School of Health and Human Services Blog

Bryan Tune has been selected to serve on the March 2013 medical/surgical mission for Project Medishare in Haiti.  He will provide anesthesia and pain management services for patients undergoing cleft lip and cleft palate reconstruction, orthopedic surgery, gynocological and urologic surgery, and neurocranial surgery for patients suffering from hydrocephaly as a result of malaria.  Congratulations Bryan!

In the first SHHS “Tech Talk” Ashley Zabel from SPL presented the concept of the “Flipped Classroom” as an emerging instructional format that can be facilitated by the use of an e-Companion.  Attached are two resources for you to learn more about this rapidly emerging instructional method. This article is two parts, Understanding the Flipped Classroom http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-with-technology-articles/understanding-the-flipped-classroom-part-1/ Why I flipped my classroom… http://www.universalsubtitles.org/en/videos/dB5mhAMgHSiJ/info/why-i-flipped-my-classroom/

California Nursing Students' Association Convention was an amazing experience! 600 nursing students from California attended this event. From the local NU Chapter (NUSNA) Carrie Stone, Jennifer Bryan, Nicole Moreau and Michele Olive attended and represented the school as delegates.  They participated in discussions and voted on resolutions that affect nursing practice.  The resolutions that were passed will be sent to the American Nurses Association, hospitals in California, and other professional nursing organizations for consideration of implementation. NUSNA won the Outstanding Newsletter Award thanks to secretary, Maryanne Mesina.  Maryanne was unable to attend the convention due to illness, but was able to attend the award ceremony on Sunday where she also received a $1,000 scholarship.   The four delegates spent a lot of time meeting other nursing students and were very pleased to connect with NU Fresno's s...

The Ulysses Syndrome video, produced by National University Students, goes "International" - Red Atenea - Europe. The Ulysses Syndrome video, produced by National University Students, has also been uploaded to youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOwBnklv8iM .

I am pleased to announce that Daniel Wills, Assistant to the Faculty in the Dean’s Office, recently completed his BA degree in English from National University. Please join me in congratulating Daniel on his accomplishment!

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