Welcome To SNA November 2005 Meet Dates

SNA Update!

The Student Nurse’s Association is pleased to announce that they will be having their first official meeting to discuss the future plans of the chapter!

Due to everyone’s intense schedules, there will be 2 meetings held. Please come to the one that best fits your schedule.

First meeting to be held:

Thursday, November 10th at 11:30am

Ryan Lounge, 2nd Floor McCormack

Second meeting to be held:

Monday, November 14th at 11:30am

Ryan Lounge, 2nd Floor McCormack

 Topics to be covered:

1)       Executive Board and Committee Positions

2)       Becoming a contingent organization with NSNA

3)       One potential volunteer event to organize as a local chapter

4)       NSNA scholarship information  

Can’t wait to see you all there!

UMB SNA Highlights

·    The info sessions held on October 17th and 20th were a fabulous success. There was much interest shown in participating in this student nurse association, both nationally and here at the college.  A special thanks to Dean Greer Glazer, John Mascetta, Judy Walsh and Victoria Palmer-Erbs for attending and adding so much to the meetings! For those of you who could not make it to the info sessions, speak with your fellow classmates who were there to find out more about the great benefits of being a member of SNA!

·    Becoming a member of SNA: Go to national SNA website, and click on the green membership button at the top of the screen. Becoming a NSNA (national student nurse association) member will automatically make you a UMB SNA chapter member, plus, you will receive all the special benefits of being part of the national association! You may also access the web page from this link: https://nsnamembership.org/. Make sure you register under the state of Massachusetts membership, of which the fee will be $27 for the entire year.

·    The NSNA website: The NSNA website is a great place to browse and find out what’s going on in the stu! dent nursing world nationally. It also highlights all the great benefits of membership, and gives practical tips on career enhancement, job opportunities and learning resources available to student nurses! Check it out!

For more information about SNA, please contact deblappen@yahoo.com, or John.Mascetta@umb.edu.