Sigma - Rho Chapter

Seeking NEW volunteers for Rho Chapter Mentor on Demand program
Our Mentor on Demand program provides career support for Rho members and UM nursing students. Mentors serve as speakers on career panels, resume reviews, short-term career advice or job shadow experiences. Our mentor program is growing and has been a great success so far! Anyone can be a mentor including new graduates and retirees.
If you are interested in serving as a Mentor, contact Joyce Lee ([email protected]) for more information or fill out the Mentor Interest form here

Sigma Rho Chapter Mentor Interest Form Mentor on Demand is a program to help connect nurses and students with experienced Rho members for brief career guidance. This program would help students and nurses making transitions to practice or career changes to get short term assistance for their questions. Rho Chapter members have a wealth o...

Congratulations to Pia Love for recent recognition. She was selected to present her project, Renewing Our Minds: Innovation in Mental Health Nursing as a poster at the 28th American Psychiatric Nurses Association Conference. And Pia was featured in Operation Happy Nurse, an online self care community for registered nurses, in the Stress Relief section. Pia was also featured in the Alumni Spotlight section of the MSU Alumni newsletter discussing opportunities in psychiatric mental health nursing. Read about her career journey here:
https://nursing.msu.edu/about-us/news/news-articles/pia-love-bsn-02-selected-present-apna-2024

Dear Rho members,



The Region 10 biennial conference will be held in Ann Arbor on April 4 & 5 2025, and the call for abstracts is now open. The conference is a great opportunity to present your scholarly work. Presentation format may be oral or poster and can include completed research, research in progress, quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice projects or other scholarly activities. You are also encouraged to sponsor student presentations and posters.



Use this link for more information and submitting abstracts:

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Deadline for submitting abstracts is August 1.

Happy season! Congrats to Dr. Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren for being the 2024 recipient of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Pioneering Spirit Award. The award ceremony was at the AACN NTI conference in Denver.

Please congratulate Dr. Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren for this amazing achievement.

Links provided below:

https://www.aacn.org/newsroom/michigan-nurse-scientist-honored-with-national-award

https://news-beta.kagi.com/topic/28251

https://www.aacn.org/nursing-excellence/excellence-awards/visionary-leadership-awards

Congratulations to Rho members who received poster awards at the Nursing at Michigan Poster Day on May 7. Suzanne Knight, Paul Edick, Leah Shever-Doletzky and Nancy May received the Best Research Poster award. Paul Edick also received an award for the Best U of M School of Nursing poster. Jennifer Dammeyer co-authored the winning Evidence-Based Practice poster with Bob Humburg.
Rho sponsored the Peoples Choice Award. The winners were Stacie Price, Amanda Webb, and Kristen Lemorie for their poster, “Changing Workflow to Assess Abuse & Neglect.”

Student Leader intern
What you will do:
—Work with a mentor from the Rho Chapter board
—Attend Rho board meetings and provide the voice of students to the board
—Carry out a project that aligns with the Rho Chapter strategic plan.
What you will receive:
—Mentored leadership experience
—Paid Sigma dues for one year
—Financial support for conference attendance to develop leadership skills or to present your project.
—A great addition to your resume
How to apply:
—Click on this link for more information and to view the application:
https://nursing.umich.edu/about/nursing-michigan/sigma-rho-chapter/student-leader-intern
Need more information or have questions?
Contact our current Student Leader interns: Emily Azhari ([email protected]) or Amy Lee ([email protected]) OR Student Intern mentor Joyce Lee ([email protected])

Social Media Liaison
What you will do
—Communicate important information about Rho Chapter to students on their social media sites
—This position requires very little time but you will learn a lot about Rho Chapter operations
What you will receive
—Experience as a member of the Rho Chapter Publicity/Communications Committee
—A great addition to your resume
How to apply/ Get more information

Student Leader Internship | University of Michigan School of Nursing Are you an undergraduate student who wants to develop leadership skills? The Rho Chapter Student Leader Internship will support your leadership development and help you to learn about and engage with support Rho Chapter’s strategic goals. The intern will be mentored by a current Rho leader and wil...

Dear Rho Chapter Member,

The 2024 Rho Chapter Board Member election is upon us.

Candidates and their biographies are identified on the ballot.

Please select the candidate of your choice for the open board positions.

You may also write in a recommendation for any office on the ballot.

Please click here to access the ballot.

The ballot will close on Friday, May 24, 2024, at 11:59 pm.

If you have any questions, contact Heather Jones, Leadership Succession, Chair.

Thank you for your active participation!

2024 STTI Rho Board Ballot Qualtrics sophisticated online survey software solutions make creating online surveys easy. Learn more about Research Suite and get a free account today.

Hello do you know we have an amazing resource called The Circle!

Great opportunity to get your CEs, see upcoming conferences, and start discussion boards!

https://thecircle.sigmanursing.org/home

What are your plans for the Summer in terms of volunteering?
Here is the link: https://rho.sigma nursing.org/home

Repost! We are so proud of our Sigma Rho Chapter board 💜

It was a treat to be among some of the best and brightest nursing minds at our annual Sweet Treat Celebration. Dean Patricia Hurn presented several of our stellar UMSN faculty with awards for their contributions to our school and the nursing profession.
From sprinkles of appreciation to layers of dedication, our faculty truly is the icing on the cake of our school.
See the list of all the recipients: https://myumi.ch/Dr6Py !

Dear Rho Chapter Member,

The 2024 Rho Chapter Board Member election is upon us.



Candidates and their biographies are identified on the ballot.



Please select the candidate of your choice for the open board positions.



You may also write in a recommendation for any office on the ballot.



Please click here to access the ballot.

The ballot will close on Friday, May 24, 2024, at 11:59 pm.


If you have any questions, contact Heather Jones, Leadership Succession, Chair.

Thank you for your active participation!

2024 STTI Rho Board Ballot Qualtrics sophisticated online survey software solutions make creating online surveys easy. Learn more about Research Suite and get a free account today.

Dear Rho Chapter Member,

The 2024 Rho Chapter Board Member election is upon us.



Candidates and their biographies are identified on the ballot.



Please select the candidate of your choice for the open board positions.



You may also write in a recommendation for any office on the ballot.



Please click here to access the ballot.

The ballot will close on Friday, May 24, 2024, at 11:59 pm.


If you have any questions, contact Heather Jones, Leadership Succession, Chair.

Thank you for your active participation!

2024 Sigma Grads and Happy Nurses Week

Join Sigma Rho at the NURSING AT MICHIGAN POSTER DAY to see the innovations underway by MM nurses:

Tuesday May 7th in the Towsley Continuing Education Center Lobby, 1515 Hospital Drive, Ann Arbor.

Posters are available for viewing from 7am to 12 noon. Awards ceremony is at 12 noon. Rho Chapter is again sponsoring the People's Choice Award.

No registration necessary--hope to see you there.

Student Leader intern
What you will do:
--Work with a mentor from the Rho Chapter board
--Attend Rho board meetings and provide the voice of students to the board
--Carry out a project that aligns with the Rho Chapter strategic plan.
What you will receive:
--Mentored leadership experience
--Paid Sigma dues for one year
--Financial support for conference attendance to develop leadership skills or to present your project.
--A great addition to your resume
How to apply:
--Click on this link for more information and to view the application:
https://nursing.umich.edu/about/nursing-michigan/sigma-rho-chapter/student-leader-intern
Need more information or have questions?
Contact our current Student Leader interns: Emily Azhari ([email protected]) or Amy Lee ([email protected]) OR Student Intern mentor Joyce Lee ([email protected])

Social Media Liaison
What you will do
--Communicate important information about Rho Chapter to students on their social media sites
--This position requires very little time but you will learn a lot about Rho Chapter operations
What you will receive
--Experience as a member of the Rho Chapter Publicity/Communications Committee
--A great addition to your resume
How to apply/ Get more information
Reply to this email

Student Leader Internship | University of Michigan School of Nursing Are you an undergraduate student who wants to develop leadership skills? The Rho Chapter Student Leader Internship will support your leadership development and help you to learn about and engage with support Rho Chapter’s strategic goals. The intern will be mentored by a current Rho leader and wil...

Hello Sigma Rho senior nursing students
I found this article on Sigma's website and I hope it might be useful as you search for your first nursing job. Scroll down to the 5 signs of a healthy workplace--very interesting.
https://nursingcentered.sigmanursing.org/topics/career/stories/view/5-signs-of-a-healthy-workplace
Best wishes as you graduate! And hope to see you for the Sigma Rho grad photo at Hill Auditorium on May 4.

View Nursing students are often shocked about the real nursing world. Some nurses have wonderful experiences and great preceptors throughout their nursing journey. However, some nurses have their share of negative experiences in toxic workplaces. In my own nursing journey, I have experienced bullying, ga...

If you are a Sigma Rho member attending School of Nursing Commencement, this message is for you!
We would love to get a group photo of the Sigma Rho chapter graduates in their academic garb at commencement on May 4. Meet Dr. Ann Kruszewski on the front steps of Hill Auditorium at 12:40. Please be ready and try to gather quickly so you can be on time for check-in for nursing commencement. Be sure to wear your purple honor cords!
I know the timing is tight for graduates who are coming from the Big House commencement. But it is impossible to get a photo after the School of Nursing commencement because of the pandemonium of graduates and families looking for each other and the next graduation ceremony starting at Hill. Feel free to email me if you have questions.
Congratulations to all of the graduates--we are so proud of you!

We are so happy to see Dr. Michelle Pardee and
Dr. Dana Tschannen (the Sigma Rho Board's Awards Committee Chair) get inducted into National Academics of Practice (NAP).

Our recent Student Success Workshop was an insightful time!

A nursing career panel included five nurses from diverse backgrounds who shared invaluable insights on choosing a nursing specialty, timing for grad school, navigating grad school finances and much more!

Pictured from left to right:
➡️ Lindsay Sexton, MA, program coordinator in the UMSN Office of Health Equity and Inclusion
➡️ Emily Herzog, program coordinator in the UMSN Office of Health Equity and Inclusion
➡️ Katie Bolling, CNM, MPH (UMSN '22)
➡️ Joyce Lee, BSN, RN (UMSN '21)
➡️ Dr. Susan Holmes-Walker, PhD, RN (UMSN '89, '94, '10)
➡️ Dr. Claire Bouchard, DNP, MSRN
➡️ Zachary Chornoby, BSN, RN (UMSN '18)

This workshop was hosted by the EPIC Pathways: Nursing Health Equity Scholars Program in the Office of Health Equity and Inclusion.

Love to see some of our Sigma Rho Chapter Board receive this amazing IPE Award. Well deserved !

Congratulations to this year's winners of the Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education Awards for IPE Innovation & Excellence! This year's honorees hail from University Of Michigan-Flint College of Health Sciences, University of Michigan-Flint School of Nursing and University of Michigan School of Nursing. The awards recognize those who have made outstanding contributions in advancing interprofessional education and practice. Go Blue!

Read about this year's recipients: https://michmed.org/wrr2n.

Have you wanted to get more involved with the chapter? Here is the perfect opportunity!

NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN for Rho Chapter leadership positions. We welcome new graduates, grad students, retirees, and anyone who wants to “give back.” If you’re unsure, the committee positions are a great way to get started on the leadership team. We are seeking nominations for:

All positions are 2 years unless otherwise noted.
Complete this form to express interest and be contacted with more information by Friday, April 19th, 2024.
Interest form

https://forms.gle/nftWUiDHeygYzwnRA

If you are ready to self-nominate, please complete this form and upload your short bio by Friday, April 26th, 2024.
Self-nominating form

https://forms.gle/uFiiWMLJvp81g8Er6

Interest for Sigma Rho 2024-2026 Open Positions Please complete this form to express interest and be contacted with more information about open positions. If you have questions, please contact a member of the Leadership Succession Committee at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

Dear Rho Members:
Rho Chapter was pleased to participate in the School of Nursing’s Research, Scholarship, and Innovation Day on April 3. The event featured two jam-packed poster sessions exhibiting work by students, alumni, and faculty. Rho chapter sponsored, for the first time, poster awards for student presenters. Congratulations to the following students—we are so proud of your innovative work!

In order of slides:

Emma Davidson (Undergraduate Honors Award): Impact of Drone-Specific Dispatch Instructions and Efficacy of Drone-Delivered Emergency Treatments: A randomized Simulation Trial

Keith Doremus (MSN Award): Doxy-Pep in the Prevention of Transmission of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Eva Tabarani (DNP Award): Enhancing Accurate Delirium Detection in Older Patients with Heart Failure: Integrating Education and an electronic Health Record Tool for Nurses

Misun Hwang (PhD Award): Bridging the Digital Divide: Exploring Determinants of Telehealth Utilization Among US Older Adults

Dear Rho members:
What a wonderful celebration for our new Rho members and awardees at our annual Induction and Awards Ceremony on Saturday March 23. We welcomed 65 new members to Rho Chapter and honored our grant recipients and student leader interns:

We also presented six Rho members with our Rho Chapter Excellence Awards and honored our Rho grants recipients. This year's Excellence awards recipients were:
Excellence in Education: Valerie Spotts
Excellence in Mentorship: Meredith Smith
Excellence in Practice: Kayleigh Scwartz
Rising Star: Thea Senger-Carpenter
Student Leadership: Linnea Brunvand and Hannah Slawson
Grants recipients included: Brianna Young

A photostream from the ceremony will be coming soon!
Many, many thanks to chapter leaders who organized the event and led the awards selection process: President Julia Morrissey, Awards Chair Dana Tschannen, and Committee members Josh Lidtke-O'Callaghan and Alexandra Agapiou, and Induction Planning Committee members Susie McDevitt (lead), Deb Lee, Tammy Ross, Josh Lidtke-O'Callaghan, and Ann Kruszewski., and our wonderful Rho Chapter Administrative Assistant Mary DeBardeleben.
Again, congratulations to all of our honorees and new members!

Have you wanted to get more involved with the chapter? Here is the perfect opportunity!
NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN for Rho Chapter leadership positions. We welcome new graduates, grad students, retirees, and anyone who wants to “give back.” If you’re unsure, the committee positions are a great way to get started on the leadership team. We are seeking nominations for:

All positions are 2 years unless otherwise noted.

Complete this form to express interest and be contacted with more information by Friday, April 19th, 2024.
Interest form
https://forms.gle/nftWUiDHeygYzwnRA

If you are ready to self-nominate, please complete this form and upload your short bio by Friday, April 26th, 2024.
Self-nominating form
https://forms.gle/uFiiWMLJvp81g8Er6

Subject: Annual March C.S. Mott Book and Toy Drive


Sigma Rho Chapter & School of Nursing Students, Faculty, and Staff

I am thrilled to announce the upcoming Sigma Rho Chapter service project to benefit patients at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital! As a chapter, we will be collecting children's books to donate to the Child Life department at C.S. Mott for March Reading Month. Many children in the hospital are constantly seeking new sources of entertainment and having a variety of books to offer them can help lift their mood during their hospital stay! March is the perfect time to show our love to Mott patients and donate books for them to read in the upcoming months!

• WHO: This project is co-sponsored by Rho Chapter, along with the School of Nursing Culture Champions and the UM Student Nurses Association.
• WHAT TO DONATE: ONLY NEW Books & Toys can be accepted (there is a​
special need for Spanish and Arabic language books)
• WHEN: Deadline Sunday, March 31, 2024
• HOW TO DONATE:
o Drop off in the donation boxes in the School of Nursing atrium, 426 N. Ingalls OR the 400 NIB outside the undergraduate office

o Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/3A3G1OIZRA3IY
(Write "From Sigma Rho Chapter in gift message)

o Monetary donation to Mott Giving Library: https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/1TSXAIKQC7HQ0
(Indicate "From Sigma Rho Chapter"in Comment)

o Send books directly to Mott Children’s Hospital at:
Family Center | Mott Community Relations
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
1540 E Hospital Dr. 2-722
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Thank you for supporting the patients of Mott Children’s Hospital and Sigma Rho Chapter.

Our wonderful Student Leader Intern Amy Lee is coordinating this project. Please contact Amy Lee at [email protected] with any questions!

Best,
Amy Lee and the Sigma Rho Board

Dear Rho Members:

The Planning Committee of the 2024 Annual Research, Scholarship & Innovation Symposium is looking forward to showcasing the newest research from current and former students and faculty during our Research, Scholarship & Innovation Symposium on April 3, 2024. The theme for this year’s event is Leading the Way by Advancing Health and Health Equity. The Planning Committee is now looking for volunteers to help review electronic (PDF) poster submissions. Each submission will be scored by multiple reviewers and scores will determine the recipients of the Best Poster Awards given annually to outstanding posters authored by students within each degree program (i.e. Undergraduate, Masters, DNP, PhD) and a member of the faculty. The student awards will be sponsored by Rho Chapter with a monetary award this year. The award ceremony is held during the Symposium, and it is one of the highlights of the event!

Would you be interested in volunteering to be a reviewer?

Each reviewer will be assigned 6 – 8 posters. In total, it should take approximately three hours of your time. If you are interested and would like more details on the role of a poster reviewer for this event, please contact Coreen Abston at [email protected].

More information on this event can be found at:

https://nursing.umich.edu/research/research-scholarship-and-innovation-symposium

Thank you for considering!

Hello from Rho Chapter
Congratulations on your Sigma membership invitation. It is a wonderful acknowledgement of all of your hard work as a student. This is a gentle reminder that the deadline for accepting your invitation is coming up soon--February 28.
Why join now??
Sigma is very different from other honor societies. We are a community of nurse leaders who help each other throughout our nursing careers. When you join Sigma:
1. You are a lifelong member with access to Sigma chapters all over the country and world.
2. Each Sigma chapter is an active group of nurse leaders who can help you network and get mentorship.
3. Rho Chapter has active nurse leaders who can help you with resume building, interview skills, and career questions.
4. Rho Chapter has many student-oriented benefits including scholarships, grants, and programs specific to career development
5. Sigma has many FREE continuing education programs for members.
6. Many hiring managers are Sigma members--when they see Sigma membership on your resume they know you are a high achieving nurse or future nurse
7. Sigma membership is recognized at the School of Nursing commencement with honor cords and notation in the commencement program.
So don't let this opportunity pass by. Accept your membership and join us. All of us in Rho Chapter look forward to having you as a colleague.

What a success! Look out for Dr. Kelly Baird-Cox’s resources via email. Thank you SNA for partnering with us 💜

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Exploring NCLEX Content With Test Strategies and Practice Questions
20 February 2024 11:00 a.m. ET
Join us for this upcoming NCLEX webinar to refine your skills and learn more about the NGN before taking the exam! NCLEX expert Dr. Lois Marshall will focus on content that has the greatest chance of showing up on your exam and discuss the use of her unique strategies of "linking" and "conceptualization" to help you make the most of what you know. She will also provide questions and strategies specific to content areas that are being discussed, including NGN format changes and the Clinical Judgment Model. Register here:
https://sigmanursing.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QrfFzhdJRqmGfmUgzVpy4w #/registration

Clarification: If the student is a new applicant for Sigma, the dues are $110. If the student is already a Sigma member and is renewing, the dues are half price (they just need to check the student box when they are renewing).