Progress and Partnership

Join us for a fantastic afternoon of celebratory events - dynamic panel, campaign impact, special tribute to Claire Fagin, and kick-off reception!  All are welcome throughout the day's events.

Penn Nursing alumna Shirley Chater, HUP'53, Nu'56, HON'97 will moderate a panel featuring Pennsylvania Director of Health Care Reform Rosemarie Greco, nationally recognized author/journalist Suzanne Gordon, and Penn Nursing faculty member and world-renowned nursing shortage expert Dr. Linda Aiken.  Dean Afaf Meleis will close the program with the launch of the Where Science Leads Campaign and the naming of Claire M. Fagin Hall.

There's Still Time to Support Fagin Hall Campaign
Now's the time to add your support to the Fagin Hall campaign as we work to reach the $15 million needed to name the Nursing building, Claire M. Fagin Hall. Share a memory of Claire to help us celebrate her extraordinary nursing leadership.

Six Penn Nursing Faculty Receive Endowed Chairs
Endowed chairs recognize faculty for their excellence in nursing leadership.

Alumni Connections

Outstanding Penn Nursing Alumni - Who do you know?
Now is your chance to nominate Penn Nursing Alumni, friends, classmates, or colleagues, who are leading the way.  You know them best so please help us honor some of Penn Nursing's shining lights.  Nominations due: January 31, 2007.  With questions, please call Mary Beth Jackson at 215-898-1665.

Looking for a Few Good Penn Nursing Alumni!
Are you interested in getting involved in our dynamic and growing Penn Nursing Alumni organization?  Are you energetic, creative, and enthusiastic?  Consider running for one of several open positions for 2007-2008 on the Penn Nursing Alumni Board!  Contact Jonathan Gilbride, Nu'98, GNu'00 at jgill@nursing.upenn.edu by November 30th.

Check out our Homecoming 2006 Photo Album
View our Quakerfest photos from Homecoming.  Make your plans now to come next year, Saturday, October 20th, for Homecoming 2007.

Last Call for Class of 2006 Survey
Let Penn's Career Services Office know about your professional plans.  Now's your chance to help complete the Penn Nursing graduate picture for the University.  Complete the BSN survey or the MSN/PhD survey. In addition, check out Career Services for Penn Alumni.

120 Years of Nursing at Penn
For more on our legacy and HUP Nursing Alumni leadership, check out the 120 Years Red Ribbon on the School of Nursing homepage.

Giving to Penn Nursing

Do Your Part Through Annual Giving
Annual Giving is a critical part of Where Science Leads, The Campaign for Penn Nursing.  It provides vital support for students and faculty each year.  For your part in the campaign, please consider increasing your Annual Giving contribution or giving for the first time.  Our Students.  Our Future.  Our Impact. 

School of Nursing Happenings

Visiting Professor Discusses Storytelling & Its Effect - December 6th
Katherine Young, PhD, visiting lecturer in Anthropology, discusses how narration alters the narrator's experience of time, in effect collapsing it; thus offering the chance to change somatic experience through intervention in a lecture co-sponsored with Penn's Center for Folklore & Ethnography.

Would You Like to Catch Up with Penn Nursing Classmates?
Help gather your classmates for Penn Nursing Alumni Weekend on May 11-12, 2007. We're recruiting Reunion Chairs now for classes ending in 2's & 7's and for Master's alumni of NHCAA, Peds, and Acute Care programs. Contact Jill Siegrist, Alumni Events Chair, at jill.siegrist@gmail.com to participate.

Considering a Master's or PhD in Nursing?
Review the most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) for Penn Nursing master's programs and the distinguishing characteristics of our doctoral and post-doctoral study.

Continuing Education

4th Annual National Patient Safety Conference - March 29-30, 2007
This year's conference, "Surveillance Through Nursing's Eyes" aims to share strategies on patient care and work environments and offer a forum for acute care clinicians to discuss innovative projects.

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