White Coat Ceremonies Held in Baltimore and at Shady Grove
New Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Clinical Nurse Leader students received their white coats at ceremonies held February 3 in Baltimore and February 23 at the Universities at Shady Grove. This is the second time the white coat ceremonies were held at UMSON, one of 100 nursing schools to receive funding support through a collaborative effort between the Arnold P. Gold Foundation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing to pilot White Coat Ceremonies. See more photos of the Baltimore and Shady Grove events.
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Dean's List Students Honored
Receptions held recently at UMSON in Baltimore and at the Universities at Shady Grove, honored approximately 120 BSN and RN-to-BSN students who made the Dean's List for the fall 2014 semester.To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must have taken 12 or more credits and earned at least a 3.75 GPA.
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| PhD students Jumin Park, Mari Griffioen, Wen Liu, Jooyoung Cheon, and Bo Kyum Yang |
Faculty and Students Shine at SNRS Conference
UMSON was well-represented at the Southern Nursing Research Society's Annual Conference, held Feb. 25-28 in Tampa, Fla. Faculty presenters included Meg Johantgen, PhD, RN, associate professor and assistant dean for the PhD program; Robin Newhouse, PhD '00, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, professor and chair, Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health; and Sandra Picot, PhD, CLNC, FAAN, FGSA, associate professor. Student presenters were Jumin Park, MSN, RN; Mari Griffioen, MS, RN; Wen Liu, MSN, RN; Jooyoung Cheon, MSN, RN; and Bo Kyum Yang, MSN, RN. Click here for the titles of the presentations.
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 EVENTS
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UMSON State of the School Address
April 8, 2015
3:30-4:30 p.m.
UMSON Room 130
Dean Jane Kirschling will present the address, "Academic Nursing in Maryland & Beyond." Reception immediately following. RSVP to [email protected].
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125th Anniversary Gala
April 18, 2015
6-10 p.m.
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel
The gala honors UMSON's 25 inaugural Visionary Pioneers.
Click here to RSVP. For more information about the gala, contact Tiffany Hooper at
[email protected] or 410-706-7640. For more more information about event sponsorship opportunities, contact Laurette Hankins at
[email protected] or 410-706-7640.
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2015 Alumni Reunion
Sept. 19, 2015
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
UMSON Lobby & Auditorium
If your DIN or BSN graduation year ends in a "5" or a "10," or if you earned a master's degree in the Clinical Nurse Leader option in 2005 or 2010, mark your calendar for UMSON's 2015 Alumni Reunion. Click here for more information, or contact Cynthia Sikorski at [email protected] or 410-706-0674.
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Phyllis Sharps, PhD '88, MS, BSN '70, RN, FAAN
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associate dean for community and global programs at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, received Insight Into Diversity's Diversity Visionary Award. The award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to diversity and inclusion in higher education through their vision, dedication, and service.
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David Vlahov, PhD, MS '80, BSN, RN, dean, University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing, was re-elected to serve a second term on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Board. His term will begin March 23, following the AACN's Annual Spring Meeting.
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Margaret Chamberlain Wilmoth, PhD, MSS, MS, BSN '75, RN, FAAN,
was honored at a ceremony on February 12, celebrating her promotion to Major General in the United States Army Reserve. The event was held at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington, Va
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Alumni Career Resource Web Page
Students and alumni can access professional career services through UMSON's Student Success Center. Services include a job posting website, an annual career fair, assistance in writing resumes and cover letters, career workshops, mock interviews, and online resources.
Click here for more information.
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| Bimbola Akintade, PhD '11, MS '05, BSN '03, ACNP, BC, assistant professor; Erika Friedmann, PhD, professor and interim associate dean for research; and Sue A. Thomas, PhD, MS '72, BSN '69, RN, FAAN, professor emeritus, co-authored the following article: Chapa, D.W., Akintade, B., Thomas, S.A., and Friedmann, E. (2015). Gender differences in stroke, mortality, and hospitalization among patients with atrial fibrillation: A systematic review. Elsevier, Heart and Lung. Luana Colloca, MD, PhD, associate professor, has received a secondary appointment as an associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dean Jane Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been selected to Leadership Maryland's Class of 2015. Leadership Maryland is a professional development program dedicated to building a stronger Maryland by educating, cultivating, and connecting the state's brightest leaders. She is one of 50 Maryland leaders who were chosen to participate. Click here to read more. Mary Pat Ulicny, MS '11, MHA, RN, CNE, clinical instructor and director, clinical simulation labs, Universities at Shady Grove, was awarded a HRSA-supported Nurse Faculty Loan Program Award in the amount of $14,000 from Duquesne University School of Nursing for the 2015 academic year. She is a PhD student at Duquesne. Click here to read more. Rebecca Wiseman, PhD '93, RN, associate professor and chair of the UMSON program at the Universities at Shady Grove, has been appointed to the Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Governing Board. She is serving a three-year term as a community board member. Click here to read more. |
The following faculty members participated in the Global Innovations in Nursing and Midwifery Education, Research, and Practice Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, January 26-27. Those who participated included Rwandan faculty members, who are clinical nurse mentors: Melody Brooks, BSN; Kelly Burke, MPH, BSN; Sophia Kairanga, BSN; Barbara Rukundo, BSN; Jessie Silver, BSN; Stephanie Taylor, BSN; and Jessica Tsuchiya, BSN. Also participating were Rwandan faculty members Helen Ewing, MSN, advisor to the director of distance and e-learning, and Renee Pyburn, MSN, advisor to the director of simulation labs; and UMSON faculty member Marik Moen, MPH, MSN, assistant professor.
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| Subject: Wiseman Appointed to Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Governing Board Source: Baltimore Sun - March 3 Summary: Rebecca Wiseman, PhD '93, RN, associate professor and chair, UMSON program at the Universities at Shady Grove was featured in the in the article, "Wiseman Appointed to Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Governing Board." Read the article. Subject: National Sleep Awareness Week Source: Fox 45 News - March 2 Summary: Valerie Rogers, PhD '09, MS '98, RN, CPNP, assistant professor, was interviewed for the segment, National Sleep Awareness Week. No link available. Subject: Alternative Degrees for Geriatrics Care Source: Today's Geriatric Medicine - February 27 Summary: Barbara Resnick, PhD '96, RN, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, professor, was quoted in the article, "Alternative Degrees for Geriatrics Care." Read the article. Subject: UMSON Faculty Members Selected to NLN Leadership Program
Source: Nurse.com - February 26 Summary: Five faculty members -- Amy Daniels, MS '12, BSN '89, RN, CHSE, clinical instructor; Lori Edwards, DrPH, BSN '80, RN, PHCNS-BC, assistant professor; Vanessa Fahie, PhD '94, BSN '76, RN, assistant professor; Margaret Hammersla, MS '05, BSN '95, RN, CRNP, assistant professor; and Michelle Moulton, MS '9, RN, PCCN, CHSE, clinical instructor -- were featured, and Dean Jane Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN, was quoted in the article, "UMSON Faculty Members Selected to NLN Leadership Program." Read the article. Subject: Gail Schoen Lemaire Named Assistant Dean of Master's Program at UMSON Source: bioPortfolio.com and Citibizlist.com - February 13 and Baltimore Business Journal - February 17 Summary: Gail Schoen Lemaire, PhD '96, PMHCNS, BC, CNL, was featured in both of these articles. Read the article on BioPortfolio. Read the article in the Baltimore Business Journal. Subject: UMSON Names Assistant Dean for Master's Program
Source: Nurse.com - January 23 Summary: Dean Jane Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN, was quoted and Gail Schoen Lemaire, PhD '96, PMHCNS, BC, CNL, was featured in the article, "UMSON Names Assistant Dean for Master's Program." Read the article. |
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