Homecoming 2007
Building on the Legacy of Nursing Educational Excellence
October 25-27, 2007
Thursday, October 25, 2007: Alumni Conference
The College of Nursing's 2007 homecoming celebration was held October 25-26 in Vivian M. Duxbury Hall. The celebration began Thursday evening with the Alumni Conference. The conference activities included a building tour showcasing the Learning Resource Center, the Skills Lab and the Legacy Project. College of Nursing (CON) alumni, current students, faculty and staff also had the opportunity to network with one another before attending the Conference. The conference consisted of a State of the College address from Dean Lisa Ann Plowfield, PhD, RN and a presentation by CON alumna and FSU Associate Professor Roxanne Hauber, PhD, RN, (BSN '70), on "Challenges for Nursing Education in the 21st Century."
Dean Plowfield spoke to the challenges facing the College and the nursing profession. She shared her vision for aligning education at the College with nursing education at the national level and the challenges involved.
Dr. Roxanne Hauber's presentation included information on how little nursing education has changed in over 100 years, yet the demands on and for nurses has changed greatly. To emphasize how little the process for educating nurses has changed, she showed participants a set of questions from a nursing quiz in the early 1900s that closely resembled questions that are still being asked of nursing students today. She also spoke on the faculty shortage and its impact on the nursing shortage, as well as some of nursing's "sacred cows" that might be prohibitive to nursing as a forward moving profession.
Friday, October 26, 2007: Student Leadership Development Day Conference
Ann G. Smith ('78) BSN; Marsha L. Player ('91) BSN; ('93) MSN, Dianne S. Raines ('76) BSN, ('83) MSN
The Student Leadership Development Day Conference was held on Friday, October 26th, at 9:00 a.m. in room 214 located in Duxbury Hall. The conference consisted of three panels that were comprised of College of Nursing alumni who discussed topics related to Career Savviness, Nursing Specialization and Graduate.
H. Lee Moore ('98) BSN, Nancy W. Kulb ('73) BSN, Suzee A. Taylor ('74) BSN
College of Nursing alumni who participated as panel members included Ann G. Smith ('78) BSN; Marsha L. Player ('91) BSN; ('93) MSN, Dianne S. Raines ('76) BSN, ('83) MSN for the Career Savviness panel. H. Lee Moore ('98) BSN, Nancy W. Kulb ('73) BSN, Suzee A. Taylor ('74) BSN for the Nursing Specialization panel. CON Alums John (Jay) G. Wooley, II ('98) BSN, ('05) MSN, Rebecca Ivey ('88) BSN, ('96) MSN and College of Nursing Faculty Member Susan Wall, ('07) PhD for the Graduate Education panel. College of Nursing Faculty Members Kathleen Williamson, PhD, Assistant Professor in Nursing, Eunice Warren, PhD, Assistant in Nursing and Laurie Grubbs, ('73) PhD, College of Nursing alumna and Professor moderated the panel discussions.
John (Jay) G. Wooley, II ('98) BSN, ('05) MSN, Rebecca Ivey ('88) BSN, ('96) MSN and CON Faculty Member Susan Wall, ('07) PhD
The conference concluded with a brief question and answer period followed by an appreciation luncheon for the Alumni who volunteered their time and energy to give back to the College of Nursing by participating in the Student Leadership Development Conference.
College of Nursing Alumni Volunteers Needed!
The College of Nursing is in the process of establishing an Alumni Association Council and Advisory Board, if you are interested in volunteering your time and talents at College of Nursing, please click here to complete and submit the online Alumni Volunteer Interest Form.