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2012 CONVENTION RECAP The 2012 Mississippi Association of Student Nurses Annual Convention was a great success. This year s convention theme was Setting the Stage for your Nursing Career, and the 2011-2012 Board of Directors worked hard all year in order to truly set the stage for student nurses in Mississippi as well as prepare them for their future careers. The convention facilitated an environment where nursing students could build relationships with other students, schools, and future employers. BRITTANY COLEMAN MASN Director of Communications AWARDS MASN Hall of Fame AwardTASHEBA BUCKNER Nightingale Chapter of the Year Award DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY Hall of Fame and Circle of Excellence: RIKKI ELLIS Hall of Fame and Circle of Excellence: ROB SMITH Hall of Fame and Circle of Excellence: KATHERINE YOUNG Nurse Mentor of the Year DR. MOLLY MOORE of University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you for your participation! To learn more about the scholarships MASN offers, please visit our website at www.msstudentnurses.org and like us on Facebook! 2 MASN
PULSE POINT 2012-2013 MASN BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT FORREST POGUE Hello fellow nursing Students, I am Forrest Pogue and I am honored to serve as your president during this upcoming year. I am a student in the BSN program at Mississippi University for Women. During this next year I look forward to working with each local constituent chapter and hopefully inspire as much membership and involvement as possible. I am very passionate about the magnitude of things we are able to accomplish as nursing students. Also, I sincerely hope that everything we do this year as an association reflects the altruistic and determined attitudes that we have as nursing students. With that in mind, I am here to support each and every one of you. My email is MASNpres@gmail.com, so please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for giving me the honor of serving you. FIRST VICE PRESIDENT HARITHA ABBOTT Hello friends! My name is Haritha Abbott and I am your First Vice President. I currently live in Starkville, MS and am I my junior year of nursing at Mississippi University for Women. I will be working on our 2013 NASNA convention and am full of ideas to make it the best experience possible! My ambition is to establish a venue for students to explore prospective programs, employers, and local to international opportunities as well as learn how to pursue individual goals during school and after graduation. I have high hopes for this year! Thank you and I wish you all the best! SECOND VICE PRESIDENT NICOLE GIBSON Hello MASN members! My name is Nicole Gibson and I am thrilled to serve as your Second Vice-President for the 2012-2013 year. I am a junior in Mississippi College s Baccalaureate nursing program and am working hard to acquire my nursing degree. Upon being elected, it is my privilege to serve my fellow student nurses across the state of Mississippi. I offer my assistance with any questions you may have regarding MASN and its current advocacies to enhance the healthcare legislation. My goal is to enhance our organization by way of advocating the importance of being a nursing activist. I look forward to seeing what this year has in store for us as students and more importantly, as student nurses. If I can be of any assistance to you, please do not hesitate to contact me! God Bless! Ephesians 1:18 SECRETARY/TREASURER ALLIE COVINGTON Hey guys! My name is Allie Covington, and I m currently a senior at Mississippi College School of Nursing in Clinton, MS. As your Secretary/Treasurer my goal is to keep the association financially responsible throughout the year, as well as keep track of the minutes at the board s monthly business meetings. I am excited and honored for the opportunity to serve on your board this year. Can t wait for you to see all the things this board has planned for you! Pulse Point 3
DIRECTOR OF BREAKTHROUGH TO NURSING LAUREN RATCLIFF My name is Lauren Ratcliff. I am from the small town of Caledonia, Mississippi. I attended Ole Miss for two years before moving back to my hometown to pursue my BSN from Mississippi University for Women. I am married and have a beautiful baby girl. I am so honored to have been chosen as your Director of Breakthrough to Nursing and Chairperson of Scholarships Committee. I am very excited about the upcoming year and look forward to working closely with each school to make the Breakthrough to Nursing program a success! CHAIRPERSON OF FUNDRAISING KATHERINE LLOYD Hello friends and fellow nurses! I feel so blessed to be serving as your new Chairperson of Fundraising! I am from Jackson, MS and attended the University of Alabama (Roll Tide!) before beginning nursing school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. I am very excited to get started with planning and organizing fundraising events for the coming year. My goal is to increase our scholarship fund and provide funds for next year s MASN Convention and our new Breakthrough to Nursing project. I look forward to an exciting year and wish you all the best of luck in your nursing career! DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS BRITTANY COLEMAN Hello fellow nursing students! My name is Brittany Coleman and I am excited and honored to serve as your 2012-2013 MASN Director of Communications. I am from Brandon, MS and attended Mississippi State University before beginning the BSN program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. My goal as Director of Communications is to keep all MASN members informed about what the MASN Board is doing for them and about opportunities to get involved in MASN. I am looking forward to a great year! CHAIRPERSON OF SCHOOL PRESIDENTS BRETT KIKER Hi everyone! My name is Brett Kiker, and I am currently a senior at the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing. I look forward to serving you as your 2012-2013 Chairperson of School Presidents. This will be my second year on the board, and I plan to use my experience from last year to better my duties this year. I also look forward to working with school presidents and advisors throughout the state and utilizing their ideas in order to better MASN. 4 MASN
PULSE POINT CHAIRPERSON OF NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS KRISTEN PIPPIN Hello! My name is Kristen Pippin, and I am honored to be the new 2012-2013 MASN Chairperson of nominations and elections. My hometown is Nashville, TN, but I have lived in Columbus, MS for over a year now. Currently, I am a junior in the BSN program at Mississippi University for Women. I feel truly blessed to be a part of this board and to work with so many amazing MASN members. As the chairperson of nominations and elections, I want to encourage my fellow MASN members to be engaged in their future professions and represent their schools proudly. I look forward to serving you. Best wishes! NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE- SOUTH JORDAN KYLE PARKER Hey everyone! My name is Jordan Kyle Parker, and I am your 2012 2013 South Representative for the Nominations and Elections committee. I am from Brandon, MS, and I am currently a junior at the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing. I am eager to meet my goals and fulfill my role within the Nominations and Elections Committee. My goal is to express the importance of becoming involved in student nursing organizations and to keep nominations and elections fair and easy. I encourage members to become more active by running for a position on the MASN board of directors. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE- NORTH KENNETH THOMAS Hello everyone! My name is Kenneth Thomas, and I am currently a junior nursing student at Delta State University in Cleveland, MS. I am very excited to serve you all as the Northern Representative of the Nominations and Elections Committee (NEC). As NEC North, my goal is to encourage nursing students from various nursing schools across the state to run for a position on the state board. I will promote MASN and NSNA by encouraging other nursing students to join both organizations and explain the benefits of joining. Again, I am very excited to have the privilege of serving you all, I consider it an honor. I wish you all the best of luck in nursing school and in your prospective nursing careers. Have a great year! NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE- WEST REBECCA BARKER Hey guys! My name is Rebecca Barker. I am a senior nursing student at Mississippi College and I will graduate in the spring of 2013. I am from Wesson, MS but I currently reside in Clinton, MS. I am an active member of MC s SNA and a representative for our student welfare and public relations committee. I am very excited to be serving as the West Representative for the Nominations and Elections Committee. My goal is to get as many people involved in MASN/NSNA as possible by raising awareness of the various positions and opportunities that are available. Pulse Point 5
From the President, As your MASN President, I would like to first thank you for taking interest in this wonderful association. Nursing students have a unique perspective and opportunity to make an impact in the field of nursing, and MASN is eager to be the catalyst for you to make your mark this year in our state. One of our goals this year is to encourage leadership in our state. We plan to do so by implementing a new endeavor: The Council of Student Leaders. It will involve the constituent school SNA leaders and will focus on becoming involved on the state and national level. Additionally, we are planning to include advantageous information regarding long term goals in nursing leadership and bettering your career as a nurse. We are also enthusiastic about our annual convention this year, as we anticipate it will be one of the most beneficial and informative conventions yet. Stay tuned to future pulse point issues for further information. Our Breakthrough to Nursing project this year is shaping up to be one of the most involved yet and will be a wonderful opportunity for each of us to share our passion for our field with others. We hope that it will not only be beneficial to those who we share with, but also each of you who participate, providing you with wonderful experiences in leadership within your community. Finally, I encourage you to stay current on all MASN functions, enabling you to be as involved as you can. We have an incredible opportunity to impact our state in a great way this year. Concurrently, I wish you success in all that you do this year. Sincerely, Forrest Pogue MASN President 6 MASN
Have you reached your Max? THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER EDUCATION RESEARCH HEALTHCARE Mississippi Medical Center PULSE POINT MASN S FOUR LEAF 5K The Mississippi Association of Student Nurses would like to invite you to the Four Leaf 5k! It will be held on the UMC Campus March 2, 2013 at 1 pm. The proceeds for the run will go to MASN s scholarship fund and the Breakthrough to Nursing project, which works to increase minorities in the nursing profession. There will be food, raffles, and fun for all! Please go to http://www.planetreg.com/e1282335693297 today to register and order your t-shirt. You can find more information at our website, www. msstudentnurses.org, under the events tab or on the Mississippi Association of Student Nurses Facebook page. MASN looks forward to running with you! hosted by the University of Mississippi Medical Center FOUR LEAF 5K 2013 MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT NURSES STORAGE MAX School of Nursing The University of benefiting MASN s scholarships and Breakthrough to Nursing M.A.S.N. FOUR LEAF 5K M.A.S.N. FOUR LEAF 5K SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013 AT 1:00 PM THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER RACE DAY REGISTRATION WILL BE IN THE STUDENT UNION GYMNASIUM AT 12:00 PM ENTRY FEE: $10/ADULT, $5/CHILD AND SENIOR WITH ONLINE REGISTRATION $15 ENTRY FEE FOR REGISTRATION ON RACE DAY T-SHIRTS: $15 Pulse Point 7
IMPORTANT DATES NSNA Annual Convention April 3-7, 2013 Charlotte, NC NSNA Mid-Year Conference November 7-10 2013 Louisville, KY MASN Annual Convention October 23-25 2013 Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS STAY IN TOUCH WITH MASN! Like us on Facebook! Follow us on twitter @MASN2 Visit our website at www.msstudentnurses.org 8 MASN