Student Nurses’ Association Meeting Minutes

September 26, 2011

Grand Valley State University

Grand Rapids, MI

I.          Call to order at: The SNA meeting was called to order at 12:02P by Julia Vanderhoef, President.

II.        Roll call: Ashley Gaebel, Secretary, took the roll call.

III.       Those present:

Board Members

President—Julia Vanderhoef, Vice President—Erin Nicoson, Secretary—Ashley Gaebel, Treasurer—Elizabeth Mikes, Communications Director—Bethany Nies, Community Wellness Director—Kaitlyn Winter, Curriculum Director—Joshua Fik, Evaluations Director— Laura Courtright,  Image and BTN Director – Molly Steensma, Membership Director – Kristyn Wheaton,  Staff Advisor—Angela Caruso, Faculty Advisor – Norine Cunningham 

Delegates

315— Jasmine Gillette, Avana Johnson, Lindsey Krueger, Linda Lamberts, Rebecca Mast, Brooke Shelton, Kristen Slatinsky, Jaime Steger, Aleigha VanderBerg.

320— Ally Duxter Lauren Glovak, Renee Dettloff, Katie New, Jessica Trierweiler

350— Lauren Gilfillan, Stephanie Moore, Lauren Rosasco, Alyssa Tassiello, Meredith Visser.

420— Frank Durante, Nicole Husen, Bianca Orduña, Erika Schilkey, Cheryl Riordan, Lauren Vockler, Taryn Zyburt

450—Laura Ambers, Nadine Mushimbele, Jennifer Senita, Brooke Telep.

Those absent:

Excused with notice: Jessica Romano, 320 Delegate; Megen Tanner, 320 Delegate; Eric DeJong, 350 Delegate; Dawn Hatchew, 350 Delegate; Natalie Ervin, 35o Delegate; +Laura Ambers, 450 Delegate.

Excused without notice: Casie Pedley, 350 Delegate. 

IV.       Approval of previous meeting minutes:

Motion: Bethany Nies, Communications Director

Second:  Elizabeth Mikes, Treasurer

V.        Approval of flexible agenda:

Motion: Elizabeth Mikes, Treasurer

Second: Bethany Nies, Communications Director

VI.       Officer reports

1. 1.      President
   1. Community Service Learning Center guest speaker was introduced. Kristyn Wheaton was thanked for all her hard work since she organizes and contacts the guest speaker. Round of applause was given.
   2. General membership approval of new uniforms completed by Josh Fik. These uniforms are not for us, but for the new curriculum. The top is going to be royal blue with nursing student on it as well as the Grand Valley logo. There will be two different options for pants for both females and males. There will be two options for females for the top and only one option for males. Layering will be an option as long as dress code is followed which will most likely be wearing a tight fitting black long sleeve shirt underneath the uniform. Shoes will be closed toe and closed heel (no crocs). Solid color in nature and must be resistant to body fluid.
   3. An announcement about the NSNA Convention sign-up will be available until Wednesday, September 28th, 5 p.m.
   4. The scrapbook committee was asked to meet after the meeting for five minutes.

2.   Vice President

- Fudraising committee was asked to meet after the meeting for five minutes. 

3.   Secretary

1. A reminder was given to the membership to remember to go back and take the quiz for STUEY so you can become an official member.
2. A reminder for the delegates that they must email both the president and the secretary if they are going to miss a meeting. Delegates are only allowed to miss two meetings.
3. A reminder for the delegates that they need to forward their reminder emails to the secretary. It is my job to keep track of your participation and if I do not know what is going on you may miss out on your delegate LIC points.
4. The CHS committee was asked to meet after the meeting for five minutes.

4.   Treasurer

      – Bylaws committee was asked to meet after the meeting for five minutes. 

5.   Communications Director

-The new website is up and running, but it is not completely finished.          Please check that out!

6.   Community Wellness Director

1.  The LIC form for the semester will be sent out via email within the next two weeks, sorry for the delay! Just to clarify, those hoping to earn LIC points for their volunteer hours are responsible for keeping tracking of their own hours throughout the semester, then submitting the completed LIC form by November 17th.
2. If anyone will be participating in the BTN Girl Scout event on November 19th can count those hours towards this semester or next semester.
3. Also, please be sure to submit all of your hours, even if you know you have exceeded the 10 LIC point maximum; Those who earn over 30 hours during their time in the nursing program are eligible for a Leadership award at graduation/pinning. Thanks for everyone’s volunteer work!

7.   Curriculum Director

      -Josh presented the new uniform options.

8.   Evaluations Director

      -Health Project Committee was asked to meet after the meeting for five minutes.

9.   Image and BTN Director

1. PIPES was explained and a sign-up sheet was passed around for those interested. It is a interdisciplinary meeting (all the health professions in the CHS building) that is a hour long once a month. It is a great learning experience. We are not sure when the next meeting will be, so if you are interested please email Molly.
2. The BTN committee was asked to meet after the meeting for five minutes.

10. Membership Director

1. The Alzheimer’s walk went very well. Kristyn thanked everyone who participated and thanked everyone for doing a great job fundraising. The goal was $1,000 and they almost doubled it by almost reaching $2,000.
2. An announcement about QPR certification was made. A suicide prevention seminar. It will be on Wednesday, October 5th at 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Only one room is available right now, so only thirty people can be taken. As soon as another room is available, thirty additional people will be able to attend.
3. Nurse recruiter panel will be next general meeting. There will be a representative from Metro, Spectrum, and Saint Mary’s. It will be a great time for you to ask questions and to learn about the process for new graduates.

11. Announcements

-Taryn Zyburt made an announcement about the blood drive that will be here at CHS on September 26th.  Email Taryn with questions or if you would like to sign up for an appointment.

12. Meeting Adjourned at:  12:55 p.m.

13. Approval of adjourning the meeting:

Motion: Ashley Gaebel, Secretary

Second: Bethany Nies, Communications Director

Minutes taken by Ashley Gaebel, Secretary

Student Nurses’ Association Meeting Minutes

September 12, 2011

Grand Valley State University

Grand Rapids, MI

I.          Call to order at: The SNA meeting was called to order at 12:01 p.m. by Julia Vanderhoef, President. 

II.        Roll call: Formal roll call for the board was announced by each board member themselves and formal roll call for members was not taken, but a practice round was done and not recorded. 

III.       Those present:

Board Members

President—Julia Vanderhoef, Vice President—Erin Nicoson, Secretary—Ashley Gaebel, Treasurer—Elizabeth Mikes, Communications Director—Bethany Nies, Community Wellness Director—Kaitlyn Winter, Curriculum Director—Joshua Fik, Evaluations Director – Laura Courtright, Image and BTN Director – Molly Steensma, Membership Director – Kristyn Wheaton,  Staff Advisor—Angela Caruso 

Those absent:

Excused with notice: Norine Cunningham, Faculty Advisor

Excused without notice:

IV.       Approval of previous meeting minutes:

Motion: Bethany Nies, Communications Director

Second:  Erin Nicoson, Vice President

V.        Approval of flexible agenda:

Motion: Erin Nicoson, Vice President and Bethany Nies, Communications                   Director

Second: Elizabeth Mikes, Treasurer 

VI.       Officer reports

1. 1.      President

a. Announcement of Delegates – folders were handed out.

      b. STUEY overview – explanation. Officer and Delegates are required to   be a part of STUEY, but please members do this as well. It is helpful for   all of us. Please complete by September 16^th, 5 p.m. If you have questions            email Julia.

      c. Discussion and voting on our new initiative.

                  -Education for Low income families and healthy eating

                  -Disease Prevention

-A vote from the general membership was taken on which of these initiatives. 43 total for the education of low income families. 24 total for the disease prevention.

-New Initiative is the education for the low income families and healthy eating.

d. Signing up and discussion of the NSNA Mid-Year Career Building Convention in Memphis, TN. October 27^th to 30^th. Thursday through Saturday. SNA will be taking twelve students. It is a twelve hour drive in a Grand Valley van. The students that go may be asked to drive, so please feel comfortable with that. Leaving at midnight, the drive will be through the night and the students will arrive at lunch time. There will be a few hours of down time. This conference is a career building conference which is geared towards furthering education. People who attend will take information learned from this conference and then presenting it to their class.

-Sign-up sheet will be posted until September 28^th 5 p.m on CHS 316’s door which is Angela’s door.

-The selection process goes to board first and then 450 delegates on down because they may not have any other chances to go.

-This does count as an excused absence, but please ask for permission from your professor. They may assign you a different assignment. Please do not be discouraged!

-Each student will pay $29 dollars to go. This is 10% of the total cost of each student.

-SNA will only pay for two conventions, keep that in mind.

2.   Vice President

-Erin explained the fundraising committee. 

3.   Secretary

-Announcement of Delegates. 

4.   Treasurer

-Liz explained what clinical reimbursement is to the membership. Clinical reimbursement is when SNA will help students pay for something they want to use towards their clinical up to $50 dollars. Four clinical groups are able to receive this reimbursement, two each half of the semester.

      -Must be submitted 2 weeks in advance of your event.

      -Email Liz the form. 

5.   Communications Director

a. Bethany introduced the two possible Health Initiatives.

b. Bethany recorded the people who signed up for committees. 

6.   Community Wellness Director

a. There are still a few slots open for the blood pressure screenings at the Allendale Farmers Market on Wednesdays and the YMCA Farmers Market on Thursdays. Email with a date in mind if you are interested.

b. Please only sign up for an event when you know you are not scheduled to work or have any other obligations. There are limited spots available for volunteers, so it is unfair to others to take a spot and then cancel. If you sign up for an event and fail to show up or fail to find a replacement for yourself you will not be eligible for LIC points this semester (this is stated in the SNA bylaws).

c. If you want to know if an event can be LIC approved, email Katie and she will present it to the board for approval.

d. Katie explained the Community Wellness Committee. 

7.   Curriculum Director

      a. Everyone should have received a test email from the new email system. If you did not receive that email, please email Josh.

      b. Josh explained the Nursing in the News Committee and he plans on releasing three newsletters this semester. 

8.   Evaluations Director

      -Laura explained the Community Health Project Committee and how she is working with the Otherway Ministries. The Health Project will be based on the new initiative. 

9.   Image and BTN Director

a. Girl Scout Event date has been confirmed! Saturday, November 19th, 2011 from 1-4pm.  If you are interested in participating, join the BTN Committee or email Molly. 

b. Molly explained the Breakthrough to Nursing Committee will be working with the Girl Scout Event and will be working on some other events.

10. Membership Director

a. The Alzheimer’s Walk is this Saturday, September 17^th at 9:00 a.m. at      Millennium Park.

b. Kristyn thanked everyone who has been helping to fundraise for the walk. They have reached their goal of $1,000! Please keep fundraising and bring checks and cash to the walk this weekend.

c. Kristyn explained that her committee deals with the elderly and if you like to volunteer to please join her committee.

11. Announcements

-Student Ambassador is not a committee anymore. There is not a guarantee of work, so it will be worth LIC points/hours instead. 

12. Meeting Adjourned at:  12:53 p.m. 

13. Approval of adjourning the meeting:

Motion: Ashley Gaebel, Secretary and Molly Steensma, Image and BTN Director

Second: Kristyn Wheaton, Membership Director

 

Minutes taken by Ashley Gaebel, Secretary