Journeys Winter 2015

DATES TO SAVE Saturday Information Sessions July 2013 Winter 2015 The School of Graduate and Professional Studies partners with local hospitals to offer a tuition discount to employees who continue their education at Stevenson University in either the RN to BS, RN to MS, or Graduate Nursing programs. To find out if your hospital or community college is already a Stevenson University Preferred Pricing Partner, please visit . Rockland Center, 9a.m.-noon Adult Graduate and Undergraduate Nursing Degree Options School of Graduate and Professional Studies 1/10 Saturday Information Session Date: Saturday, Jan. 10*, 2015 Time: 9 a.m.-noon Location: Rockland Center *Snow Date: Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015 (time and location remain the same) 2/10 Virtual Information Session Date: Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015 Time: Noon-1 p.m. Location: Webinar Join Stevenson University on August 17 or September 21, 2013 Meet with faculty, program coordinators, and other working professionals. Learn more about our RN to BS and graduate nursing To learn more about the graduate nursing programs. program at Stevenson University, contact Amanda For more information or to register Courter, Enrollment Counselor, at 443-352-4243 call Angela Scagliola at 443-352-4414, or . To learn more register email [email protected], or about the RNonline at accelerate.stevenson.edu. to BS option, contact Tonia Cristino, Enrollment Counselor, at 443-352-4058, or . STEVENSON UNIVERSITY • SCHOOL OF GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Barbara Nubile, MSN, RN, Associate Dean/Director of Nursing, Montgomery College spoke at Stevenson’s nursing symposium for prospective students in May. 2/16 Instant Decision Day Complete the entire application, financial aid, and registration process in one visit. Bring an official (sealed) transcript of previous collegelevel coursework. CONTACT INFORMATION Date: Monday, Feb. 16, 2015 Time: Noon-2 p.m. Location: Garrison Hall Judith A. Feustle, Sc.D., RN Associate Dean, GPS Nursing 443-352-4292 [email protected] CONTACT INFORMATION Angela Scagliola 3/14 Director, GPS Recruiting Judith A. Feustle, Sc.D., RN & Admissions Associate Dean, GPS Nursing 443-352-4414 443-352-4292 [email protected] [email protected] Saturday Information Session 443-352-4399 1-877-531-7118 100 Campus Circle Owings Mills, MD 21117 School of Graduate and Professional Studies School of Graduate and Professional Studies Dates to Save The Stevenson University nursing program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). How Can Using Social Your Nursing Career? (c For more information about these events, contact Amanda Courter at 443-352-4243 or at . To register, visit , go to the “Adult Undergraduate” or “Graduate” tab, and then click “Attend an Event.” accelerate.stevenson.edu Date: Saturday, March 14*, 2015 Time: 9 a.m.-noon Location: Rockland Center 100 Campus Circle 100 Campus Circle Owings Mills, MD 21117 Owings Mills, MD 21117 443-352-4399 443-352-4399 1-877-531-7118 1-877-531-7118 stevenson.edu If you no longer wish to receive Journeys, please contact the Maryland Board of Nursing at 410-585-1900 and ask to have your name removed from the mailing list. accelerate.stevenson.edu Angela Reynoldswish to receive If you no longer Director, GPS Recruiting the Maryland Journeys, please contact & Admissions Board of Nursing at 410-585-1900 443-352-4414 your name removed and ask to have [email protected] from the mailing list. The Stevenson University nursing program The Stevenson University nursing program is accredited the Commission on is accredited by by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The Can Addition to Media HowLatest Using Socialthe Master Your Nursing Career? Impact of Science In Nursing Program: Population-Based Care Coordination Concentration At Stevenson University, it’s important for our students and faculty to stay in the know about factors that are impacting the profession of nursing. That’s why we asked Mary Beth Zaber, MS, RN, just what nurses should know about how using social media can be both helpful and harmful.2014, Stevensonthan 18 yearsaof extensive In Zaber has more introduced new concentrahealthcare marketing,Sciencerelations, and digital tion to its Master of public in Nursing Program: communications experience, and she is a The in Population-Based Care Coordination. leader healthcareQuality Forum defines care coordinaNational social media. She specializes in the professional deliberate organization of activities tion as “the use of social media platforms and utilizing cutting-edge communication tools to by and information to improve health outcomes enhance healthcarerecipients’ and families’ needs ensuring that care communications. and preferences for healthcare and community Journeys are met.” can social media participation services ( J): How benefit nurses? Stevenson introduced this area of concentration Mary Beth Zaber (Z): Social media offers to help nursing professionals address changes in tremendousreimbursement due to pressure on healthcare potential for nurses expand their professional network andcompanies toprofessionhospitals and insurance to develop a manage al presence of the populations they serve.with the the health online. 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