Goals for 2001-2002, set by the Nu Rho executive board included:
Reactivate the scholarships/awards activities.
- Kim Leighton was awarded the educational scholarship in the amount of $500.
- Roberta Kroeger was awarded the Nursing Excellence Award.
Work on getting inactive members active.
- Membership involvement survey completed.
- Postcart reminders for special events and induction ceremony were sent.
- Seven newsletters were sent out in the last 12 months.
- Address database of active and inactive members was completed.
Provide contact hours for programs.
- November - The Genome Project, Jill Ross, RN (1.0 contact hour, co-sponsored
with BryanLGH)
- February - Nurses Surfing the Web, Kim Leighton, RN (1.0 Contact hour, co-
sponsored with Bryan LGH)
- June - Stroke Update, Kimiko Kurtz, RN (co-sponsored with St. Elizabeth Medical
Center)
Have an active web site for the local chapter.
- Active web site available for Sigma Theta Tau, Nu Rho Chapter effective August 1,
2002.
Co-sponsor educational opportunities with student activities.
- Two research presentations:
October - co-sponsored with BRYANLGH, "Evidenced Practice Evening"
Two oral and poster presentations by Nu Rho members
May - co-sponsored with Gamma Pi Chapter for "Celebrate Nursing"
Six posters were presented
It has been a successful year for Nu Rho. Seventeen undergraduate students from Nebraska Wesleyan University and Union College and ten graduated students from Nebraska Wesleyan University were inducted. It is exciting to build our membership.
Virginia Hess, president, and Maurine Shambarger, president-elect, attended the Biennial Convention in Indianapolis in November. Everyone should experience the opportunity to meet with nursing colleagues from all over the globe. It is inspirational and humbling to hear and see the difference nurses are making world wide in the delivery of health care, nursing education, projecting the essence of nursing as a profession into the public domain, and supporting nursing research.
The executive board verified the following goals for the 2002-2003 year on July 9, 2002:
- Increase member involvement.
- Maintain active Nu Rho website with calendar of events related to
nursing.
- Continue to sponsor nursing leadership, research, and
scholarship activities with community sponsors.
- Maintain fiscal responsibility.
As you can see, Sigma Theta Tau Nu Rho-at-Large Chapter is an active chapter due to the support of all members. Your support as members is greatly appreciated and necessary to kepp the chapter alive.
-Virginia Hess, BS, MS, RN