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Dr. Joane Moceri Nursing Scholarship Announced

In honor of Joane Moceri’s retirement as dean of the University of Portland School of Nursing, an endowed scholarship for nursing students has been established in her name. The Dr. Joane Moceri Nursing Scholarship, initiated by her family, will help support first generation college students and underrepresented students of color.

The endowed scholarship came as a surprise; Joane’s husband Steve and their three children originally began thinking of a scholarship last year as the most meaningful gift they could give her upon her eventual retirement. A diagnosis of kidney cancer earlier this year accelerated her retirement plans and the scholarship was presented to her on the University’s Founders Day celebration on April 10. All of the Moceri children, as well as friends and co-workers from Oregon, Washington, and Washington DC contributed to the endowment.

During her tenure as dean, Moceri has overseen the development of a simulated health center, created new and innovative teaching programs, and fostered a deeply interconnected culture of mutual support and celebration between faculty, staff, and students. She was appointed dean of nursing by University president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., in July 2015. She joined UP as an associate professor in 2012, and began service as the associate dean for the undergraduate nursing program in May of 2013. Along with nursing, Dr. Moceri has experience in business management and taught undergraduate courses on nursing theory, communication, and nursing leadership; as well as graduate courses on resource management, communication, and population health.

For more information contact the School of Nursing at x7211 or nursing@up.edu.

Healing Beyond Healthcare, March 6

The Garaventa Center and School of Nursing invite you to a free presentation, “Healing Beyond Healthcare,” on Tuesday, March 6, at 7:15 p.m., in the Chiles Center Hall of Fame Room. In their talk, adjunct nursing instructor Katie Strawn and Columbia University orthopedic surgeon Joseph Dutkowsky will shine a light on the chaos of the healthcare debate through the lenses of faith and science. Come share an evening of stories from the field of what’s possible when doctors and nurses combine the knowledge in their heads with the love in their hearts to bring hope to medically fragile children.

For ADA accommodations or more information, contact the Garaventa Center at x7702 or garaventa@up.edu.

Clark Library: The Early Years of UP Nursing

Come see the Clark Library Gallery’s new exhibit, which provides a glimpse into the early years of the University’s first professional school. UP became involved in nursing education in 1934 when it partnered with the St. Vincent Hospital School of Nursing to offer a four-year degree program. Stop by to see historic photographs and artifacts, including a stylish nursing cape and a portable aspirator. The exhibit will be on display through March in the gallery space on the main floor.

 

 

 

Joane Moceri Presented With UW Tacoma Outstanding Alumna Award

University of Portland School of Nursing dean Joane Moceri was named as the 2017 Outstanding Alumna of the University of Washington Tacoma’s Nursing & Healthcare Leadership Program in June. Moceri is a former UW Tacoma faculty member and received her master of nursing degree from the school.

Moceri received her award at University of Washington Tacoma’s Master of Nursing hooding ceremony. In presenting the award, director of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership Sharon Gavin Fought cited Moceri’s “leadership, wisdom, and tremendous capacity to work with and on behalf of others.”

Moceri was the founding director of the Pierce College nursing program and was praised for her work to increase enrollment of under-represented populations during her tenure. Also listed among her achievements were her support of MultiCare Health System’s nurse camp, and her work as project coordinator for the Puyallup summer lunch program. Moceri also served on one of the boards of Group Health.

Moceri was appointed dean of the University of Portland’s School of Nursing by University president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., in July 2015. She joined UP as an associate professor in 2012, and began service as the associate dean for the undergraduate nursing program in May of 2013. Along with nursing, Moceri has experience in business management and taught undergraduate courses on nursing theory, communication, and nursing leadership; as well as graduate courses on resource management, communication, and population health.

For more information contact the School of Nursing at 7211 or nursing@up.edu.

Mallie Kozy Selected For 2017 Faculty Policy Intensive Program

Nursing professor Mallie Kozy has been selected as one of four participants from around the nation for the 2017 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Faculty Policy Intensive program. The 2017 cohort consists of nursing faculty members selected from a national pool of applicants, to participate in a three day intensive experience to enhance knowledge of policy and advocacy. Kozy and her colleagues were chosen by AACN’s Health Policy Advisory Council from a highly competitive pool of applicants based on their past achievements and future interests in alignment with AACN’s 2017-2018 Federal Policy Agenda priority areas— workforce, research, higher education, and models of care. The end goal is for participants to strengthen relationships necessary to advance policy within federal departments and agencies.

Now in its fifth year, the FPI is a three-day immersion program designed for faculty at AACN member schools who are interested in elevating their role in shaping health policy. The FPI will be held this fall and will coincide with the AACN fall semi-annual meeting. These faculty members will have the unique opportunity to enhance their existing knowledge of policy and advocacy through sessions, panel discussions, and workshops that will strengthen their ability to engage in the dynamic relationships necessary to advance policy within federal departments and agencies, Congress, national organizations, and as individual advocates. 

Kozy joined the UP nursing faculty in 2016. She earned her Ph.D. in nursing from Duquesne University in Pittsburg in 2007, and earned an M.S.N. at Medical Collee of Ohio (now University of Toledo) in 1994. She served as professor and dean of Linfield-Good Samaritan School of Nursing from 2013 to 2016, and was as associate professor and chair of undergraduate nursing studies at Lourdes College, Sylvania, Ohio from 2007-2013. She is a registered nurse through the Oregon State Board of Nursing and the State of Ohio Board of Nursing.

For more information contact the School of Nursing at 7211 or nursing@up.edu.

School of Nursing Makes U.S. News “Best Graduate Schools”

The University of Portland’s School of Nursing ranked 72nd nationally for its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program and 108th for its Master of Science in Nursing program in the just-released U.S. News & World Report “Best Graduate Schools” rankings. Only Oregon Health & Science University’s programs ranked higher in Oregon than the University’s nursing masters programs.

For more information contact the School of Nursing at x7211 or nursing@up.edu.

 

“Humor In Nursing” Talk with Hob Osterlund: Feb. 7

osterlundWriter, photographer, and advanced practice nurse Hob Osterlund will present “Humor in Nursing: How to Find Time to Laugh When There’s Zero Time for Lunch” on Tuesday, February 7, at 7:15 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons. Osterlund’s talk is sponsored by the Garaventa Center, the School of Nursing, and the Beckman Humor Project and is free and open to all.

Osterlund founded Hawaii’s first inpatient pain and palliative care program at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. She also principal investigator for the Comedy in Chemotherapy (COMIC) Study, where she and her colleagues were the first to conduct a randomized controlled trial demonstrating the positive impact of comedy on the symptoms of cancer and chemotherapy. She will discuss the nursing profession as “one of the highest and hardest trapeze acts youʻll ever see,” where nurses face impossible situations on a daily basis: trying to balance on a high wire between cost-cutting and enormously expensive interventions, between doctorsʻ orders and the reality of patient care, between compassion for others and boundaries with them, between keeping people alive and allowing them to die, and many more.

For more information contact the Garaventa Center at x7702 or garaventa@up.edu.

USPNA Blood Drive, Jan. 23-25

bloodThe University’s Student Nurses Association is collaborating with the Red Cross to host a blood drive on Monday, January 23 in Lund Family Hall (11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Tuesday and Wednesday, January 24-25 in the Chiles Center. Hours for the Chiles Center location are Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you are interested in donating you can sign up via this link. If you have any questions or need help signing up please email Nicole Schlotfeldt at schlotfe17@up.edu or Anna Blake at blakea18@up.edu.

Give Blood, Save Lives, Nov. 14-16

bloodThe University of Portland Student Nurses Association (UPSNA) is collaborating with the Red Cross to host a blood drive on campus in November. Please join the UPSNA in the Chiles Center on November 14-16 for the Red Cross Blood Drive from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m (Monday and Tuesday) and Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you are interested in donating you can sign up via this link. If you have any questions or need help signing up please e-mail Nicole Schlotfeldt at schlotfe17@up.edu or Anna Blake at blakea18@up.edu.

School of Nursing Ranked no. 4 in West, no. 46 in Nation

nursing150NursingSchoolsAlmanac.com, a web-based resource providing rankings of nursing schools in the U.S., recently selected University of Portland as one of the top 50 nursing schools in the Western United States. The nursing program at UP is ranked at no. 4 in Nursing School Almanac’s inaugural national rankings. The University was also ranked at no. 46 in the almanac’s top 100 nationally ranked nursing schools.

The almanac collected data on more than 3,200 nursing schools in Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Each school was evaluated based on the following criteria:

  • Academic prestige and perceived value
  • Breadth and depth of nursing programs offered
  • Student success, particularly on the NCLEX national licensure exam.

Academic prestige and perceived value make up 50 percent of a school’s score, and are indicated by graduates’ ability to repay student loans; professional designations; grant funding from the National Institutes of Health; and rankings by U.S. News & World Report and others.

Breadth and depth of nursing programs offered (15 percent of score) are determined by offerings of baccalaureate, graduate and doctoral nursing programs as well as program size, which plays a role in combatting the U.S. nursing shortage.

The NCLEX national licensure exam is required for any RN or LPN licensure, and results are reported annually by most state boards or nursing.

Nursing School Almanac’s mission is to provide an accurate, complete, and powerful online resource for aspiring nurses. See the report at http://tinyurl.com/gtqwyv4.