Welcome to Capella University School of Nursing and Health Sciences Omega Gamma Chapter. As 2022 President, I would like to provide you with an update of some of the exciting things that have been happening in our chapter.
Congratulations to the 2022 four 1000 dollar Constance Hall scholarship award winners: Hadassa Saintil, Barbie Castillo, Lynn Ferrante and Edlynn Villalon. Please read about them under Chapter News!
Omega Gamma has been supporting the Haiti Nursing Foundation by sponsoring two students in earning their nursing degrees. These students have now graduated, so we are now supporting two additional nursing students in their nursing education beginning 2022! Here is a picture of a Haiti Nursing student in Sim lab, along with her message to Omega Gamma. Our chapter also responded to the urgent need in Haiti after the recent earthquake sending funds to allow four nurses to go in to the earthquake area to bring basic food and medical supplies. 
My name is Christelle Alcide. I come from Sarthe. I was born in Delmas. Studying at FSIL is a great opportunity for me. When I passed the entrance examination and was accepted, my family was very proud of me and relieved that I can attend one of the best faculties of nursing in Haiti. For them, it was a chance.
I want to become a nurse because I love and I am passionate about the health field. In addition, it is the best way for me to help my family and my entourage by educating them. The nursing sciences can help me gain financial autonomy.
My mom is the biggest influence in my life. She is a person that I love so much. I always appreciate her strength and her courage. She is a model to me. Sometimes I ask myself where she found all this energy and strength.
All the subjects at FSIL are interesting and necessary. Nevertheless, I particularly love the terminology, microbiology, and posology. I do all I can do to have great grades in the subjects. Previously I was apprehensive about coming to FSIL because I was a little bit afraid. When I arrived there, I realized that there wasn’t anything to be afraid of. FSIL makes me love the nursing sciences even more. Moreover, after finishing at FSIL, I really would like to do a master’s degree in nurse practitioner.
FSIL helps me to become a nurse with leadership, and autonomy capable of making decisions independently. In addition, it helps student to know how to have good interaction with the patients. To me, the best way to improve healthcare in Haiti is to have more hospitals, with more capable and qualified health personnel. We need people who are ready to go to the farthest town to provide health education and disease prevention.
REGIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD:
We are so happy to announce that Omega Gamma was recognized as recipient of the Regional Excellence Award for 2019-2021 Region 4. The Showcase of Regional Excellence (SRE) is designed to recognize the good work of chapters in relation to the Presidential Call to Action. Recognition is given at the regional level and spans the course of the biennium.
Recipients of the Showcase of Regional Excellence recognized during the 2019-2021 biennium received a certificate and our chapter name is posted on the Sigma website. Recipients were also recognized during regional meetings at the 46th Biennial Convention in November of 2021. We are so excited to have received this prestigious award.
Omega_Gamma_Regional_Excellence_Award_2021553_SRE_Certificate.pdf
Omega Gamma Chapter has also been recognized as a Chapter Giving Donor to the Sigma Theta Tau Foundation. Our chapter's donation funds grants and programs that empower nurses around the world. Read more about this here: Sigma Foundation for Nursing Impact and Programs (sigmanursing.org). Here are the 2022 Grant recipients from the Foundation: Exploring NCLEX Content With Test Strategies and Practice Questions Part 13 - YouTubeBased on our member survey, we are offering free continuing education (C.E)webinars through the Nurse Tim webinar of the month on their Website. Every month you will receive an email with webinar log on information. The log on information is also posted on this Omega Gamma Website in Chapter News.
We look forward to hearing from you throughout the year. If you would like to get involved in the chapter, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Dr. Laura Suzanne Carpenter
laurasuzanne.carpenter@capella.edu