Issue 6 - May 2005
 

Reunion Year Alumni - Come Home to Virginia!

All members of the Classes of 1955 and earlier are invited to attend the Thomas Jefferson Society Reunion to be held May 17-18, 2005. A luncheon for nursing alumni will be held on Wednesday, May 18. Additional details are available on the web.

Undergraduate classes of: 1960, '65, '70, '75, '80, '85, '90, '95, '00 - we hope you're planning to attend your class Reunion on June 3-5, 2005! More details are available on the UVA Alumni Association website where you can register and check to see 'Hoos coming.

August 24, 2005 - Classes begin

October 8, 2005 - Nursing Leadership Forum, a day when outstanding alumni spend a day sharing their experiences and tips with today's students.  More details to come.

October 21-23, 2005 - Family Weekend

November 2, 2005 - Zula Mae Baber Bice Memorial Lecture at 12:30pm.  Janet Allen, dean and professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, will speak on "Making the Case for Prevention: Shifting the Focus from Screening to Lifestyle Changes."
 

U.VA.'S SARAH FARRELL PART OF A COLLABORATION WORKING TO EXPAND THE NETWORK IN SOUTH AFRICA
Explorations/February 2005
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THE DIVERSITY OF PRESSURE ULCERS
By Diane Morris of Nursing Spectrum / April 11, 2005
Courtney Lyder, a professor of nursing and a professor of internal medicine, was quoted.
http://community.nursingspectrum.com/MagazineArticles/article.cfm?AID=13918

NURSING SCHOOLS LAUNCH CNL MASTER'S PROGRAMS
by Debra Wood, RN/April 13, 2005
Responding to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s call for a new master’s prepared clinical nurse leader role, a few universities around the country will begin admitting students this summer and fall to specially designed programs. Arlene W. Keeling, a nursing professor and chairwoman of the school's task force that designed a master's level clinical nurse leader program, is quoted.  http://www.nursezone.com/job/MedicalNewsAlerts.asp?articleID=13695

LENDING A NURSING HAND
by Tricia Carlisle for the Cavalier Daily/Friday, April 15, 2005
University nursing students in Nursing Students Without Borders seek to improve medical conditions in El Salvador, South Africa. Nursing Students Without Borders: NSWB. Although this name may not ring a bell with many students at the University, this relatively small group of about 15 to 20 active student members has been making large changes in remote areas half a world away from the safe environment surrounding the University community since 1999.
http://www.cavalierdaily.com/CVArticle.asp?ID=23249&pid=1290

MORE INTEREST BUT STILL NOT ENOUGH NURSES
By Elizabeth Donatelli of WCAV-19 / May 2, 2005
It's been described as the worst nursing shortage in American history. Research suggests that at this rate we will be short one-third the number of nurses needed by 2020. A major factor is that enrollment dropped significantly in nursing schools from 1995-2000. "Now they've been rising for the past five years, but to make up for an overall 35 percent decline takes a lot of time," said Jeanette Lancaster, Dean of the UVA School of Nursing.
Includes interviews with Theresa Carroll and footage of Reba Childress with students (Nailah Harris, Sharika LaBrie, Livia Lee, Leslie Stirn and Leah Welbourn).
http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/news/headlines/1536212.html
(This is a print version of a broadcast report that aired May 2.)

RURAL HEALTH CARE RESEARCH CENTER COVERAGE
On May 5, 2005 WVIR-TV, Channel 29 (NBC) AND WINA-AM (1070) covered the ribbon cutting for the opening celebration of the School of Nursing's Rural Health Care Research Center, including interviews with Dr. Patricia Grady, Director of the National Institute of Nursing Research, and Beth Merwin about nursing research and the impact this new center is expected to have. Stations’ websites  - www.nbc29.com and www.wina.com/localnews.asp

UVA WOMEN'S CENTER GIVES AWARD
Recognizing her leadership roles in nursing and health policy, the Women’s Center presented its 2005 Distinguished Alumna Award on Friday, April 22 to Denise Geolot, who graduated from the School of Nursing in 1970.
http://www.virginia.edu/insideuva/womens_center.html
NEW!  You can listen to Denise's remarks at this University website:
http://www.virginia.edu/uvapodcast/

A LIVING LEGEND SPEAKS OF THE PAST AND THE FUTURE
By Mary Weldon Vause of the Charlottesville/Albemarle Tribune, May 2005
Dr. Mary Starke harper is a "living legend" in the nursing field whose impressive resume is matched only by her fiery, upbeat personality. It took this heroic combination of intelligence and determination to catapult a black girl from rural Alabama to the forefront of geriatric psychology. ... Yet even with so impressive a background, the aspect that is most striking about Ms. Harper is her high-spirited humor against all odds. When she visited Newcomb Theater Wednesday for a lecture sponsored by the U.Va. School of Nursing, the octogenarian and chemotherapy patient had some trouble mounting the stairs and had to have an assistant hold up a flashlight to her notes.  (Not online)

EVERYONE'S JONESIN' FOR U.VA. DOCTOR OF NURSING: RANDY JONES TO JOIN RANKS OF AN EXCEPTIONAL FEW
2005 Graduation story on an outstanding nursing student.
http://www.virginia.edu/topnews/05_13_2005/jones_randy.html
 

Attention all UVA nursing alumni! If you’re planning to enroll in graduate school for 2005-06, you may qualify for a scholarship sponsored by the Nursing Alumni Association for nursing alumni attending any graduate nursing program. The application deadline is June 1. Guidelines and an application are on the website at www.nursing.virginia.edu/alumni

WVTF, the local public radio station at 88.5 FM, broadcast the winning essays from this year’s Creative Writing Contest for Undergraduate Students. Second place winner, Matthew Smith, read his essay, “Assessing for Hope,” on Monday, May 9 and first place winner, Laura Watkins, read her essay, “Handwashing,” on Tuesday, May 10.  You can read their winning entries on the school's website at http://www.nursing.virginia.edu/programs/academic/students/contest-winners.htm.

Congratulations to the 2005 SON Oxford Program participants: Brittany Buchanan, Natalie Brill, Kim MacBride, Emily Ryan, Kathryn Salmon, Jessica Southard, Kathleen White, Lyndsay Wilson, and Kelly Wood.

Three students were selected to participate in the Fall 2005 student exchange with the University of Ballarat, Australia. They are: Krystal Caprio, Amy Fuller, and Cassie Wedd.

Congratulations to Diana Taibi as the recipient of the 2004 Brodie Scholars Doctoral Award and Laurie Houck as the recipient of the 2004 Brodie Scholars Nurse Practitioner Award.

Congratulations to Kristen Garrett, recipient of this year's Raven Scholarship for the School of Nursing. This award is given based on three criteria: outstanding achievement in the classroom; unique achievement in scholarship outside the classroom; and leadership and community service. Kristen has also been selected to live on the Lawn next year.

Third year nursing student and vice president of Student Nurses Association of Virginia, Megan Tessa Ott, has been notified of her selection as one of two recipients of UCLA’s summer undergraduate research program where she will be teamed with a nurse practitioner to conduct clinical research. She has also been selected to live on the Lawn next year in the John K. Crispell Room.

As part of the school's celebration of National Nurses Week (May 6-12), nursing students conducted a Health Fair on Newcomb Hall Plaza on Monday, April 25. They provided information about nutrition, HIV, preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), eating disorders, asthma, allergies, and more. The event was sponsored by the Student Nurse Association of Virginia (SNAV).
 

Take the University with you on computers and handhelds everywhere!  Now, U.Va. screensavers and wallpaper are available for you to download:  http://www.virginia.edu/uvascreensaver/

 
In the early 1900s, Varsity Hall served as a dormitory for nursing students (1914).  The following article describes the historical building's relocation.

Editorial: U.VA. KNOWS HOW TO SAVE
By The Charlottesville Daily Progress/April 22, 2005
"If this building were somewhere else it'd be extremely important, but here... ", by comparison, it's a mere youngster. Still, the University of Virginia went to extreme lengths to save the 147-year-old Varsity Hall, believed to be the nation's first college infirmary. The building also contains a heating and ventilating system that was very high-tech for its day, ensuring the circulation of fresh air and a healthy environment for sick students. As impressive as that history is, it doesn't compare to the Jefferson buildings recognized as a World Heritage site. The university, however, accorded Varsity Hall a different kind of recognition, honoring the building on its own merit. In a commendable decision, UVa spent $2.5 million to move the building to make way for new construction. The McIntire School of Commerce will receive a new state-of-the-art facility, while central-campus buildings designed by renowned architect Stanford White will be remodeled.
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The University is in the process of updating the University's Higher Education Restructuring website to reflect recent changes in the legislation. Please visit the site from time to time for news on the management agreement as well as to submit your questions as the institution moves forward. http://www.virginia.edu/restructuring/ 

COLLEGES TO TACKLE REPORTS FOR AUTONOMY LAW
By Philip Walzer of The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot/April 19, 2005
First comes the paperwork. The "university restructuring" law, approved by Gov. Mark R. Warner and the legislature this month, could give state schools new freedoms in such areas as paying employees and inspecting buildings. But before they get much of that leeway, college officials and state employees will have to complete pages and pages of reports. Three sets of documents are due in the fall: All colleges must submit by Oct. 1 two sets of plans projecting tuition, enrollment and academic offerings for the next six years. ... But Colette Sheehy, Vice President for Management and Budget at UVA, believes it will be worth the headache. "We have to recognize that if we want additional authorities, we do need to be accountable," Sheehy said. "We're not afraid or reluctant to be held accountable. And in order to be held accountable, you have to be measured."
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=85189&ran=158862
 

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