All members are invited to this year's induction ceremony on November 9th. Dinner will be served. Our guest speaker will be Epsilon Omicron member Sheila Sullivan, RN, PhD, CNE. Dr. Sullivan is the former president of Epsilon Omicron chapter and currently serves as the Associate Chief Nurse of Research at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System.
The induction ceremony and dinner will take place on the Harding University campus on the second floor of the Heritage Center. Dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m. The price for current members is $9.50. RSVP to Lisa Engel (501)-279-4941.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
International Biennial Convention
Greg Mortensen to speak at the Honor Society of Nursing,
Sigma Theta Tau International Biennial Convention Monday,
2 November 2009
Indianapolis – The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) welcomes keynote speaker and award recipient, Greg Mortenson, to its 40th Biennial Convention in Indianapolis, Ind., USA, on Monday, 2 November 2009 at 8:00 a.m..
Mortensen is the founder of nonprofits Central Asia Institute and Pennies For Peace and co-author of New York Times bestseller Three Cups of Tea. His book has been a number one New York Times bestseller since its January 2007 release, and was Time Magazine Asia Book of The Year.
Mr. Mortenson has a nursing degree from the University of South Dakota and worked as a registered nurse for 10 years before dedicating his life to promoting the education of children, especially girls, in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
In 2009, Pakistan’s government awarded Mortensen Pakistan’s highest civil award, Sitara-e-Pakistan (“Star of Pakistan”) for his courage and humanitarian efforts to promote education and literacy in rural areas for the past 15 years.
During the convention, STTI will honor Mortensen with the Archon Award, which is granted biennially to individuals who demonstrate exceptional leadership in promoting health and welfare throughout the world. The award title, Archon, is derived from the Greek word, meaning “first to lead.” The International Awards presentation is Monday, 2 November 2009 from 7-9:00 p.m..
WHAT: STTI 40th Biennial Convention
Nurses from around the world will gather in Indianapolis, Ind., to learn and share nursing knowledge and leadership skills that sustain the health of the world’s people. Nurses will present original research projects that advance nursing science, practice, education, administration and policy. Presenters will address subjects such as:
- Advanced practice initiatives
- Clinical models/innovations
- Collaborative partnership models
- Health promotion/disease prevention
- Technology in practice
- Quality improvement
- Benchmarking
- Research utilization
- Case-management
- Research translation
- Evidence implementation
- Ethical issues
- Global health
- Outcomes measurement
- Public policy
- Transcultural research developing leaders for the future
- Global leadership
- Leading change
- Leadership in nursing education
- Models for leadership development
WHERE: Indianapolis, Ind., USA
HOW: Nurses who wish to attend convention may register online at www.nursingsociety.org. The early registration deadline is 16 September 2009
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