Sigma Theta Tau International - Rho Nu-at-Large

On March 24, 2013, the Ashland University (AU) Rho Nu-at-Large chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), the Honor Society of Nursing, inducted 52 new members into the chapter in a ceremony held at the Mansfield Seventh Day Adventist Church.  New inductees were AU pre and post licensure students, Mount Vernon Nazarene University (MVNU) students, and community nurse leaders.  The Ashland University chapter, Rho Nu-at-Large, has applied to STTI to formally collaborate with Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s School of Nursing to support the at-large status.

Dean Grund with Ashland University nursing student inductees.

Prior to the induction, senior RN-BSN student and Rho Nu-at-Large member, Sarah Carpenter, was presented with a Rho Nu-at-Large Nursing Excellence Award for Academic Performance. Following the induction ceremony, several faculty members and students collaborated to provide a presentation, Mission Nursing. Two Ashland University College of Nursing and Health Sciences faculty members, Cindy Dowds, MS, RN, OCN and Sharon See MSN, RNC-OB, along with AU students Emily Thorne, Kelsey Thiel, and Jacoby Baab presented about their 2012 trip to the Navajo Reservation. Karla Adu, MS, RN, CNP, faculty member from MVNU, along with MVNU nursing students Samuel Couchenour and Chari Mault, then continued the presentation by sharing about their March 2013 mission trip to Haiti. A reception immediately followed the ceremony.

Jackie Owens presenting award to RN-BSN student Sarah Carpenter.

Jacoby Baab, Emily Thorne, Kelsey Thiel

The mission of Sigma Theta Tau International is to support the learning, knowledge and professional development of nurses committed to making a difference in health worldwide. The organization’s vision is to create a global community of nurses who lead in using knowledge, scholarship, service and learning to improve the health of the world’s people. Membership is by invitation only to baccalaureate and graduate nursing students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship and to nurse leaders who exhibit exceptional achievements in practice. There are currently 475 active SSTI chapters representing 90 countries globally.

Sigma Theta Tau - Honor Society of Nursing

Ashland University is associated with Rho Nu-at-Large, a chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), the Honor Society of Nursing.  The mission of Sigma Theta Tau International is to support the learning, knowledge and professional development of nurses committed to making a difference in health worldwide.  The organization’s vision is to create a global community of nurses who lead in using knowledge, scholarship, service and learning to improve the health of the world’s people.  

Provost Pettigrew, Karen Estridge, Jackie Owens

Membership is by invitation only to baccalaureate and graduate nursing students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship and to nurse leaders who exhibit exceptional achievements in practice.  There are currently 475 active SSTI chapters representing 90 countries globally.  The local chapter boasts more than 350 members.

The Ashland University chapter, Rho Nu-at-Large, is collaborating with Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s School of Nursing to support the at-large status that began with collaboration between Ashland University’s Rho Nu Chapter and the MedCentral College of Nursing in 2009. 

  

On April 1, 2012, the chapter inducted more than 40 new members on its 10th anniversary as a chapter.  Prior to the induction, senior RN-BSN student, Sarah Koehler, was presented with the Rho Nu-at-Large Nursing Excellence Award for Academic Performance. 

Lisa Young

Following the induction ceremony, two Ashland University College of Nursing faculty members also gave presentations.  Dan Hellinger, professional instructor of nursing, and Lisa Young, director of simulation lab, and Mt. Vernon’s nursing faculty member, Karla Adu, described recent mission trips in a presentation titled, "Global Nursing".  Hellinger and Dr. John Swope went to Eleuthera, Bahamas, with 16 AU students in March 2011.  Young visited South Africa with AU nursing students last summer and will be returning to South Africa in May with another group of AU nursing students.  Ms. Adu’s medical mission trip was to Haiti with students this spring.

Dan Hellinger

In addition to celebrating its 10th anniversary and induction ceremony, the chapter presented Ashland University's Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences with a purple jeweled globe on a shiny brass stand for display in the new nursing academic building.  Provost Dr. Frank Pettigrew and Dean Faye Grund, (also a member) were present to accept the gift and share their insights with the audience of over 110 members, inductees, and guests.  A reception immediately followed the ceremony.

Dean Grund and Provost Pettigrew

Rho Nu-at-Large News: Summer 2011

SAVE THE DATE!

The Rho Nu-at-Large Fall Scholarly Breakfast Meeting will be held on November 12, 2011 from 9am to 11am in the Heritage Room on the AU main campus. Dr. Carol Reece will speak on the topic of genetics. CEs will be provided.  Registration information will be sent closer to the date. Students who are not Rho Nu-at-Large members are also welcome to attend this scholarly event!

RHO NU-AT-LARGE CHAPTER AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN NURSING
   
SUBMIT A NOMINATION BY AUGUST 15. PLEASE consider nominating a colleague in one of the many categories that reflect nursing excellence! This is a wonderful opportunity for our chapter to recognize nurses who consistently pursue excellence in their careers. The nomination process is not too complex, and the choices are varied! The award categories recognize excellence in: