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JANUARY 2008 |
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| January 4 (Friday): | ;Residence Hall Opens |
| January 7 (Monday) | Spring Term Classes Begin Spring Term Registration Ends |
| January 18 (Friday): | Spring Term Add/Drop Ends |
| January 21 (Monday): | Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday University Closed |
FEBRUARY 2008 |
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| February 18 (Monday): | Summer Term Registration and Add/Drop Begins |
MARCH 2008 |
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| March 7 (Friday): | Last Day to Submit Monitored Withdrawal Form |
| March 9-16: | Spring Recess |
| March 14 (Wednesday): | University Closed |
| March 20 (Thursday): | Fall Term Registration Begins for Seniors Only |
| March 24 (Monday): | Fall Term Registration Begins |
APRIL 2008 |
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| April 18 (Friday): | Last Day of Classes |
| April 21-26: | Final Examination Period |
| April 27 (Sunday): | Residence Hall Closes Annual Commencement |
| April 30 (Wednesday): | Spring Terms Grades are posted |
When you log into PeopleSoft Student Administration, you will notice a change in the arrangement and organization of all student –related sites. Highlights include the Student Center which enables you to view your academic history, update contact information, view your class schedule, contact your advisor, search for University classes, and more from one location. The Student Center features include:
Accessing PeopleSoft Student Center
Log in to my.pitt.edu with your University Computer Account username and password. Next, click the Student Services tab at the top of the page, and then click the Link to Your Student Center. Next, click Self Service and then click Student Center.
For more instructions, click on the following links.
Your student representative for the Academic Advisory Board is Jiayun Xu (jix22@pitte.edu). She will serve as a communications liaison for the sophomore academic group. Meetings are scheduled once per semester or as needed with the Dean. The appointment is for one year.
Your student representatives for Dean’s Student Advisory Council are Jatolloa Davis (jmd76@pitt.edu) and Oluwatobi Adeboyejo (ooa4@pitt.edu). The student representatives will serve as a communications liaison and appointments are for one year.
University of Pittsburgh
Student Health Service
Medical Arts Building
Suite 500
3708 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Failure to turn in your health form by the due date will result in a hold placed on your account which will prevent registration for the subsequent term.
You will not be permitted to attend or participate in the clinical portion of your courses, until all required documents have been completed, updated, and submitted to April Bruce in the Student Services Office and recorded in our database.
It is imperative that you submit your clearances, CPR certification, and HIPPA forms to the Student Services Office to avoid a hold being placed on your account. Please keep the originals and send us the copies, since you may be required to produce them for other clinical experiences throughout the year.
HIPPA
You should have completed this in the spring term of your freshman year in Introduction to Professional Nursing. If you did not, you must complete Course 490 and Course 492. Please click on the link below and follow the directions. Download a copy of the certificate verifying that you completed the module and return a copy to Student Services. You must have this completed to be in clinical.
Course 490 (formerly RPF module 8): http://cme.hs.pitt.edu/servlet/IteachControllerServlet?actiontotake=loadmodule&moduleid=1683&dev=true
Course 492 (formerly RPF module 15):
http://cme.hs.pitt.edu/servlet/IteachControllerServlet?actiontotake=loadmodule&moduleid=1742&dev=true
CLEARANCES
Students are advised that it can take between 4-6 weeks to obtain the child abuse clearance. You can do the criminal clearance online if you have a credit card. Both forms can be found by clicking on the following links:
http://www.psp.state.pa.us/psp/cwp/view.asp?A=4&Q=48275
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/Resources/Documents/pdf/FillInForms/DPWchildabuse.pdf
The American Heart Association -- Healthcare Provider Course (card is valid for two years) is acceptable. This course will certify you in adult, infant/child, 2-rescuer CPR and in the use of the AED.
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3011764
OTHER TYPES OF FORMS
The types of forms, clearances, and documents you are required to complete are determined by our clinical sites, who allow our students’ access to their clinical units and their patients. Some of the clinical sites that the school utilizes will require you to obtain and carry with you additional permits, clearances, and various forms of identification. Some of the new requirements apply generally across the curriculum while others may be “facility-specific”, and apply only to the students who will have their clinical experience there. Listed below are some of the possible documents that may be required by our clinical facilities. All must be current and valid. You should have these documents, as required by the clinical site, available to show the clinical agency if requested.
THIS LIST IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Your instructor will inform you at the start of the term what will be specifically required for your current placement. In order to facilitate organization and safety of your documents, the School of Nursing will provide you with a portfolio in which to store the documents.
Effective the beginning of the Fall Term 2081, the School of Nursing will begin to include “pluses and minuses” in the grading system, and the school policies will be revised to reflect these changes. Your instructors will inform you of how the policy will be applied in each individual course. However, all students should be aware that one of the effects of the change will be the minimum passing grade for all “NUR and Core Science courses will be a “C-".
Students planning to take summer courses at another college or university must complete the following form and have approval from the Undergraduate Associate Director for credit transfer.
Adapted from Practicing College Study Skills by Carolyn H. Hooper
The School of Nursing’s Undergraduate Student Mentorship Program is in its fourth year. This program was developed by Student Services, in collaboration with Alumni Development to enable you to meet your mentor or mentee. Our goal is to support students in their growth and development as future nurses and is a wonderful opportunity to connect with someone who has been “in your footsteps”. It is also an excellent opportunity to help support someone less experienced and “show them the ropes”. Junior and senior students mentor freshmen and sophomore students and alumni and graduate students mentor junior and senior students.
Applications can be completed by downloading the mentorship application form for juniors and seniors or the mentorship application form for freshmen and sophomores and sending it to the Student Services Office,
In addition to professional development, NSA is focused on several other activities. This past year the organization chose to partner with HEARTH, a non-profit organization that provides services to homeless mothers and their children in the greater Pittsburgh area. This organization also focuses on education, advocacy skills, and career resources. Throughout the year, NSA organized clothing, food, personal hygiene product, and Christmas decoration collections for HEARTH. Furthermore, during the holidays NSA takes time to make and deliver cards to the veterans at the VA hospital in Oakland. The organization is also committed to raising health awareness within the university through participation in health fairs and assisting representatives from Student Health Services.
Although the foundation of NSA is rooted in community, university, and professional affairs, it also provides an opportunity to expand one’s social horizons and meet new people. Every year the organization sponsors a Nursing Formal where students can enjoy a night of fun out on the town. In addition to this, NSA holds regular fundraising events such as bake sales, Pitt Nursing t-shirt/sweatshirt sales, and Sarris candy sales.
This coming year we are all very excited to continue the wonderful traditions of our organization. We hope that you will join us as we continue on our journey in one of the most respected and noble professions that any young man or woman can choose to be a part of.
Sincerely,
The Nursing Student Association at the University of Pittsburgh
Hail to Pitt!
Listed below are the names and contacts for the executive board of NSA. Please feel free to contact any of them with questions or ideas pertaining to the nature of their position or your desire to be part of their committee for this year. Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you!
Upon your acceptance into the nursing school, students automatically become members of the Nursing Student Association (NSA). It is strongly recommended that students become active members of NSA - this is your organization and we would love to see more involvement within the student body. Even if you cannot make it to meetings, copies of the minutes from the meetings, as well as information on activities will be posted on the communications board located on the first floor of the Victoria Building as well as NSA’s website http://www.pitt.edu/~nurorg/nsa/.
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