Our newest Nursing Student cohort in the START STRONG; Your Nursing Journey Begins Here program got a chance to see what a college level Anatomy & Physiology course was like with  Biology and Chemistry Professor Daniel Welsh. Learn more about the program here.

This morning, the university welcomed members of our newest Nursing Student cohort to campus for the START STRONG; Your Nursing Journey Begins Here program. After checking in, settling in the dorm, and breakfast, Professor and Chair of the Nursing Program Deborah Benes discussed the program, expectations and student  support with parents and families. Meanwhile, Nursing Program Professor Karen Beaton. along with current students and faculty, began an array of activities with the students.

Director of Admissions Tony Trodella is holding a day-long retreat for our Admissions Staff. In this session, School of Health and Natural Sciences Professors Ronald Krieser and Monica Maldari discussed their programs as well as our Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Early Acceptance Programs to Medical School. 

Our Career Services and Advising Center recently held a resume ad cover letter writing workshop for our LPN to BS in Nursing Bridge Program students. Career Services and Advising Center Director  Lindsay Carpenter Connors walked students through the process and affirmed the departments support through the process. 

Nursing Program Professor Karen Beaton instructs the Nursing Care of The Family Nursing course in Thompson Hall. The students in the course are enrolled in our LPN to BS in Nursing Bridge Program.

The Fitchburg State University Center for Professional Studies' Advanced Placement Summer Institutes (APSI) first week is in full swing. In the AP Biology track, High School Teachers are conducting a week full of experiments to bring back to their classrooms. The APSI are designed to support all aspects of AP courses, including AP methodology, curriculum, class assignments and examinations as well as providing strategies for teaching AP courses. This experiment involved pill bugs.

Assistant Director. Upward Bound Math & Science Andrew K. Pottorff held orientation for new and returning students enrolled in our Early College Dual Enrollment, and Upward Math and Science Programs in the Randall Lecture Hall. Upward Bound is a year-round, college readiness program funded by the Department of Education and sponsored by Fitchburg State University since 1989. The program stresses academic development, serving high school students in Fitchburg and Leominster for the duration of their high school career and beyond.

LPN to BSN students in Nursing Professor Kiernan Riley's Evidence-Base Practice in Nursing course showcased their final projects last week on their last day of class. Senior nursing students, along with Nursing Faculty stopped in to view the projects and support the students. The course examines the research process and how it is incorporated with clinical judgment and patient preferences to develop safe, quality patient outcomes.

Yesterday afternoon, nursing students and their faculty held an unconventional way of studying for the NCLEX exam, The exam was developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) to test the competency of nursing school graduates in the U.S. and Canada. This Family Feud style battle was played by teams named SHREKtal Exam, IV League, Rapid Response Rookies, The Injectables, Suck It Up, and The Panic Attackers. Not to be outdone, the nursing faculty had their own team, The Vital Signs of Authority. The overall winners - The Panic Attackers.

Earlier this semester, Nursing Simulation Lab Director Ian Murray reprised the role of James Irons, a recovering alcoholic who may have relapsed and ended up in the hospital. James is complaining of itching from bed bugs, and seeing red squirrels in the room.