Congratulations

April 2016 Grads!

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PULSE The Official Newsletter of SNA Chamberlain Addison Chapter

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How Do I Join? 1. Log on to

https://nsnamembership.org

2. Click “Sign up for New Membership”

3. Select “Illinois” then “Chamberlain College of Nursing – Addison”.

4. Email us at sna.addison@gmail.com with the subject “NEW MEMBER”. Be sure to include your expected graduation date, SNA membership ID#, and the expiration date of your membership.

We hope to hear from you soon!

We are quickly approaching your graduation! As a board, we would like to congratulate every single

one of you on your hard work within SNA and beyond!! And a special recognition goes out to our President, Caitlin Barrett and Vice

President, Troyah Reddick who will be graduating in April as well! As a courtesy, we wanted to take the time to explain and remind all April grads of the cord policy that is currently in place, what will be accepted to receive your cord, and the deadline. The goal of this email is to reduce confusion when graduation time is arrives.

• 10 credits are required to earn your cord- absolutely no exceptions • Maximum 2 meeting credits and at least 8 volunteer credits • If you do not have 2 meetings credits, we will accept 10 volunteer

credits

This means that even i f you have 9.5 credits, you wil l not receive your cord. This is not to be mean or to be hard. This is to be fa ir to every member who earned 10 or more credits. Please remember that cords are not a r ight but a priv i lege that is earned through your volunteering efforts

The last day for April grads to earn credit that will count towards your cord is Apri l 8th. All credits need to be done before this date . This is also the deadline to clear up concerns or discrepancies of your credit count

Everyone will get an email on April 11 th detai ling if they get a cord or not

Credits Rollout Credits will begin to accumulate as soon as you join SNA. We hope this

encourages more members to join throughout their time at Chamberlain. You will need a total of 25 credits to receive a cord at graduation. There will be an

additional opportunity to earn credits, including but not limited to those below (Please be sure to provide Proof of participation in these offers to receive credit)

Half Credit (0.5) Leading an event

Referring a friend who becomes a member Donating blood

Signing up as a donor for Be The Match Writing an article or personal writing for "the Pulse"

Quarter credits (0.25 credits)

This will Only apply for the donation of items for SNA approved events such as the Kenya/Brazil trip, or for the food pantry.

MAX: 2 credits

Credit Guideline 1-2 hours of volunteering = 1 credit 2-3 hours of volunteering = 2 credits 4-6 hours of volunteering = 3 credits 7-8 hours of volunteering = 4 credits 8-10 hours of volunteering = 5 credits

11 or more hours = 6 credits

Extra volunteer credits will no longer count towards your required 2 meeting attendance. You must either attend 2 meetings or sign in for reading the meeting

minutes 4 times, or a variation of the two. This will also apply vice versa, meaning that meeting credits will not count towards the required meeting

attendance!

***Please note that Semester surveys will be worth ½ of a meeting***

Our Website is Ready!!

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We’ve been working really hard the past few months to bring you the official SNA website and were excited to say that it is finally here!! We wanted to provide all of our members with an easy tool to help manage their membership as well as to make sure that they are up to date with all the latest Student Nurses Association news and current events! On the home page you will find our guidelines for earning credits as well as the process for conflict management within the organization. At the bottom of each page will be a way to sign up for email updates, this is very important, especially if you have not been receiving our emails as of late. Also keep in mind that we are changing email profiles so please make sure that you are sending any concerns or questions to our new email website.

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The following pages consist of instructions of how to join our chapter of this organization, information about our board of directors, email information, a list of our events, important documentation and more!

While we were hoping to have the

credits available for viewing by this month, due to extenuating circumstances we will postpone its release to reflect the changes in credit amounts. We will send out an email as soon as it is ready. Once it is released this page of our website will require a login code. We will provide this to all members who have submitted their Member Update form, so if you have not done so yet, please be sure to do so!

www.snaaddison.com

Glowen Gorospe Publications Director

Julia Szadurska Breakthrough to Nursing Director

Allison Abril Community Director

Hi, my name is Glowen Gorospe. I have been in

Chamberlain for almost 5 semesters. If all goes well, I will

graduate on April 2017! I am excited to be part of a national

organization that promotes leadership growth and

community service. I look forward to meeting every one of you! Don't be afraid to approach

me, I'm friendly I promise! :)

Hey guys! My name is Julia and I am currently a senior at

Chamberlain. My expected graduation date is December

2016. I have been a member of SNA since November 2015 and I am really excited about becoming

a SNA Board member this spring! I’m very approachable, so do not hesitate to pull me on the hallways if you have a question

or need an advice.

Hi guys! My name is Allison. I transferred to Chamberlain last year and will be graduating in August of 2017! I'm really shy and quiet at first but once you

get to know me I'm super friendly! Im excited to be on

board and even more excited to meet you all!

Members Meeting [Interested Students

Welcome] April 11, 2016 2:00-2:50 am Room TBD

(Please see the website for the room

no.)

Be the Match Run/Walk [3 Credit]

Save the Date! Volunteer Opportunities & Events Shamrock Shuffle

[3 Credit]

April 3, 2016 7:15-12:30 pm

Columbus and Balbo Chicago, IL 1 0 7 2

Holi Festival of Colors

[0.5 Credit] April 9,2016

11:00-4:00 pm Grand Pavilion

500 W. Jackson Ave Naperville, IL 60585

MDA Toast to Life Gala

[4 Credit]

April 16, 2016 7:00-12:00 pm

601 W Montrose Ave. Chicago, IL

April 15, 2016 3:30-10:00 pm

322 W. Armitage Ave. Chicago, IL 60614

We would like to extend our warmest

welcome to all of our most recent members

who have joined the Student Nurses

Association – Addison

We cannot wait to help and watch you grow

throughout your nursing school journey!!

Sarah Faerber Taylor Rud

Heather Stillin Seona Abraham

Erica Capsa Aileen Martinez Katherine Turner

Ashley Howe Camille Kott

Harlene Sernadilla Erica Reyes

Jacqueline Chait

Members Meeting [Interested Students

Welcome] April 12, 2016 9:00-9:50 am Room TBD

(Please see the website for the room

no.)

FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN: What our volunteering has helped to provide!

We have been very involved in feed my starving children the past few months, and while we enjoy being able to give back to the world; there is nothing more satisfying than meeting the people we have helped and seeing how they are doing. Thanks to Jess Eischens, the communications specialist of Feed My Starving Children, we are able to do just that! Below is the story of Rocio and her family:

Deep in the jungle of El Salvador, eight-year-old Rocio and her six siblings struggled. Every day they wondered if there would be any food. Their parents, Rachel and Orlando, did the best they could. Orlando climbed palm trees and harvested coconuts for work. It was dangerous and difficult. He barely earned $6 a month. Sometimes the kids caught fish to sell for coffee and bread. But most days they didn’t eat. Each day the family relentlessly searched for food. Rocio suffered from anemia. Her eyes were empty with hunger. There was a lifelessness about her. One of FMSC’s food partners, Loving With Mercy Ministries (LWM), recognized the family’s deep need. “The kids looked very malnourished, with distended bellies,” said LWM. They gave the family MannaPack Rice. LWM also provided meals to the village church so the entire community could eat—three times a week. Rocio turned 10 years old in September 2015, and she’s growing stronger! She helps her mother fetch water four times a day. It’s very heavy, but she doesn’t mind it. “I can carry the water jug now,” Rocio said proudly. “For us, the MannaPack Rice is a joy,” she observed. “My family is happy with this great blessing.” Orlando’s voice shook with emotion and Rachel’s eyes filled with tears as they said, “Thank you for feeding our children!”

This is just one of many stories we hope to share with you. We hope that this will encourage all of you to continue in your efforts to volunteer for our community. No matter how small or boring the task may seem, remember that it can make the biggest difference in someone else’s life!