 years before joining the NSU
faculty in 1991. After several years at NSU, he made the move to the
Scholars' College in 1995. Author of some 35 monographs and articles, Dr.
Means' most recent research and publications have focused on Victorian
fiction, particularly the novels of Anthony Trollope and the short fiction
of Sheridan LeFanu. In 1999 he was selected as the NSU Alumni Association's
Outstanding Teacher for the Scholars' College. Dr. Means is a Life Member of Birkbeck College, London, a recipient of a
Grant-in-Aid from the American Council of Learned Societies, and a former
National Merit Scholar. He is a Marshall Scholar to Britain, as well as a
Woodrow Wilson Fellow and a Danforth Fellow. His name is listed in Who's Who
in American Education and Who's Who in the South and Southwest. In addition
to Texts and Traditions and Democratic Vistas, Dr. Means teaches Shakespeare
and Major Fgure courses on Edgar Allan Poe and William Faulkner. Dr. Pierson is associate professor and head of the Department of Family
and Consumer Sciences. Since that time, she has published articles and made
presentations on a variety of topics, such as student work ethics, business
etiquette and life skills and has written numerous grants to fund technology
enhancement and classroom programming. Dr. Pierson is actively involved in
professional service as a member of the American Association of Family and
Consumer Sciences and the Louisiana Association of Family and Consumer
Sciences, which she served as president from 2002-03. She serves on several
university committees, coordinates all FACS-related tests for Northwest
Louisiana Literary Rally and participates in numerous recruiting events. Dr. Pierson earned her bachelor's degree in home economics education and
master's degrees in home economics at Northwestern and began her career as a
high school teacher and girls basketball coach. She was head women's
basketball coach at Northwestern from 1978-87 and returned to NSU in 1992 as
an instructor in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and the
College of Education. She is currently a non-faculty girls' basketball coach
at St. Mary's High School in Natchitoches. Dr. Schaub is associate professor of finance, teaching corporate finance,
financial management, international finance and principles of investment,
among other subjects related to money, banking and economics. Since he
became part of the NSU faculty in 2002, Schaub aided in the development of a
minor in finance, conducted a feasibility study to develop the only
certified CFP program in the state and has helped develop new courses, along
with recruiting and advising students. He has authored or co-authored
numerous refereed journal articles, published several papers and made
numerous presentations at professional conferences. He regularly serves as a
speaker at business seminars and is involved with several university
committees, including the College of Business strategic management committee
and accreditation committee. During his time at NSU, student scores on exit exams in finance has
increased. Schaub has a strong interest in researching personal and consumer
finance and his work has strengthened the College of Business's reputation
for excellence by producing research publications. He was awarded the
Hibernia Endowed Professorship in 2004 and is the current area coordinator
of finance and economics. Earlier this year, he earned NSU's Mildred Hart
Bailey Faculty Research Award. January 2006 NATCHITOCHES - Ray Kumar, an instructor of biology at Northwestern State University, has been nominated for inclusion in the 2005 edition of Who's Who Among American Teachers. Kumar, an instructor of biology at NSU's College of Nursing in Shreveport for three years, was nominated by a former student as one who has shaped and inspired the student's current achievements. "To be nominated by students for inclusion in this publication is my greatest reward," said Kumar. Students were requested to nominate the one teacher from their entire academic achievement who made a difference in their lives by helping to shape their values, inspire interest in a particular subject and challenge them to strive for excellence. Students also mentioned enthusiasm about their subject and the knowledge their nominated teacher demonstrated in the classroom. All of the 114,000 teachers honored in Who's Who Among American Teachers were nominated by former students who are currently listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students, Who's Who Among American High School Students Sports Edition or The National Dean's List. Only five percent of teachers are honored in each edition of Who's Who and less than two percent are included in more than one edition. April 2006 NATCHITOCHES -The health care industry is changing rapidly and Brian Martin, nursing facility manager of Heritage Manor of Natchitoches, knows the need for well-trained professionals is greater than ever. Martin helped ensure that future nurses will receive the training they need by making a contribution on behalf of Magnolia Management Corporation to the Northwestern State University Foundation to establish a nursing scholarship at Northwestern. Magnolia Management Corporation is owned by NSU alumnus Elton Beebe and provides management for more than 30 nursing facilities in Louisiana and Mississippi. "The health care industry is much different than it was 15 years ago," said Martin, who is a Northwestern alumnus. "Because of home health care and other changes, when someone comes to a long-term care facility, the therapy that is required is much more intense. "The challenges for nurses are much greater and it is vital that they receive excellent training and preparation." According to Martin, Magnolia Management has hired a large number of NSU graduates for nursing positions, largely in its facilities in north Louisiana. "The graduates that work for us have been of extremely high quality and this donation is our way of showing support and saying thank you," said Martin. Northwestern was the first public university in Louisiana to offer a baccalaureate degree in nursing. Today, students can receive clinical training in Shreveport, Alexandria, Leesville, Natchitoches and Jonesville. "Northwestern's nursing program has developed an outstanding reputation around the nation. Private support like this from Magnolia Management helps us attract top students and maintain the quality of the program," said Northwestern President Dr. Randall J. Webb. "Recent events such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have reemphasized how important nurses are to the delivery of health care. It is gratifying for people in the industry to recognize the excellence of our nursing program and be willing to support it." Criteria for the scholarship will be developed by the College of Nursing in consultation with Magnolia Management. "Scholarship donations are very important for our students," said College of Nursing Director of Planning, Grants and Development Maxine Johnson. "There is a great need for scholarships and each gift can make it much easier for students to obtain an education and be an asset to their community." For more information on establishing a scholarship or making a gift to
assist Northwestern, contact the NSU Foundation at (318) 357-4414 or e-mail
Director of Alumni and Development Dr. Chris Maggio at maggioc@nsula.edu. May 2006 NATCHITOCHES - Northwestern State University will award an honorary doctorate of humane letters to Cheryl Reese Wilson of Alexandria at its Spring Commencement Exercises Friday, May 5 at 10 a.m. Wilson, the chief operating officer at Rapides Regional Medical Center, has been the driving force behind a successful partnership between NSU and Rapides Regional that has expanded health care training in central Louisiana. "Cheryl Wilson is a visionary who saw the opportunity to improve health care in central Louisiana and worked to make it happen," said Northwestern President Dr. Randall J. Webb. "By providing training close to home, she knew more graduates would remain in the area and she had confidence that Northwestern would provide the best possible educational opportunity. We want to honor Cheryl because she has had a major impact on the future of healthcare in this area." In 2001, Wilson was instrumental in developing funding to allow Northwestern to offer the Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology in Alexandria. Two years later, she took a leadership role in developing a partnership with NSU to provide students working toward the Bachelor of Science in Nursing the opportunity to do clinical training in Alexandria. Through guidance provided by Wilson, she coordinated the effort with the
College of Nursing to establish an extensive educational center in
Alexandria to house both the radiologic technology and nursing programs. The
facilities include a fully equipped 10 bed nursing laboratory, classrooms
for nursing and radiology students, faculty offices and a computer lab. "This is a wonderful honor, not only for me, but for my family as well," said Wilson. "My grandfather, Harry "Rags" Turpin, began a strong commitment to Northwestern State University through its athletic program during his tenure as head football coach and athletic director for 30 years until his retirement in 1956. I am proud to follow his footsteps and continue his work of developing students through quality educational experiences in the field of healthcare. The partnership between NSU and Rapides Regional has expanded the outstanding clinical programs of the College of Nursing and the radiologic technology program to enhance the healthcare system in Central Louisiana." In 2002, Wilson was named to the NSU Alumni Hall of Distinction, the Long Purple Line and has been selected as a Woman of Achievement, Central Louisiana in 2001. The chief operating officer at Rapides Regional Medical Center since 1997, Wilson has also served as interim chief executive officer at Rapides and most recently at Dauterive Hospital in New Iberia. She has 25 years of progressive hospital management experience with HCA. From 1981 until 1997, she worked at Brownwood Regional Medical Center in Brownwood, Texas, where she was chief operating officer in her final two years. Wilson earned a bachelor of arts in journalism and a master of arts in student personnel services at NSU. She received a master of science in hospital and health care administration at Trinity University. During her career, Wilson has been active in numerous civic organizations. She is currently a member of the board of the Northwestern State University Foundation, the building committee of the Central Louisiana American Red Cross and serves as secretary of the HHT Foundation International. A member of First United Methodist Church/ Pineville, she has served as past chairman of Board of Red Cross and campaign chair and on the Executive Committee of the United Way of Central Louisiana. NATCHITOCHES -The Service League of Natchitoches presented a $3,000 check to the Northwestern State University Foundation that will be dispersed among three scholarships the League annually funds, along with establishing three new endowments. The Service League gift will provide $500 each for the Shirley Pittman Smiley Scholarship, the Marcia Thomas Pendleton Scholarship and the Anna Cloutier Harrington Memorial Scholarship. Additionally, the League is funding three new endowments of $500 each in the names of Smiley, Pendleton and Harrington. "We are starting endowments in each name, as well as giving the $500 scholarships to three recipients," said Jill Bankston, assistant director of development at NSU and a Service League member. "We are giving something for the long term and something for the short term." "This year, it was a priority for us that we give these scholarships and endowments and our members are excited that we were able to do so," said Service League President Tish McKnight. "We feel that this is a good way to remember these former members because these women gave a lot to the Service League and to the community." The Shirley Pittman Smiley scholarship will be awarded to a nursing student with junior or senior standing who has completed specific coursework. The full-time student must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or better and be of financial need. Preference will be given to a student from Natchitoches Parish who completed lower division education at NSU. The Marcia Thomas Pendleton Scholarship will be presented to a junior or senior full-time student with a grade point average of at least 2.5 and demonstrating financial need. First preference will be given to a student from Natchitoches Parish. The Anna Cloutier Harrington Memorial Scholarship will be presented to a full-time junior or senior female student majoring in physical education with a grade point average of 2.5 or better. Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation and a statement indicating the applicant's reason for applying for the scholarship, her need for financial assistance and career goals. Preference will be given to a student from Natchitoches Parish. Children of past or present members of the Service League are not eligible. "We felt that by selecting students of junior or senior classification, the recipient would be more likely to finish with a degree," McKnight said. Each scholarship is for one year. Recipients will be announced on May 15. "The Service League is very proud to start these endowments and give to the NSU Foundation to help many students in the future. We will be giving to the endowments as our funds permit," McKnight said. "In today's society it is very important for students to get a degree and there are many students at NSU that would not be able to attend college if they did not receive some assistance." July 2006 NATCHITOCHES -Northwestern State University is scheduled to receive $800,000 in matching funds to complete a $1 million endowed chair and five $100,000 endowed professorships. The matching funds are provided by the Louisiana Educational Quality Support Fund and supplemental appropriations by the Louisiana Legislature. A match of $600,000 will go toward The Charles Ragus (Founder of Advocare International) Family Endowed Chair in Business. Matches of $40,000 will be awarded to the Barry Smiley Professorship in Marketing; the Karl and Linda Moore Endowed Professorship in Business; the Roy O. Martin Endowed Professorship in Computer Information Systems; the Thomas E. Stewart Professorship in Education and the Willis-Knighton Healthcare System Endowed Professorship in Nursing. "We are grateful to the donors who recognized the quality academic programs at Northwestern and were willing to help continue moving this university forward along with legislators who made additional matching funds available," said NSU President Dr. Randall J. Webb. "The availability of endowed chairs and professorships allows Northwestern to attract and retain outstanding faculty and enhances the university's reputation." The endowed chairs were created with gifts of $400,000, which were matched with $600,000 from the Louisiana Educational Quality Support Fund. Interest from the endowment will be used to attract or retain a nationally recognized scholar. The endowed professorships were created with $60,000 in donations then matched by the state to create a $100,000 endowed professorship. Interest generated by the endowment will fund faculty research and development along with needed equipment. NSU's College of Business will receive the Ragus Endowed Chair in addition to three endowed professorships. "I express my highest gratitude to the Ragus family, the family and friends of the late Barry Smiley, Karl and Linda Moore, and the Roy O. Martin family for their generous support of the College of Business," said Dr. Stephen Elliott, acting dean of the College of Business. "The endowed chair and professorships provide an on-going annual cash inflow to the College of Business to support faculty research and publications. "Publications and scholarly activity are necessary elements to maintain the prestigious AACSB International accreditation. Through this financial support, the College of Business will be able to enhance our national reputation for excellence. With the endowed chair and three new endowed professorships, the College of Business is poised for greater achievements in the future and provide students with a world class education. " NSU has three endowed chairs and 33 endowed professorships with pledges for five additional professorships January 2005
MSN Goes Online –
Online degrees program are becoming a reality at NSU. First the RN to BSN program – now this past year the Master’s in Nursing - Education and Administration are online. Debra Shelton, Assistant Professor, and the graduate faculty have been working for the past two years to make this a reality. The first courses to be placed online were the nursing education courses, the clinical concentration in adult and critical care courses next, then the nursing administration courses, and this past fall the last core course – Advanced Pathophysiology was taught online for the first time by Dr. Diane Allen, adjunct faculty. An increase in the number of students pursuing a Master’s in Nursing Education has resulted due to the implementation of the online courses. Eighteen students are pursuing the education concentration. Six of these students are receiving Nurse Educator Stipends and after graduation, these nurses will be obligated to work in a public supported nursing education program. Northwestern State University is working to alleviate the nurse educator shortage in the state. March, 2005
The following Undergraduate
Studies in Nursing faculty: Sheila Branson, James Brooks, Katherine
Arterberry, Debra Clark, Linda Nichols, and Shirley Cashio attended a
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. Self-Study Forum
March 10-11, 2005 in Chicago, Illnois. The NLNAC is the accrediting body
for the Associate of Science in Nursing Program. The Associate of Science
in Nursing Program will be beginning their self study in the Fall 2005
semester with the anticipated visit in the Fall 2006.
April, 2005 NSU LEESVILLE/FP NURSING STUDENTS MAKE DONATON Northwestern State University Leesville/Fort Polk nursing instructors Hilda Brown, Debbie Hickman, and Linda Nichols go at a mad pace each day teaching and supervising clinical nursing students. With the total number of 362 clinical and pre-nursing students, they still find time to teach students to share and think of others. Recently, the instructors spearheaded projects to promote community awareness and appreciation of facilities used in the nursing program. Beauregard Memorial Hospital was the first recipient of goodwill demonstrated by the NSU nursing students. Their donation of a Summer Fun and Safety Basket showed both generosity and creativeness as the basket, an ice cooler, was filled and overflowing with “summer goodies” for the hospital. This basket will be used by the hospital to hold a raffle to raise money for Relay for Life, which will be held in DeRidder at the fairgrounds April 29th. As the basket was given to Vicky Gray, Director of Inpatient Care Service and Chair of Relay for Life Team for Beauregard Memorial Hospital, and unit coordinators, Debbie Hickman said, “This donation is made by the nursing students to show our appreciation to the community and to thank the hospital for their support and participation in the NSU nursing program." Gray responded, “Thank you. We love you and students tend to bring the staff up. We hope you can join us at 6:00 pm April 29th for the Relay for Life.” The nursing staff and students are in the process of other upcoming donations as they complete this year’s clinicals. Anyone interested in the NSU Leesville/Fort Polk Nursing Program should contact Pat Martinez, Nursing Advisor, at 337-392-3115. August 2005 NATCHITOCHES Northwestern State University honored 17 nursing students Wednesday as the first graduating class in the College of Nursing to complete the Bachelor of Science in Nursing in Alexandria. The summer graduates were recognized in a ceremony at Rapides Women's and Children's Hospital. The students were able to take classes at the Learning Center for Rapides Parish and complete clinicals at Rapides Regional Medical Center. "This is the culmination of a lot of hard work by the students, faculty, staff, the university and our partners," said Carolyn Hartt, coordinator of nursing program in Alexandria. "Now there is another health care provider for this area." The graduates were Te Shawn Ash of Kenner, Carlisa Carpenter of Natchez, Nipa Chagan of Bossier City, Cheryl Cooley of Simpson, Heather Cotto of Derry, N.H.; Katie Dollar and Susan Owen of Pineville, Leanndra Faircloth, Laci LaBorde and Katie Womack of Alexandria, Allison Landry of Lafayette, Misty Milsap of Elizabeth, Jill Osborn of Baton Rouge, Angela Pritchard and Christina Riggs of Jonesville, Jeffery Richardson of Moss Point, Miss., and Jennifer Stringer of Sandusky, Ohio. At least six of the graduates will go to work at Rapides Regional and two others will work in the area. All of the graduates have accepted or are considering job offers. "Its wonderful to be finished. At times, it was stressful, but we got through it together," said Cooley, who has accepted a job to work in the surgical unit at Methodist Hospital in Dallas. "Because I lived close to Alexandria, it was a benefit to have this program available to me. I'm happy to be part of the first class that got this program going." Hartt pointed out that NSU's nursing program has had a presence in
Alexandria for more than 20 years. It began with the master's and specialty
program and expanded to the R.N. to B.S.N. program and the bachelor's
program. Northwestern will have six full-time faculty in Alexandria this fall. The university also hires experienced health care professionals as adjunct faculty.
News for April, 2004 •On February 24, Dr. Jody Himaya presented "You Can Be a Mentor: Tips & Strategies" for the College of Nursing faculty. Faculty attending the development program were awarded 1.5 continuing education contact hours. •"Critical Thinking & Test Construction," a daylong faculty development program was held March 14, for the College of Nursing faculty. Maryland native, Donna D. Ignatavius, MSN, RN, owner of DI Associates and winner of the 1997 American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award for her Medical/Surgical Nursing text, presented the program. •Local chapters of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society held their annual Research Day, March 21 at the Nursing Education Center in Shreveport. Over 225 nurses, graduate and undergraduate nursing students attended the event. STTI Distinguished Lecturer Jean Penny, PhD, RN, ARNP, of St. Augustine was the keynote speaker. NSU nursing faculty members presenting research included Dr. Sally Cook, Dr. Susan Pierce, Dr. Wanda Thompson, Nancy Beard, Bea Launius, Vicki Wissing, Ramona Guin, Dr. Sandra Sayles, Debra Shelton, and Teresa Kevil. Billie Bitowski, past president of the Beta Chi Chapter at NSU, made the opening remarks. •Mary Alice Middlebrooks and Vicki Wissing, CON faculty, conducted the Train the Trainer Workshop, March 27 & 28. This two-day workshop prepares nurses to train healthcare workers as certified nursing assistants. NSU's Train the Trainer program is one of only two such programs in the state. •Dr. Susan Pierce co-authored a chapter in a new Nursing Informatics text by Linda Thede. The chapter entitled Other Facets of Informatics: A Wide Impact was published in Informatics and Nursing: Opportunities and Challenges, 2nd edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. The publication date was February, 2003
News for March, 2003 •The Beta Chi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau held its spring meeting at 4:30 pm February 6th. NSU faculty member and President-elect Debra Shelton presided over the meeting. •Dr. Sandra Sayles, NSU nursing faculty and member of the Shreveport Black Nurses' Association began a series of three CE offerings on computer literacy for the members of the SBNA. The first class was held February 12th and the others will follow at the SBNA monthly meetings on March 12 and April 9, 2003. All sessions will be held in the NSU computer lab beginning at 6pm. •The CON Radiologic Technology Program held their Advisory Board meeting on February 10th at the University Club in Shreveport. Over thirty health care professionals attended the meeting to discuss NSU’s Radiologic Technology program. •The College of Nursing welcomes Sally Carroll as the Head Librarian at the Shreveport Division of NSU Libraries. •Two new faculty members also joined the CON faculty this spring semester. Linda Nichols is teaching in the undergraduate program at the NSU Leesville Campus and Sallie Kelly is teaching in the undergraduate program at the Nursing Education Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. •Also new to the CON staff are Sarah Breaux and Valerie Boston, both secretaries in Student Services, as well as, Tom Breaux, the Maintenance Director for the Nursing Education Center.
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