Celebrate the power of nursing knowledge!
Join Dean Connie Delaney and University of Minnesota School of Nursing alumni, faculty, and friends for May Gatherings exploring discoveries in nursing research and innovations in patient care.
RSVP required via phone at 612-624-2490 or by e-mail to peder010@umn.edu.
Thursday, May 1
St. Louis Park Dinner and Dialogue with Dean Connie Delaney
Topic: Learning about research the COOL way!
| Speakers: | Martha Kubik, PhD, MSN, RN, Assistant Professor Elisabeth Lando, PhD student Alva Wipperman Queneau Scholarship recipient |
| Host: | Marilee Miller, PhD, Nursing Foundation Trustee |
| Special guests: | Bernard and Esther Queneau |
Reception/Dinner: |
5:00-6:00 p.m. 6:00-7:00 p.m. |
| Place: | Minneapolis Golf Club 2001 Flag Ave. S., St. Louis Park, Minn. |
Friday, May 2
Duluth Community Reception with Dean Connie Delaney
Topic: Research in Action: Arm Exercise for Leg Pain
| Speaker: | Diane Treat-Jacobson, PhD, Assistant Professor |
| Host: | Alison Clarke, ’64 |
| Time: | 4:30-6:00 p.m. |
Place: |
Donald Ross Room, Northland Country Club 3901 E. Superior St., Duluth, Minn. |
Monday, May 5
Rochester Community Reception for alumni, nursing students, colleagues and friends with Dean Connie Delaney
Topic: The Power of Participatory Action Research (PAR): Engaging Diverse Communities in Asthma Initiatives
| Speaker: | Ann Garwick, PhD, RN, LP, LMFT, FAAN Professor Interim Associate Dean for Research Director, Center for Child and Family Health Promotion Research and Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs |
| Host: | Patrick Dean, RN, EdD, Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Time: | 4:00-5:30 p.m. |
Place: |
U of M School of Nursing-Rochester, Room 417 (4th Floor) 300 University Square, 111 S. Broadway, Rochester, Minn. |
Tuesday, May 6
Dean’s Luncheon
| Topic: | Taking Stress Reduction to Heart |
| Speaker: | Ruth Lindquist, PhD, RN, FAAN, APRN, BC, Professor |
| Topic: | Research in Action: Arm Exercise for Leg Pain |
| Speaker: | Diane Treat-Jacobson, PhD, Assistant Professor |
| Host: | Kaye Lillehei, ’50, Nursing Foundation Trustee Emerita |
| Time: | 12:00-1:30 p.m. |
Place: |
Eastcliff 176 N. Mississippi River Blvd., St. Paul, Minn |
Monday, May 12
Public Health Nursing Night
Topic: Moving from Wisdom to Action: Public Health Nursing’s Role in Health Care Reform
| Speaker: | Linda L. Halcón, PhD, MPH, RN Associate Professor Chair, Integrative, Global and Public Health Cooperative, School of Nursing |
| Host: | Linda Olson Keller, MS, APRN, BC, FAAN, Clinical Associate Professor |
| Time: | 5:00-7:00 p.m. |
Place: |
Gross Family Board Room, 5th Floor McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak St. SE, Minneapolis, Minn |
Tuesday, May 13
Roseville Community Luncheon with Dean Connie Delaney
| Topic: | Culturally Focused Exercise Intervention in the American Indian Community |
| Speaker: | Melissa Avery, PhD, RN, CNM, FACNM Associate Professor Chair, Child and Family Health Cooperative, School of Nursing |
| Topic: | Building Bridges: Serving the Hmong Community |
| Speaker: | Wendy S. Looman, PhD, RN, CNP, Assistant Professor |
| Host: | Mary Drache, ’78, Nursing Foundation Trustee |
| Time: | 12:00-1:30 p.m. |
Place: |
Walnut Room, Axel’s Charhouse 2540 N. Cleveland Ave., Roseville, Minn. |
Tuesday, May 13
Stillwater Community Reception with Dean Connie Delaney
| Topic: | Families and Long-Term Care: Enhancing Links with the Community |
| Speaker: | Joseph Gaugler, PhD, Assistant Professor |
| Topic: | Help for the Naked Ear |
| Speaker: | Madeleine Kerr, PhD, Associate Professor |
| Host: | Sandra Monson, ’58, ’77, Nursing Foundation Trustee Eloise Sampson, ’55, ’71 Donna Dielentheis, ’52 |
| Time: | 5:30-7:30 p.m. |
Place: |
Boutwell’s Landing 5600 Norwich Parkway, Stillwater, Minn |
Wednesday, May 14
St. Cloud Community Dinner with Dean Connie Delaney
Topic: Changing the World: One Megabyte at a Time
| Speaker: | Bonnie Westra, PhD, Assistant Professor |
| Host: | Meri Hauge, ’95 |
| Time: | 5:00-7:00 p.m. |
Place: |
The Radisson Suite Hotel, Chanticleer Restaurant, Private Dining Room 404 West St. Germain, St. Cloud, Minn |