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Amber Vermeesch Selected For National Faculty Policy Intensive Program

amber vermeesch copyNursing professor Amber Vermeesch has been selected as one of eight participants from around the nation for the 2016 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Faculty Policy Intensive program, to be held March 21-24, in Washington, D.C. She will also be recognized as an AACN Faculty Policy Fellow.

The FPI program is designed for faculty of AACN member schools who are interested in pursuing a role in healthcare policy. Participants can enhance their knowledge of policy and advocacy through sessions that focus on the legislative process and the dynamic relationships between federal departments, agencies, collaborative partnerships, and individual advocates.

Vermeesch joined the UP nursing faculty in August 2014. She earned her Ph.D. in nursing science at the University of Miami, Coral Gables in 2011 and her MSN from Vanderbilt University, Nashville in 2006. She received a 2015-2016 Dundon-Berchtold Institute Fellowship for “Investigating Current Issues Prohibiting Doctor of Nursing Practice Graduate Students from Voicing Their Values During Ethical Dilemmas in the Clinical Environment.”

For more information contact the School of Nursing at 503.943.7211 or nursing@up.edu.

New Director For DNP-FNP Program: Vicki Ericson

ericson copyVicki Ericson has been appointed director of the School of Nursing’s DNP-FNP Program, according to nursing dean Joane Moceri. She will begin her duties starting February 1, 2016.

Ericson holds a DNP from the University of Minnesota, and a masters and baccalaureate degree from the College of St. Catherine. She is certified as a family, adult, and emergency nurse practitioner, and has extensive practice and graduate-level teaching experience. Before coming to UP in fall 2015, Ericson was the option coordinator for the Adult-Gerontology NP program at St. Catherine University in Minnesota.

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

Clark Library Releases Digital Collection: History of Nursing

nrspin.jpgThe Clark Library is pleased to announce the availability of a digital collection of nursing artifacts from the University Museum. To serve nursing students and faculty, the Clark Library in collaboration with Archives and Artifacts created a visual history of the development of the nursing profession and the University of Portland’s School of Nursing. The collection launched this fall in honor of the new dean of the School of Nursing, Joane Moceri. All are invited to take a moment and visit the new collection at this link.

Joane Moceri Takes The Helm, July 1

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Joane Moceri has begun her tenure as dean of the University of Portland’s School of Nursing, effective July 1. Moceri succeeds Joanne Warner, who retired after serving as dean of the School of Nursing since 2007. Moceri joined the University as an associate professor in 2012, and began service as the associate dean for the undergraduate nursing program in May 2013.

Before her time at UP, Moceri taught at the University of Washington Tacoma in the B.S.N. completion and graduate nursing programs, and was the founding director of the Pierce College Nursing Program where she focused on increasing the enrollment of underrepresented populations in nursing. Her scholarly endeavors have been published in peer-reviewed journals, as well as presented regionally and nationally. Moceri reviews for the Journal of Cultural Diversity, Nursing, Education Perspectives, and Qualitative Health Research, serves as an evaluator for the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, and is a member of the Western Institute for Nursing.

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

Joane Moceri Appointed Nursing Dean, Effective July 1

U of PUniversity president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., has appointed Joane Moceri as dean of the School of Nursing, effective July 1. Moceri will succeed Joanne Warner, who is retiring after serving as dean since 2007.

Moceri joined the University as an associate professor in 2012, and began service as the associate dean for the undergraduate nursing program in May 2013. Before her time at UP, she taught at the University of Washington Tacoma in the B.S.N. completion and graduate nursing programs, and was the founding director of the Pierce College Nursing Program where she focused on increasing the enrollment of underrepresented populations in nursing. Moceri earned her Ph.D, M.N., and B.S.N. from the University of Washington.

Along with nursing, Moceri has extensive experience in business management. Since coming to UP, she has 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.

Wanted: Expectant Moms

hThe School of Nursing is in need of pregnant females for a prenatal simulation class on Saturday, February 14, from 9 to 11 a.m. Volunteers must be willing to have graduate family nurse practitioner students interview them, measure fundal height, and check fetal heart tones. Compensation will be provided. Volunteers do not need to be UP community members.

Please contact Patricia Cox, nursing, as soon as possible at 7987 or coxp@up.edu.

Graduate Nursing Information Session, Dec. 1

nursing150All University community members are welcome to learn more about the School of Nursing’s thriving master’s and doctoral programs at an information session on Monday, December 1, from 6:30 t0 8:30 p.m., in Buckley Center room 314. Those who attend will gain tips and guidance for applying to UP graduate nursing programs and can ask questions when meeting with graduate program directors and the graduate program coordinator. Refreshments will be provided; RSVPs are not necessary. For more information contact the School of Nursing at 7211 or nursing@up.edu.

New Nursing Gifts Total $40K

nursing150The University of Portland has received $40,000 in gifts to help add a Maternal-Child Simulation Lab to its School of Nursing Learning Resource Center. The gifts include a $25,000 gift from the Collins Medical Trust and $15,000 from Mario and Donna Giordano, of Huntington Beach, Calif., and both gifts were instrumental in the early success of funding the new lab.

The Giordanos’ daughter, Amber Giordano Livingston, is a 2011 graduate of the School of Nursing and is currently enrolled in the University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program. The Collins Medical Trust is a Portland non-profit established in 1956 by Truman W. Collins. The University’s Learning Resource Center (LRC) is a sophisticated, state-of-the-art model hospital and clinic used to prepare graduate and undergraduate nursing students. The new lab will allow the School of Nursing to take pediatric and maternity education to the next level – providing student nurses the opportunity to develop real life-saving skills, focused on children and mothers, in a controlled environment.

For more information contact nursing at 7211 or nursing@up.edu.

Joanne Warner Announces Retirement

warner copySchool of Nursing dean Joanne Warner, who has served in that role since 2008, has decided to retire effective July 1, 2015. Warner came to the University of Portland in 2005, and in her tenure has achieved a remarkable number of personal, professional, and School of Nursing goals. Her work has been consistently dedicated to the connections of peace, social justice, and health in advancing the human condition. A quintessential exemplar of the UP mission and her beloved Quaker faith, Warner guided the development and advancement of the innovative Dedicated Education Unit; enhanced simulation in the role of nursing education through expansion of simulation labs; developed new graduate programs, including the Doctor of Nursing Practice; drove national policy in nursing education, especially advocating for nurses’ political activism and solid policy work; and much more.

A national search for her replacement is underway. University provost Tom Greene will head the search committee that consists of four faculty members, two staff members, and two academic administrators. Please join in wishing Joanne Warner all the best as she begins the transition to professional retirement and the next chapter in her life.

No Frogs Were Hurt in This Demonstration

Resusci-Anne-in-case-2014The University archives and museum have a new post on the Museum Blog featuring models used in the School of Nursing, including our full-time museum resident, Resusci Anne. Visit our post to learn more: https://wordpress.up.edu/museum/no-frogs-were-hurt-for-this-demonstration For more information contact Carolyn Connolly, museum coordinator, piatz@up.edu or 8038.