Helping You Achieve Your Professional Goals Sigma Theta Tau I Connec Sigma Theta Tau International Connections Quarterly Newsletter of Gamma Rho Chapter March 2016 About STTI Founded in 1922, STTI – with members in approximately 490 chapters throughout 85 countries – supports the learning, knowledge, and professional development of nurses making a difference in global health. Sigma Theta Tau The founders chose the name from the Greek words Storge’, Tharsos and Time’ meaning “love”, “courage” and “honor”. Organizational Mission The mission of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, is advancing world health and celebrating nursing excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service. Society Vision Sigma Theta Tau International's vision is to be the global organization of choice for nursing. STTI is you! STTI has over 130,000 members, 1 st U.S. organization to fund nursing research, 39% have Masters and/or doctoral degrees, 51% have nursing staff positions, 19% are administrators or supervisors, 18% have faculty/academic positions, 12% are advanced practitioners. President's Note As we welcome Spring, we are also welcoming new members to Gamma Rho. Our Induction Ceremony and Reception is planned for Wednesday, May 4 th from 2:30 – 4:00 pm. It will be held in the Health Sciences Education Building Alumni Hall. We invite all members to join in the celebration to recognize future leaders in nursing. Dr. Danielle Pendergrass will be our Keynote speaker. More information about her and her amazing career is found in this newsletter. This event is being held the week of graduation and commencement to encourage family members to attend as well. More information about registration will be sent to you by email or you can find it on our Calendar of Events webpage http://nursing.utah.edu/sigma- theta-tau/calendar.php As many of you may know, our baccalaureate program and admission cycle has changed. Students are now admitted in Fall and Spring and continue for four consecutive semesters graduating in December and May. With this change, we will move our annual induction to Fall semester, starting this year to recognize students in the new graduation cycle. Yes, this is a banner year, as we will conduct two inductions. We hope to see you at these ceremonies or one of our other activities for Gamma Rho members. Respectfully, Sue Chase-Cantarini, DNP RN President, STTI Gamma Rho Chapter [email protected](801) 585-9642
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Your
Sigma Theta Gamma Rho
Helping You Achieve Your Professional Goals
Sigma Theta Tau International
Connections
Sigma Theta Tau International
Connections
Quarterly Newsletter of
Gamma Rho Chapter March 2016
About STTI Founded in 1922, STTI – with
members in approximately 490
chapters throughout 85 countries –
supports the learning, knowledge,
and professional development of
nurses making a difference in
global health.
Sigma Theta Tau The founders chose the name
from the Greek words Storge’,
Tharsos and Time’ meaning “love”,
“courage” and “honor”.
Organizational Mission
The mission of the Honor Society
of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau
International, is advancing world
health and celebrating nursing
excellence in scholarship,
leadership, and service.
Society Vision Sigma Theta Tau International's
vision is to be the global
organization of choice for nursing.
STTI is you!
STTI has over 130,000 members,
1st U.S. organization to fund
nursing research, 39% have
Masters and/or doctoral degrees,
51% have nursing staff positions,
19% are administrators or
supervisors, 18% have
faculty/academic positions, 12%
are advanced practitioners.
President's Note
As we welcome Spring, we are also welcoming new members to Gamma Rho.
Our Induction Ceremony and Reception is planned for Wednesday, May 4th from
2:30 – 4:00 pm. It will be held in the Health Sciences Education Building Alumni
Hall. We invite all members to join in the celebration to recognize future leaders in
nursing. Dr. Danielle Pendergrass will be our Keynote speaker. More information
about her and her amazing career is found in this newsletter. This event is being
held the week of graduation and commencement to encourage family members to
attend as well. More information about registration will be sent to you by email or
you can find it on our Calendar of Events webpage http://nursing.utah.edu/sigma-
theta-tau/calendar.php
As many of you may know, our baccalaureate program and admission cycle has
changed. Students are now admitted in Fall and Spring and continue for four
consecutive semesters graduating in December and May. With this change, we
will move our annual induction to Fall semester, starting this year to recognize
students in the new graduation cycle. Yes, this is a banner year, as we will
conduct two inductions. We hope to see you at these ceremonies or one of our
On May 4th, the Gamma Rho Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau will be inducting our newest members. To help welcome them, the event will feature keynote speaker Danielle Howa Pendergrass. Pendergrass has a long list of credits to her name including DNP, MSN, WHNP, owner of the Eastern Utah Women’s Health, and winner one of the prestigious Breakthrough Leader in Nursing awards from the Robert Woods Jonson Foundation and AARP’s Center to Champion Nursing for her role in changing Utah Medicaid rules. From the age of 16, Pendergrass knew she wanted to have a positive impact women’s health so she worked her way up through the ranks from CNA to LPN then she went on to receive her BSN at Weber State and her Masters and DNP at the University of Utah. In 2012 she opened her business, Eastern Utah Women’s Health, to meet the needs of the local community in and around Price, Utah. She says connecting with other women, knowing that they are all in it together, and that she can have a small positive influence in their lives has been the most rewarding factor for her. However, Pendergrass’s impact goes far beyond Eastern Utah. Her efforts to change Utah’s Medicaid rules paved the way for nurse practitioners all over Utah to be able to serve Medicaid patients. Prior to that, nurse practitioners could not be reimbursed by Utah Medicaid and so could not serve that population of patients. Her efforts on this garnered her the Breakthrough award in 2014. In addition, Pendergrass has a vision for the future of nursing, both locally and nationally, that can change the face of healthcare. As the nation’s largest workforce, some 3 million strong, she says nurses have the power to make their voices heard. With the Affordable Healthcare Act, the nation is rethinking how healthcare is accessed and delivered and nurses have a unique opportunity to be a major player in shaping that future. But in order to do that nurses need to come together and speak as one. Right now, she says nursing groups in Utah exist in silos, individual groups that have little or no interaction with others. She is pushing for a united front, where all nurses in Utah come together to push for common causes. As part of the effort to get nurses voices heard, she also works with the Utah Action Coalition for Health in carrying out the Institute of Medicine’s recommendations for nursing, one of which is to get 10 thousand nurses on boards nationally by 2020. She says nurses taking more leadership roles; roles on boards, roles on committees, administrative roles in hospitals, and other roles where real impacts can be made will put nurses on the forefront of decision making. She believes the holistic perspective that nurses have makes them some of the best candidates to help create a healthcare system that meets the needs of the future. Join Danielle Howa Pendergrass and Gamma Rho May 4th for the induction ceremony. Go online to http://nursing.utah.edu/sigma-theta-tau/calendar.php for more information.
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Sigma Theta Tau Website http://nursing.utah.edu/sigma-theta-tau/.