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New and Old board meeting Monday 1130-1330 Murphy Conference Room 4th floor of Franz Hall.


Monday, December 29, 2008

Message from Dean Warner

Dean Warner has asked me to post this message to the nursing school here on the blog in hopes we can improve our communications. Please leave comments on the blog, by pushing comment on the bottom of this entry, to thank Dean Warner or offer up any further suggestions. --Thanks UPSNA


For the UPSNA blog:
Greetings to each of you as we anticipate the start of Spring 2009. For some of you this is your final semester, for others one more step along the way, but for all I hope it is a great learning about nursing, health and yourself.

I have enjoyed several opportunities for student conversations near the end of fall semester - when individual students came to my office, a dean's forum I held where about 7-8 students came, and a forum advertised vigorously by UPSNA that yielded about 30+. Thank you for taking time to provide input into our program. To close the communication loop, I want to share information on what I've done with what I heard and ask for a few next steps with you.

Attitude and culture: Faculty held a forum discussing teaching strategies and ways to improve our learning outcomes. This was already planned before my forum with you, but I saw it as an opportune time to share your concerns about the learning environment with large classes and the desire for passion for learning rather than intimidation. It was a great conversation that included your feedback. We have another session scheduled in January with two experts from the School of Education that will continue working with us as we...just like you....continue growing as competent professionals.

Communication: This posting on your UPSNA site is an experiment away from email - the venue that you said doesn't work any more. The Dean's Council (deans of all UP schools) is working with IS demoing twitters, chats, and other instant or contemporary venues. We want to change with the times, and I'm thinking about how we communicate with one another.

ATI concerns are being discussed by faculty in an upcoming meeting. The idea of an academic review board is on the Executive Committee agenda. We are considering and reconsidering OPT, looking for ways for you to understand that it is a process of thinking that permeates our discipline, not a form for paperwork. Our intent is to have greater clarity so that it isn't about lack of consistency but rather about how to internalize a way of thinking that directs our practice. We hear your concerns and have already had a vigorous conversation about this.

Please know you were heard. These steps and more were taken (and some were already planned before our forum). "Continuous quality improvement" is always happening here and the faculty and staff do more than is visible to you all so they stay current and excellent in their work.

My request: I was honored during the last forums to primarily listen. Sincere listening is a profound gift to give others and taking action based on the listening elevates the message even more. Know this has happened. I want another forum (or more) whereby I can share some of my perspective and can help you shape your role in culture formation and perception. We are all co-creators of our environment, and I want you to fully realize your power in a learning/work environment. I will work with the UPSNA Board to make this happen and look forward to your participation.

Cheering for you to have a stunning semester of learning and growth - Dr. Warner

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

PRE-ORDER Your Fleece!

Hey guys the fleece samples are here and can be tried on tomorrow about 11-2ish on the 3rd floor of BC.

They are 100% polyester, zip up front, collared. The design on them is the SON seal, which is the design on the pin we get at graduation. They say "University of Portland"
...seal...
"school of Nursing" below the seal.

Your choices are Black with white writing or Dark Gray with purple writing.

Prices: $30 UPSNA members and $35 for nonmembers and faculty.

The sizes range from XS to 6XL. The sizes are mens sizes so they are running big. I am 5' tall and drowning in the small, if that helps you decide. If you don't know stop on by tomorrow and try one on. We have S-4XL to try on.

So there's the low down! We are taking pre-order with payment tomorrow!

Please look at the pictures posted of the fleece with the sizing chart (which I'm not gunna lie is hard to understand, but its what they sent me)


Merry Christmas!!
--UPSNA

P.S. If you know you really want one and can't make it to bring us a check please send UPSNA an e-mail with your NAME, PHONE NUMBER, SIZE, COLOR (gray or black)! upsna@up.edu


Don't forget PARENTS and GRANDPARENTS LOVE this sort of thing! You can give them a picture of one for Christmas and tell them its coming!



Sunday, December 7, 2008

All you NEED/MUST know for Finals Week Success!

YEAH we made it to finals week, now if we all just make it through it!

A few things--
1. Muffins and coffee can be found on the 3rd floor starting at 8am Mon-Thurs brought to you by UPSNA

2. T-Shirts will be sold at periodic times throughout the week generally in the afternoon. They are ADORABLE/HANDSOME :) The t-shirts have a spandex so they are more fitted the long sleeves are cotton. Both are $12 and come in black or white. (see the picture posted on the site.)

3. Fleeces: Justus is picking up one of each size so you can see them and try them on for pre-orders! Prices are $35 non member and $30 member. Come by to Pre-order when you buy your shirt!!!!!

4. Adopt a Family!!!! Please bring your unwrapped gifts and put them in the bins on the 3rd floor. Please help us make this successful!



We wish you all the best on Finals!!

--UPSNA



Thursday, December 4, 2008

Families for Giving--Note From Courtney

IT’S HOLIDAY SEASON!!!
A time to support others, love one another and help out in every way you can!

WHAT: UPSNA and the SON has adopted FIVE families who are in need of some help this holiday season with gifts! Please find a way to scrounge up some extra cash to help these families out!

HOW: Pool money with friends, talk to your family, talk to your neighbors, take a few bucks out of your own account to help these families in need!

WHEN: Donations accepted NOW through December 12th

WHERE: Drop off donations in the large bins on the 3rd floor of BC

WHO: Anyone and everyone can donate! And here are the families we are supporting with their wish list attached!

Family S4 (Freshmen): 4 month old boy: Size 6-9 months, shoes size 3-T, high chair, Johnny-jump-up, entertainment mat; Parents: $25 Gift Card

Family S8 (Sophomores): 2 year old girl: Size 3T, shoe size 6, learning toys, Barbies, baby dolls, she likes Princess girly stuff, clothes; Parents: $25 Gift card

Family S9 (Juniors): 3 year old girl: Size 6T pants, 5T shirts, shoes size 12, Dr. Seuss books, puzzles, Barbies, baby dolls, Sponge Bob DVD's, play dishes, play vacuum& broom, baby doll stroller, hair accessories; Parents: $25 Gift card to where a CD player can be bought, or a CD player

**This family identifies themselves as Native American, in case this helps you in making culturally appropriate choices. For example, if a child’s wishes include a doll or story books, perhaps you can find something that resembles the family's culture, race, or ethnicity.

Family P3 (Seniors): 7 year old girl: Size 14 shirt and pants, shoe size 3, boots (needs badly), Hannah Montana books, bed set twin (sheets& blankets), learning toys, puzzles, coloring , art, robe; 3 year old girl: Size 5-6, shoe size 10, any Dora the Explorer learning, coloring, toys, playsets; Parents: $25 Gift card to a location that has TV sets, TV set

Family S12 (Freshmen and Sophomores): 20 month old boy: Size 20-24 months, shoe size 6-7, books that make noise, cars that light up, outfits; Parents: $25 Gift card

Questions:
Maren Nelson (nelson10@up.edu), Courtney Wong (wong09@up.edu),
Kelsey Lemons (lemons09@up.edu)

Monday, December 1, 2008

Sweater Meeting Pics


THANK YOU!

UPSNA would like to extend a huge thank you to all that attended the forum with Dean Warner today. There were about 40 people in attendance. Issues were brought up that Dr. Warner was aware of and was able to offer clarity and insight to them. Students also brought forth issues that she was unaware of, which she thanked us for.

All in all very successful! THANK YOU!

--UPSNA

Suggestion Sheet

Hey Guys I promised I'd put this up again. Please fill it out and e-mail it to the UPSNA email and we will get it to Dean Warner! upsna@up.edu

Please comment on this blog in this fashion:

Issue:_________________________________________________
What you would like to see (goal):__________________________________________________________
How do you suggest we achieve this goal (intervention):________________________________________________________________

Sunday, November 30, 2008

FORUM WITH THE DEAN!

Hey come chat with the Dean tomorrow 12-1 in BC 163!

She is doing this meeting by special request from UPSNA. Let's show her that we have ideas and input on how the nursing school operates.

Please come prepared to openly discuss issues you may be seeing, but bring input on how to fix the dilemmas.

Dean Warner is very open to what we have to say and wants to share some background on the nursing school so we can understand some of the current dilemmas.

Please come and bring a nursing friend or two along!

--UPSNA

Sunday, November 23, 2008

HOLIDAY SWEATER MEETING!

Wear your Christmas Sweaters! Come have snacks and converse with fellow nursing students! :)


Monday Nov. 24th! St. Mary's Lounge 11:30

Saturday, October 25, 2008

IDEAS FOR THE YEAR! HELP US!

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

These are descriptions of events that UPSNA is planning on putting on for YOU this Spring!! To make it happen, we need your help to research the costs so that we can get the appropriate funding from ASUP. Our budget is due to ASUP NOV. 3rd! We need your help!!


Mock Disaster

University of Portland has been involved in a Mock Disaster in Portland very recently, and through UPSNA we want to do it again. One of our nursing students Anna Vernon has suggested partnering with Providence St. Vincent’s Medical Center. St. V’s has great resources for the purpose of Mock Disaster preparations. Justus Green, one of our co-presidents has also been in contact with Lori Chorpenning as she was the coordinator for the Mock Disaster preparation event that UP put on recently, she is a wonderful resource!!

§ What UPSNA needs is a committee of students that would be able to make contact with St. Vincent’s’

§ We need to know what kind of funding we would need to make an event like this happen

§ Please sign up on the Budget Committee if you are interested in looking into the associated costs!

§ Contact Anna Vernon vernon10@up.edu with questions about how to get in contact with St. V’s for this event!!

§ Contact Lori Chorpenning chorpenn@up.edu about her experience coordinating the previous Mock Disaster preparation event!

§ Contact eschmidt@up.edu or upsna@up.edu if you have any questions!

UPSNA Dance

We are planning on putting on a UPSNA Dance at a site on campus! Currently, we are hoping to use Franz Hall for the event. We thought this would be a fun way to build community within the nursing school and with students from another school on campus.

  • We have estimated costs for the event, but we need the committee to find out if those estimates are accurate.
  • We also need to know the maximum capacity of the Franz lobby based on fire codes.
  • We need to know if there is a cost for Public Safety’s presence at the event
  • We need to know if there are other costs we have not anticipated. Members of the committee will need to research and plan this event so that we can request the money we will need to make it happen from ASUP.
  • Contact eschmidt@up.edu or upsna@up.edu if you have any questions!


Résumé Workshop (Juniors & Seniors)

We thought this would be a very valuable event to help juniors and seniors prepare for the job market and how they will need to present themselves ‘on paper’ to compete for jobs. We also want to make this event a success so that it is available to underclassmen when they reach the upper division nursing curriculum and are closer to entering the job market.

  • We need a committee to make contact with Career Services (they are located in Orrico Hall below the Health Center) to find out if we could partner with them for this event.
  • We also need to know what kind of funding we will need to make this event happen.
  • Please see the estimated budget as a guide, and research from there as to what the costs will be. We need to know if there are costs that we haven’t anticipated.
  • Contact eschmidt@up.edu or upsna@up.edu if you have any questions!

Mock Interviews (Seniors)

This is another event that we thought would be very valuable for seniors about to enter the job market. Our goal is to have faculty involvement as the interviewer, and then through the Mock Interview and a review of the interview afterwards, students could learn how to interview most effectively.

  • What we need to is for students to research the costs of this event.
  • There is a maximum amount of money that ASUP will approve for reimbursement of anyone involved in putting on an event that clubs can offer as an incentive and partial compensation for participation. We need to know what that amount is, we’ve heard it is between $25-$50.
  • We also need students to recruit faculty for this event!
    • Remember that we are hoping to make this event a success so that it can be available through UPSNA for future members of the upper division nursing program!

Mr. Murse Pageant

Several of the board members have been involved with pageants as a fundraiser for a charity. We have not chosen an organization yet, and are open to suggestions of where proceeds from this event could be directed.

The pageant would have different portions, currently we are thinking of including a casual wear modeling session and dance, talent segment, future fantasy, etcetera. If you have ever been to an event similar to this you probably have an idea of what the UPSNA board is trying to put on, if not, it is similar to Mr. Corrado.

  • Beyond the participants, we will need a lot of people to be involved in this event.
  • Before that, we need to know what it is going to cost to put this event on. You are welcome to use the estimated budget as a guide.
    • Of the estimated costs, we need committee members to research whether or not those are accurate estimates.
  • We will need judges and an M.C. for the event—so similar to the Mock Interviews, we need to know what the amount of money is that we can request from ASUP for reimbursement of anyone involved in putting on an event that clubs can offer as an incentive and partial compensation for participation. Again, we need to know what that amount is, we’ve heard it is between $25-$50.
  • We also need to know what it would cost to use a space like BC Aud for the event, if Public Safety will need to present and those costs.
  • Please use what we have estimated as a guide, but also research to see if the estimates are correct!
  • Contact eschmidt@up.edu or upsna@up.edu if you have any questions!

Guest Speakers with Student Alumni Association

The Student Alumni Association (SAA) is planning on sponsoring panels of alumni to come and do a panel discussion from each school on campus. When they have their School of Nursing Alumni Panel, we have talked with them about co-sponsoring this event. It will be a great opportunity to hear from alumni about their experiences, where they have gone since they graduated, and the potential for networking with them!

  • We need the committee to contact the SAA President Malori Pierce piercem09@up.edu to find out more about this event.
    • We need to know what the SAA needs from us financially and volunteer wise.
    • We need to know when they are planning to have the event, etcetera.
  • Contact eschmidt@up.edu or upsna@up.edu if you have any additional questions!

Relay for Life

University of Portland hosts a Relay for Life event every year in the spring. We need to know what the costs would be for us to have a team, potentially make t-shirts and anything we haven’t anticipated.

  • Contact Carling Vaux vaux09@up.edu with any additional questions!

Guest Speakers We Invite Through UPSNA

In addition to the School of Nursing Panel event, we are hoping to bring more speakers to campus, especially in areas that most of us will not have clinical or other exposure to during school. Some of the examples we thought about were a nurse from Pediatrics and OB since everyone will not have clinical experience in both areas. We were also considering nurses from Life Flight, ED (Emergency Department), NICU (Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit), and a nurse from an international organization such as Doctors Without Borders or Medical Teams Northwest. We are certainly looking for any other suggestions of areas of nursing that you would like to hear from, including advanced practice nurses such as Certified Nurse Anesthetists!

§ Again, we need to know what amount of financial reimbursement and partial compensation ASUP will approve for us to offer to speakers that would be willing to participate in our event. We need to know what that amount is, we’ve heard it is between $25-$50.

§ We also need to know if there is a cost of reserving a space, BC Aud ideally in this case for the event.

§ If we are able to provide refreshments, what would the cost through Bon Appetit be?

§ What would our advertising costs be? Etcetera.

§ Contact eschmidt@up.edu or upsna@up.edu if you have any additional questions.

NSNA Conference

This year we are hoping to send several board members of UPSNA to the National Student Nurses Association Conference in the Spring. University of Portland has not been represented by students of UPSNA for years, and this is something we want to be involved in. We have a lot to offer at a conference like this one. A great example of what we can bring to the table is our experience on Dedicated Education Units (DEUs). UP is one of the few nursing schools in the country that has created these units in local hospitals where our students go for clinicals, and this is a great opportunity to share this with other nursing students around the nation.

  • We need to research what the costs of sending some of the UPSNA board members to this conference would be so that we can request the appropriate funding from ASUP. This includes:
    • Flights
    • Hotel
    • Food
    • Conference Costs
  • Justus Green, one of our co-presidents is one of the leaders for this committee. Please contact greenj09@up.edu with any questions!



PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
1. Help with the Budget
2. Be on one of these Committees to plan!

GENERAL MEETING!!

Hey It's time for our next General Assembly Meeting!

MONDAY OCT 27 12:00 --BC 309




UPSNA really wants the involvement of allll nursing students! Come see what we're about!

If you have negative connotation from previous years please give it another try!

We can all make a difference individually, but together we can do MUCH bigger things!


See you there, force your friends to come :)

Resume Booster! Students are FREE!

Inaugural Pacific Northwest Diabetes Health Summit Notice:


Continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments will be served. To RSVP via e-mail, please contact Jodi Larsen at larsenj@ohsu.edu or call Jodi at 503-494-7924.


Join our distinguished visiting and local speakers, presenters and moderators:

§ Ann Albright, PhD, RD, Director, Division of Diabetes Translation and President, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

§ Francine R. Kaufman , MD Head, Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Communications, University of Southern California

§ Brian Gibbs, PhD, MPA, OTR/L, Senior Research Scientist and Director, Program to Eliminate Health Disparities, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health

§ Andrew J. Ahmann, MD, Director, Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center and Associate Professor of Medicine, OHSU

§ Bruce Boston, MD, Medical Director, Pediatric Diabetes, Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center

§ Darlene Cain, 2007 National Chair of the Board, American Diabetes Association

§ Lynn L. DeBar, PhD, MPH, Senior Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research

§ Chris Dudley, CEO and Founder,The Dudley Foundation

§ Honorable Elizabeth Furse, Director, Institute for Tribal Government, PSU, and former member of the United States Congress

§ Bruce Goldberg, MD, Director of the Oregon Department of Human Services

§ Mike Greene, 1999 National Chair of the Board, American Diabetes Association

§ Michael A. Harris, PhD, Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Director of Psychology, CDRC, OHSU

§ Yves Lefranc, MD, Adventist Health System, and member of the Health Equities Committee of the Oregon Health Fund Board

§ Corliss McKeever, MSW President and Chief Executive Officer, African American Health Coalition and Asst. Professor, School of Nursing, OHSU and Member of the Board of Trustees, Legacy Health System

§ Sally Norby, Executive Director, Oregon and Washington Office of American Diabetes Association

§ Joe Robertson, Jr., MD, MBA, President, Oregon Health & Science University

§ Roy Sampsel, Director, Institute for Tribal Government, PSU

§ Harold Schnitzer, President and CEO, Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation

§ Sharon Stanphill, Dr. PH, RD, Director, Cow Creek Health & Wellness Center, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians


Pacific Northwest Diabetes Health Summit

November 7, 2008



Ambridge Event Center

300 NE Multnomah Street

7:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 am Welcoming Remarks

8:45 am “How States Can Respond to the Pandemic” –

Ann Albright, PhD, RD

9:30 am Panel “Let’s Change the Status Quo on Public Policy”

Ann Albright, PhD, RD, Honorable Elizabeth Furse, Francine Kaufman, MD, and Bruce Goldberg, MD

11:15 am “Is There a Psychologist in the House? Treating Youth with Diabetes” - Michael A. Harris, PhD

Noon Lunch Address “Facing a Lifetime of Diabetes: An Impassioned Call to Action”
Francine R. Kaufman, MD – introduced by Andrew J. Ahmann, MD and Harold Schnitzer

1:15 pm “Why One Size Does Not Fit All in Special Populations” Brian Gibbs, PhD, MPA, OTR/L

Panel - “What’s Working and What’s Not: Three Case Studies in Cultural Competency and Diabetes Health”
Corliss McKeever, MSW, Yves LeFranc, MD, Sharon Stanphill, PhD, RD

3:00 pm Panel - “Healthier Futures for Children”
Sally Norby, Chris Dudley, Lynn L. DeBar, PhD, MPH

4:00 pm Conclusion



Please RSPV as soon as possible as seating is limited. Thank you in advance for your support of our mission of reversing the diabetes epidemic in our region.


You can't beat free! Don't forget Friday Nov 7 RSVP by Oct 31st!

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Arthritis Foundation Adventure Race

UPSNA and your friends! ---

The Arthritis Foundation needs volunteers to help at the 2008 Portland Oyster Urban Adventure Race. The Oyster is an adventure race where teams of 3 or 6 participants navigate the city by running, biking, hiking, skating and lots of other crazy athletic stuff. The course is unknown to participants until the day of the event which makes it even more fun!

Saturday, October 18th Pioneer Courthouse Square – Downtown Portland.

We need help in the following areas.
Transition Area and Team Check – 6am-7:30am

Passport Monitors (recording times, punching passports and handing out new passports)
Shift # 1 7am-Noon
Shift # 2 Noon – 4:30pm

If you are interested in volunteering please contact Kim Mellen at 503-245-5695 or kmellen@arthritis.org
Thank you for your support of the Arthritis Foundation.
Kim

Kim Mellen
Campaign Coordinator
Arthritis Foundation
Pacific Northwest Chapter - Oregon Branch
9700 SW Capitol Hwy., Suite 160
Portland, OR 97219
503-245-5695 Ext. 100
1-888-845-5695
503-245-5691 - Fax

Be there with bells on at the Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis.
Bend - Saturday, December 6th
Portland - Sunday, December 7th

Monday, October 6, 2008

AIDS WALK

TO ALL UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND NURSING STUDENTS:

Hi everyone. My name is Andrea Noonan and I am one of the AEMUP students. Previous to joining nursing school, I interned and frequently volunteered with Cascade AIDS Project in Portland, Oregon. It is a wonderful organization that provides job placement, housing, HIV/AIDS education, an informational hotline, Men's Wellness Center and many other services right in our community. All services and funding are put directly into Portland and Vancouver programs. I hold this organization in the highest regard and strive to supports all the programs that CAP provides. As nurses we know the importance of preventing communicable diseases, particularly HIV/AIDS, and in the near future we will all be faced with educating the community and providing resources. So I am asking all of you to join me and walk for the fight against HIV/AIDS! We will not only be providing strong community support, but will have an opportunity to learn about the organization and represent our school in a positive light.

AIDSWalk is on Oct. 12, 2008. It is free to participate, involves a 5K walk (that isn't fast by any means..), and all kinds of fun activities in Pioneer Square. The name of our team is UP Nurses: Pilots for Protection. I would love as many people as possible to participate, and I would love to get to know some of the BSN and AEMUPs I have never met. In order participate follow these instructions:

1) Go to http://www.aidswalkportland.org/
2) Click on Registration
3) Agree to the waiver/agreement
4) Click the box: Join a team. A drop down list will pop up and scroll down until you get to UP Nursing: Pilots for Protection.

5) Once you have picked our team, then fill out the rest of the registration. (Some notes for the registration...our company does not do gift matching, choose general registration (unless you think you could raise $1000!!!), and if you don't feel like donating right then, or at all, just put a 0. Also set a goal for yourself, it can be fun to see if you can reach it...you can always donate later and change your goal as you go along. Remember this is YOUR site, so whatever you want.)

-This creates your own personal website where you can email friends about contributing and keeping track of your donations and your goals. You can even add a picture of yourself and write a blurb about why you are participating and what it means to you.

I know we are all starving students and money is really tight, so if you can't make a donation, don't feel bad, do the best you can. Five dollars is a contribution: Consider it buying a drink for your friend :) You can even ask your family to donate $5 each and you will find most people will love to. The website is totally secure and through your site a link and generic email can be sent to friends.

Thanks so much for reading and I really hope our team represents the strength and support that UP Nurses offer to the community. If you have any questions please email me at noonan10@up.edu.

Best Regards,
Andrea Noonan

P.S. If you are interested in volunteering with the event (which doesn't mean you can't walk) contact me!!

Monday, September 29, 2008

HELP!

I'd like to introduce myself to you--I'm Melissa and I'm the senior representative for Committee on Students. I will be taking the ideas and opinions from the nursing student body to the faculty. We all moan and gripe about the lack of communication that we sometimes feel between the SON and us the students.

I will take your GRIPES! So let me hear it! With that we have developed a means for you to professionally let off steam.

Please comment on this blog in this fashion:

Issue:_______________
What you would like to see (goal):_________________
How do you suggest we achieve this goal (intervention):_____________________

These can be on anything. Curriculum, clinical, courses, paperwork.

I have a meeting with faculty on Monday a week from today, so let me HEAR it!
NOTE: I especially want to hear about what people are required to do for their Medsurg 2 paperwork!! This is a big issue I have beign hearing lots about. I will be putting all the comments together and sharing the differing requirements with the faculty.

Thank you for taking the time!

--Melissa

You can comment anonymously, but be sure to tell me where your clinical is. THANKS

September 29

We had an Assembly meeting today...meaning we wanted to see you all there! We appreciate those of you who did come and look forward to seeing lots more of you there next time OCTOBER 27th 11:30-12:30 St. Mary's Lounge!!

We will post the minutes as soon as they're typed up!

To comment on this blog please push "_ comments" on the bottom of this post :) That's how you view everyone's comments too!

New Way to Communicate with YOU!

Hey UP Nurses!

For all of you that don't have Facebook or are just annoyed by its new design--let's try "blogspot" and see how it goes. :) We will still be updating Facebook as well.

Board Members

President: Justus Green
Co President: Xaiver Champagne
VP: Maren Nelson
Secretary: Sofia Vu
Treasurer: Erin Schmidt
Publicity: Kelsey Lemons
Social: Laura McGoffin
Student Liaisons: Courtney Wong and Carling Vaux
Web Communication: Melissa Mangin

Please feel free to comment on here! Or send UPSNA an email upsna@up.edu