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School of Nursing Newsletter - June 2011

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School of Nursing Newsletter - June 2011

June 2011

Dean's Message
Dean Eleanor Howell, PhD, RN
Summer semester is in full swing, and our accelerated BSN, RN-BSN and graduate nursing students are hard at work on their courses and in clinical practica.
 
This month, we bid farewell to Creighton’s president, the Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. We are grateful for his service to the University over the past 11 years, and for his support of the School of Nursing as we developed the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program, expanded our student enrollment and graduate majors, and established the School’s first endowed chair.
 
As many of you are aware, flooding along the Missouri River is causing many problems and much suffering and loss. Within the School of Nursing, several colleagues have evacuated their homes or are on stand-by to evacuate. Reports from students confirm the loss of family homes and farms. In addition to the emotional trauma of leaving or losing homes, the financial losses associated with the situation are tremendously challenging.

Here at Creighton, we are taking steps to prepare for potential flooding and sewer damage on the Omaha campus. I ask that you please remember the people, animals and property in the region in your prayers.

Whatever your summer plans include, please take time to care for yourself and those you love.

-- Eleanor Howell, PhD, RN
Dean 
Events
Sept. 23: "Leading Change," a free continuing education program for Creighton nursing alumni, 8 a.m. to noon, Creighton campus, Harper Center, more information to come.
Rauenhorsts donate sculpture
Last week, Creighton welcomed nursing alumna Karen Dolen Rauenhorst, BSN'75, back to campus. She and her husband, Mark Rauenhorst, BA'75, donated a sculpture titled "The Spirit of Jesuit Education" to honor retiring president the Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J., and his commitment to Creighton University. Pictured with the artist, fine arts professor Littleton Alston, are, from left, Mrs. Rauenhorst, School of Nursing Alumni Board member and Mrs. Rauenhorst's cousin, Diane Stormberg, and Dean Howell. The nursing school is especially grateful to the Rauenhorsts for the generous donation of the Mark and Karen Rauenhorst Endowed Scholarship, given each year to an accelerated nursing student. (Photo by Dave Jenkins Midwest Photo Pro)
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Student success

112 graduate in may
Creighton graduated 112 nursing students in May, awarding 82 BSNs, 28 MSN degrees, one post-master's certificate and a DNP degree. The DNP graduate was Anne Dey (pictured) of Lincoln, Neb.
Pinning/Hooding Photos
nurses commissioned
Four nursing graduates in the ROTC program were commissioned as 2nd lieutenants in the Army Nurse Corps in May. Congratulations to Bradley Cary of Omaha, Rynae Headid of Bellevue, Neb., Kelly Spencer of Clarion, Iowa, and Tess Hiller of Tucson, Ariz.
saying thanks
Nursing students Monica Ibarra (center) and Kathy Daotay recognized physiology professor Thomas Pisarri during the Student Support Services Recognition Ceremony. Daotay graduated in May with 4.0 GPA.
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Alumni news

remembering sr. gerlach
Sr. Canisia Gerlach died May 26 at the age of 96 in Peoria, Ill. The 1951 nursing graduate served her religious order for 79 years and was an administrator at St. Francis Hospital for 38 years.  
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powerful essay
1993 nursing graduate Marguerite Havlis' essay on working as a nurse practitioner along the U.S./Mexico border was selected as the winning entry in Creighton Magazine's "Finding God in Daily Life" essay contest.
Read Her Essay

seeking nominations
Know a nursing graduate who has displayed distinguished service to Creighton University, the community and/or the profession? Consider nominating him or her for the School's Alumni Merit Award.
Online Nomination
Faculty Notes


Teaching in Afghanistan
In addition to being a maternal-child nursing instructor, Professor Joyce Tow also serves in the Nebraska National Guard and has been in Afghanistan teaching Afghan nursing students.
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awarded major grant
Associate Professor Marty Wilken has received a two-year grant, supported by the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney diseases, to study diabetes education among Native Americans.
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School news

Students visit school
Students in Omaha Northwest High School's Health Professions Magnet Program visited the School of Nursing's clinical lab in June to learn more about the profession. 
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