"It's important for students to know that we want their input," said Dean Joan L. Frey, EdD, RN, CNAA. "It's about what we can do to help their educational experience be the best it can be." One of the main changes brought about by the program was the addition of a new scrubs option for clinicals (pictured), which Frey said has been especially well received. If you have questions regarding who your student representatives are, contact Jennifer Danziger: jdanzinger@galencollege.edu.

The Council on Occupational Education (COE) recognized Galen College of Nursing for completing 25 years of accredited status at the Council's Annual Meeting in St. Louis in November.

 

You're working hard to earn your nursing chops. You're putting in the time, and you want to make good grades. Good news: The library can help. Here are nine actions you can take in the library to get the full advantage of your Galen experience.
 

Thunder-ous News: Spring graduation does NOT coincide with Thunder Over Louisville, which is scheduled for April 18. Galen graduation is April 24.

 

Wireless Internet is Here: Wireless Internet access is now available at the Zorn Ave campus for students using a laptop computer. To access the network, please go to the library for the network name and password. The wireless network is accessible on the second and third floors in the break room and the library.

 

Weather Policy Information: Galen will announce weather-related closings and delays on the Galen website, WAVE 3, FOX 41, and WHAS 11. Galen officially opens at 8 a.m., and any delay announced will be from the time Galen officially opens. For example: a one-hour delay means that classes begin at 9:00 am; a two-hour delay means classes begin at 10 am. For evening classes: Any decision to cancel evening classes will be made at 3 pm and posted at www.galencollege.edu on the Louisville Campus home page and reported to the aforementioned news channels. Closings and delays will also be added to Galen's MySpace page.
 
Galen E-mail: To ensure the best communication between students and faculty, please sign up for the email account offered through Galen College of Nursing at http://mail.live.com. This will be the official means of communication between Galen and students. The naming protocol is: first name, a period, last name, @, nursing, period and galencollege.edu (example: nursing.student@nursing.galencollege.edu); students can then log in through the Galen website. If you are having problems with sign-in, contact jprice@galencollege.edu.
 
Library Hours Extended: The Library Resource Center on the 2nd floor of the Zorn Avenue campus is now open at 8 am. Also, the cost to print from the computers in the library or the 3rd floor computer lab is just 5 cents per page.  
 
Nurses Voted Most Trusted: For the seventh consecutive year, nurses were voted the most trusted profession in America in Gallup's annual survey of professions for their honesty and ethical standards. Eighty-four percent of Americans believe nurses' honesty and ethical standards are either "high" or "very high."Since being included in the Gallup poll in 1999, nurses have received the highest ranking every year except in 2001, when fire fighters received top honors. Results were based on telephone interviews with more than 1,000 adults.