Nursing and Health Professions Organizations

Administrative Organizations

Please contact Margeaux Holloway, Assistant to the Dean, mholloway@usfca.edu for more information about the Advisory Board and Dean's Circle.

Nursing Student Organizations

Nursing Student Association (NSA)

NSA participating in the USF Alumni Thanksgiving food driveThis group provides students an opportunity to participate in identifying the needs of the School of Nursing and Health Professions and allowing them to work collaboratively to achieve their goals. Their activities have strengthened student participation in community activities, e.g. the AIDS Walk and National Depression Day. On campus they have been instrumental in arranging BLS and ACLS classes.

More information on this organization is at the NSA's folder under Student Organizations in SON&HP Nursing Portal on Blackboard. Feel free to e-mail Lorraine Wong, Membership Coordinator, lmwong3@dons.usfca.edu if you have questions.

Sigma Theta Tau: Beta Gamma Chapter

http://betagammanursing.org/

is the nursing honor society of nurse leaders and scholars.Its membership is international and members hold a minimum of a BSN degree Members may be inducted as undergraduate or graduate nursing students or community leaders. Undergraduate and graduate eligibility is based on academic achievement; community member eligibility is based on outstanding contribution to the profession of nursing. Undergraduate nursing students may be inducted in either their Junior or Senior year.

Graduate nursing students are eligible when they have completed at least 1/4 of their graduate program and have a GPA of 3.5.

Tri Gamma
Tri-Gamma Nursing Sorority is a local Sorority established at the University of San Francisco's School of Nursing and Health Professions. Tri-Gamma was established in 1948 under the banner of Goodness, Graciousness, and Generosity. Since then, the women of Tri-Gamma have worked to uphold these values through community service, academics, and establishment of sisterhood. The purpose of Tri-Gamma is to promote academic excellence, establish deep friendships, to develop strong character, participate in the community, and to broaden the moral, intellectual, and spiritual life of its members in every way possible. This organization allows the development of leadership and encourages members to assure the highest responsibilities as students and future professionals.

For more information on this organization, please email Dr. Meera Nosek, mnosek@usfca.edu or Dr. Diane Torkelson, torkelsond@usfca.edu.

The purpose of this student-led organization is to empower the male student nurse population at the University of San Francisco. Through active involvement in volunteerism and activities that build moral character both on and off campus, this organization develops leadership, academic, and fundamental nursing skills among its members while creating and sustaining peer-mentor relationships.

For membership information, please contact the MSNS Membership Coordinator, Vince Castelle (academic year 2012-2013), at vccastelle@usfca.edu

The faculty adviser is Dr. Greg DeBourgh (debourghg@usfca.edu)

Nursing Student Multicultural Interest Group

This is a dynamic group for nursing students interested in sharing their own culture, learning about other cultures and increasing cultural awareness of both faculty and current students within the School of Nursing and Health Professions. For more information on this organization, please contact Dr. Betsy Stetson, stetsonb@usfca.edu, Dr. Robin Buccheri, buccherir@usfca.edu, Dr. Anna Kwong, aykwong@usfca.edu, or Dr. Tina Lemos, aklemos@usfca.edu

Health Professions Student Organization

Masters in Public Health Student Association (MPHSA)

The purpose of the MPHSA shall be to create a sense of community and solidarity within the MPH Program. The MPHSA will work towards its goals by developing professional and social relationships among the current University of San Francisco (USF) public health students and alumni and other public health practitioners. It will also serve to encourage and promote community involvement by association members, and to stimulate interest and advance in the profession of public health.

For more information on this organization, please contact faculty advisor Dr. Courtney Keeler, ckeeler@usfca.edu.