Hi,Thank you to the members that attended the April Omega Gamma Chapter Presentations. I have attached the recordings. 

Kimberley Wedderburn : Specialty Specialty Utilization: Collaboration in Nursing Specialties to Improve Patient Care

Zelia Taylor-Pearson:From Silos to Solutions: Promoting Collaboration for Nursing Knowledge Transformation

Please remember: The content of the presentation belongs to each presenter and formal permission from the presenter is required to use the recorded presentation outside of the context of the STTI newsletter viewing purposes.

The next set of presentations will be the end of May, a Signup link will be posted next week for members interested in presenting in May. Here is the list of topics:

May- Inspirational Nursing

June- Effective Communication as a Nurse Leader

July-  Nurse’s Impact on Advocacy

August- Promoting health for Nurses

September- Strategies to retain nursing staff

October- Nursing leadership & promoting employment satisfaction

November- December- off for holidays

One of our great STTI membership benefits includes the monthly free webinars from NurseTim. This month's feature is:

"Faculty Shortage: Innovative Strategies to Recruit and Retain Top Talent" 

Please remember to log in to your NurseTim.com account to access the STTI Omega Gamma webinar of the month. Webinars are approved for ANCC contact hours. 

Here are the NurseTim access instructions to new subscribers.

One of our great STTI membership benefits includes the monthly free webinars from NurseTim. This month's feature is:

"Clinical in the Classroom - Utilizing Unfolding Case Studies to Link Social Determinants of Health to Client Outcomes. 

Please remember to log in to your NurseTim.com account to access the STTI Omega Gamma webinar of the month. Webinars are approved for ANCC contact hours. 

Here are the NurseTim access instructions to new subscribers.

Be on the lookout in your email for a Holiday Gift Card from the Omega Gamma Executive Board.   

What an exciting time for all of our remote and on site Omega Gamma inductees! Here is a link to photos of the on site inductees, as well as information about the weekend. Those of you who were unable to attend were missed! We look forward to connecting with you via various activities of interest within Omega Gamma. On behalf of the board, congratulations and a warm welcome are extended to each of you!

https://community.capella.edu/discussion/43598997/sigma-theta-tau-intl-group-photo-commencement-dallas-tx-9-23-23/p1?new=1

Sigma Theta Tau International: Omega Gamma Constance Hall Academic Scholarship Award Application

Timeline:

· Applications Commence: August 11, 2023

· Deadline for applications: September 21, 2023

· Scholarship Decision by: October 12, 2023

Purpose: The purpose of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Omega Gamma Scholarship Fund is to provide an annual scholarship from our membership dues to help an active member from the Omega Gamma Chapter to fund educational or professional goals. This is a $1000.00 Academic Scholarship Award.

Eligibility Criteria:

The Omega Gamma Chapter community includes students who are attending or have graduated from Capella University, have paid membership dues in full, and have been inducted into STTI Honor Society. Scholarships are awarded to students to help pay the cost of nursing conference attendance and/or presentations, continuing education, or to support degree progression in earning an undergraduate or graduate nursing degree.

Scholarship Publication Process:

The scholarship application process will be posted on Omega Gamma Website August 11, 2023.

A mass email will be sent out to all members on August 11, 2023, and applications will begin being accepted immediately.

Application deadline date is September 21, 2023. The award recipient will be notified via email after October 12, 2023.

All information included in the application will be treated as confidential.

Application Process:  (It is very easy to apply. We hope you will apply today).

· Members must write a brief essay, describing how the Scholarship Award assists in meeting a professional career or educational goal (no more than one page)

 Submit a resume resume (no more than 3 pages) that describes personal achievements related to nursing, current contributions to the profession of nursing, and career or educational goals.

· Proof of an active RN license (scanned copy of license, screenshot from State Board of Nursing, or from NSCBN Nursys.com)

· Send completed application and attachments to Omega Gamma Secretary Janet Balke at janet.balke@capella.edu

If possible please send Secretary Janet Balke all attachments for the application in one file.  Pay attention to the spelling of Janet's last name. Thank you.   Dr. Laura Suzanne Carpenter, President of the Omega Gamma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International 

We welcome each of you, and look forward to serving you. There are some great benefits with membership, so please be sure to check out what is available to you on our website!

What’s Next? A Virtual Tour of Sigma

As a Sigma member, there are a lot of opportunities for you to take advantage of! Attend this session to take a tour of the My Membership portal, where you'll create your membership experience.

Thursday, 17 August 2023, 2:00 p.m. Eastern

Register today.

Plan now to attend Sigma’s 47th Biennial Convention, where you’ll join more than 2,000 other Sigma members and global nursing leaders to help celebrate Sigma’s heritage and build on our successes!

Register today.

Dear Omega Gamma graduate nursing learners, We  wanted to reach out to you about a leadership opportunity. Last year a student from Capella University participate in AACN’s Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA) Conference. This provided them with an opportunity to learn from national nursing experts, network with graduate nursing students from across the country, and gain leadership tools to help propel their nursing career to new heights. Highlights from that event can be seen here.

We are excited to continue the enthusiasm, innovation, and synergy again this summer on August 17-18, 2023 in Washington, DC. The program with a theme of Building Partnerships in Nursing: Addressing Current and Future Challenges, includes sessions that explore the call to be bold and a catalyst of change, dive into digital innovation, help students navigate the transition to advanced practice, academia, or leadership, and teach ways to develop their personal brand. With a registration fee of just $279 per person, we have worked hard to make this event affordable for graduate students. I hope you will consider this opportunity to help grow your professional network, expand your career horizons, and provide you with an opportunity to discover ways in which you can forge partnerships to shape the future of health care. For more information and to register, click here.

As the deadline to secure a hotel room at the discounted rate is quickly approaching (July 18) we hope to see students from Capella University at this year’s conference! If you have any questions about this conference, please don’t hesitate to contact the organizer: mokoniewski@aacnnursing.org

Click here to learn about the impact that the Omega Gamma Donation to the Sigma Foundation has had! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c24gCIT9b24

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