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2004 - College of Nursing Student Receives Award for Bravery from the State of Illinois
On May 13, Amber Drost, a student at St. Anthony College of Nursing, received a certificate of recognition at the Illinois State Medal of Honor ceremony in Springfield, IL. Ms. Drost was one of three Harlem-Roscoe firefighters to receive this award after they saved a Roscoe man from a burning car June 16, 2003.

2004 - Excellence in Nursing Award presented to Dr. Elizabeth Carson
The Illinois Nurses Association District 3 presented the 2004 Excellence in Nursing Award to Dr. Beth Carson. Faculty and students nominated Dr. Carson based on her excellence as a clinician and provider of patient care, a leader in the profession, a teacher and administrator, and a scholarly presenter.

2004 - Administrators from St. Anthony College of Nursing Nominated for YWCA Leader Awards
Dr. Terese Burch, Dean of St. Anthony College of Nursing was honored at the YWCA Leader Luncheon XXIV with a nomination for the Alta Hulett Award for the Professions. Nancy Sanders, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs, received a nomination for the Marcella Harris Award for Community Service.

February 2003 - Community Mental Health Students Help at Rescue Mission
The Community Mental Health students at St. Anthony College of Nursing spent 3 days working at the Rockford Rescue Mission. One student worked with a three-year-old boy whose mother is in a live-in recovery program. Other students spent hours organizing the medication and supply closet for the Mission's health clinic, as well as sorting donated supplies and clothing. Another College of Nursing student set up and networked new computers and donated math and spelling learning software.

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February 14, 2003 - Foundation Council Hosts College Benefit
In response to the current and prospective shortage of nurses, the OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Foundation Council has founded a "Building a Legacy" Scholarship Fund to encourage men and women to consider pursuing a career in nursing and earning their Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree.

To help support the scholarship fund, the Foundation hosted the annual "Women Helping Women" luncheon program on Friday, February 14, at Giovanni's Restaurant.

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December 10, 2002 - RN-to-BSN Informational Table
On Tuesday, December 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., a representative from the College of Nursing will be available to discuss RN to BSN options for all interested. The representative will be located in the cafeteria at Saint Anthony Medical Center.

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December 08, 2002 - Nancy Sanders, Caring People...Clinical Excellence
Nancy Sanders, Student Services, Saint Anthony College of Nursing, earned a Key to Quality Award from co-workers and students for her dedication to serving the growing number of students at the College of Nursing working toward their Bachelors Degree in Nursing. Nancy is among more than 2,000 of the region’s most talented people in healthcare at OSF Saint Anthony.

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November 11, 2002 - College of Nursing Hosts Open House
Saint Anthony College of Nursing will hold its annual Open House from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, November 11, at the College. Faculty, students, staff and the financial aid officer will be available to answer any questions visitors may have. Prospective students, parents and high school counselors are encouraged to attend. Tours of the College and Medical Center will be given, and refreshments served. The Open House is free, and all are welcome.

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November 2002 - College of Nursing Students Named to Who's Who
Nineteen students from St. Anthony College of Nursing have been named to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges for 2002. The College presented certificates to the students in a special program held at 1 p.m. on Monday, November 4.
The following students were elected to Who’s Who:

October 2002 - Faculty Member Pursues PhD
Gayle L. Casterline, MSN, RN, assistant professor, was one of nine students accepted into the PhD in Nursing program at Loyola University Chicago in the spring of 2002, to begin study through a summer option program. She took three courses (8 credit hours) from May 20 through June 28, 2002, living on campus with students from around the country, Canada, and Switzerland. Gayle’s research interest is in psychoneuroimmunologic implications of religiousness and spirituality and its effect on health. She is currently developing a research protocol to explore the effect of individual prayer on managing pain.

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September 2002 - New Faculty Member Joins College Of Nursing
Helena Stanaitis, has joined the faculty at the College of Nursing as an Adjunct Instructor.. Ms. Stanaitis earned her MSN, with honors, from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She brings over ten years of experience from working within the Rockford Health System. She has held the title of Coordinator, Clinical and Clerical Educators; Manager, Staff Development and Education Department; and Education Specialist, Human Resource Development.

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September 2002 - New Director of the Learning Resource Center
Saint Anthony College of Nursing welcomes Norma Walters, as the new Director of the Learning Resource Center. Ms. Walters recently served as Reference Librarian and Visiting Instructor at the Library of the Health Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago. Ms. Walters holds a Master of Library Science Degree from Emporia State University.

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August 2002 - Dr. Beth Carson Appointed Assistant Dean of College of Nursing
Dr. Beth Carson, Acting Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor, was officially appointed Assistant Dean of St. Anthony College of Nursing on August 4, 2002. As Assistant Dean, Dr. Carson oversees the academic services area of the College of Nursing, including services related to faculty, students, and budget. The committees that Dr. Carson serves on include Assessment and Program Review; Curriculum; Faculty Affairs; Faculty Organization; Marketing and Development; and Long Range Planning. Dr. Carson has been employed with St. Anthony College of Nursing since 1993. Previous to her employment with the College of Nursing, Dr. Carson served as Adjunct Faculty at Northern Illinois University ,as well as full-time staff nurse in ICU/CCU.

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August 2002 - Faculty Member Earns EdD
Dr. Beth Carson, Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor, has successfully defended her dissertation and completed requirements for the EdD in Curriculum Leadership from Northern Illinois University. Dr. Carson's dissertation was, "A Comparison of Evidence of Watson's Carative Factors in Performance Appraisals for Medical Surgical Registered Nurses in the State of Illinois." Dr. Carson requested performance appraisals from 201 hospitals classified as offering medical surgical services in Illinois. 87 usable tools were received and coded by hospital size and religious/non-religious based, as well as, the absence, partial presence, or total presence of each of Jean Watson's ten carative factors. From her research, Dr. Carson came to the following three conclusions: there is limited representation of Watson's carative factors in the investigation; there is little difference between religious and non-religious facilities and the presence of the carative factors; and size of facility did not seem to be associated with the appearance of Watson's carative factors.

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June 2002 - Faculty Member Completes Doctorate
Dr. Beth Carson, Acting Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor, has successfully defended her dissertation and completed requirements for the Doctorate.

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June 2002 - College of Nursing Announces Dean's List
The Saint Anthony College of Nursing has announced that the following students have been named to the Dean's List for spring semester of 2002. Each student was full-time and had a GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale:

June 2002 - College Scholarship Recipients Named
The Saint Anthony College of Nursing recently announced scholarship recipients for the 2002-03 academic year.

May 2002 - College of Nursing Faculty Member Finalist in CHA Proposal
The Catholic Health Association (CHA) of the United States recently invited members to submit proposals for how the Catholic health ministry can create a stable workforce. The proposal submitted by Virginia Burton, MSN, RN, a faculty member at the Saint Anthony College of Nursing, was one of the five finalists.

In its notification letter, Reverend Michael Place, president and chief executive officer of the CHA, wrote that the "selection committee was very impressed with the comprehensive approach and the potential of this idea. Congratulations on being a finalist and thank you again for your excellent contribution."

In her proposal for "Building a Stable Nursing Workforce," Burton advocates the formation of a long-term council of nursing leaders who are capable of research and dialogue and of redesigning nursing practice models. Her concept addresses the workforce issue through research, dialogue, redesign and examination of desired outcomes.

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May 2002 - Nursing Student Project Helps Children at Rescue Mission
As part of their Community Clinical, students at the Saint Anthony College of Nursing are required to meet an evidence-based need through a project contribution for the Rockford Rescue Mission. Monica Lindquist, a senior at the College of Nursing who works on 4 East (medical telemetry), recently completed her Community Health Clinical.

In her summary, Monica wrote that her project was designed to "help instill hope in the many children who come through the Rockford Rescue Mission." Basing her project on research demonstrating that children express their hopes most effectively through drawings, Monica decided to make kits containing Christian coloring books, drawing paper pads and sets of crayons.

After speaking to her Church congregation about the project, Monica was pleased when Church members supported the project. On Monday, May 1, Monica delivered over 100 assembled kits, which will be distributed to children who come to Serenity House at the Rockford Rescue Mission. Monica's completed project included a narrative about the need at the Rescue Mission, evidence of the need based on research literature and her assessment, and how the project intervention will meet the need. All of us congratulate Monica on her impressive project.

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