Student Organizations
Associated Student Body
The Associated Student Body is composed of elected representatives and designated officers from the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Health Related Professions, Dentistry, and Graduate Studies in Health Sciences. Each school also elects its own student council. As the official UMC student government organization, ASB meets with and provides information and opinions on student concerns to the administration and faculty. ASB also develops activities relating to academic programs and sponsors extracurricular activities, including a film series, intramural sports and publication of the Medic, the campus yearbook, and the Murmur, the student newspaper.
University
of Mississippi School of Nursing Student Body
The purpose of
this organization is to deal effectively with student affairs, to perpetuate
the traditions of the School of Nursing, and to promote understanding
and cooperation between faculty and students.
2009-10 Student Body Officers
President - Kristen Schwetscheneau
National Student Nurses Association
(NSNA)
The mission of the National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA) is to:
- Organize, represent and mentor students preparing for initial licensure
as registered nurses, as well as those enrolled in baccalaureate completion
programs.
- Convey the standards and ethics of the nursing profession; promote development of the skills that students will need as responsible and accountable members of the nursing profession;
- Advocate for high quality health care; advocate for and contribute to advances in nursing education.
Mississippi Association of Student Nurses (MASN)
The Mississippi Association of Student Nurses, a constituent of the
National Student Nurses’ Association, has the following purposes:
- To assume responsibility for contribution to nursing education in order to provide for the highest quality health care;
- To provide programs representative of fundamental and current professional interest and concerns;
- To aid in the development of the whole person, his or her professional role and his or her responsibility for health care of people in all walks of life.
2009-10 President - Brandon "Missy" Owen
University Chapter of the Mississippi Association of Student Nurses
(MASN)
The University Student Nurses’ Association, which is a chapter
of the Mississippi Association of Student Nurses (MASN) and the National
Student Nurses Association, functions as the student professional organization
for undergraduate nursing students.
The organization elects a president and treasurer from the senior class, a vice president, recording secretary and director at large from the junior class, and a faculty advisor. The organization holds monthly meetings where students are introduced to nursing as a profession in a manner consistent with the School of Nursing philosophy.
Various social, community, and fund raising activities are planned during the year. State and national conventions are held annually, and students who are in satisfactory academic standing are encouraged to attend. For students in good standing, time is allowed away from school each year to attend the state and/or national conventions.
Undergraduate Class Officers
Class officers are elected to deal effectively with and conducts class affairs, promote understanding and cooperation between faculty and students of the class they represent, keep the student body officers informed of class affairs, facilitate communication between the student body officers and the study body, and guide class affairs within the framework of the study body Constitution and Handbook.
| 2009 - 10 OFFICERS | JUNIOR CLASS | SENIOR CLASS |
| President | Hieu Ho | Angela Aldridge |
| Vice-President | Sarah Smitherman | Chelsea McClain |
| Secretary | Sam Self | Rachel Ratliff |
| Treasurer | Molly Morgan | Meredith Nichols |
| Reporter | Sarah Stoner | Missy Owen |
| Oxford Senior Representative | Rachel Fairchild | Brittany Jones |
| Faculty Advisor | Josie Bidwell | Lisa Haynie |
Phi Kappa
Phi
Members of the
national scholastic honor
society are selected on the basis of academic
achievement. Induction into the society is conducted once each year.
Second semester juniors, seniors, and graduate students are eligible for
membership.
>> Visit the Phi Kappa Phi Site
Theta
Beta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau
Sigma Theta Tau
is the International Honor Society of Nursing. The purpose of this
society is to recognize superior achievement, recognize development of
leadership qualities, foster high professional standards, encourage creative
work and to strengthen commitment to the ideals and purpose of the profession.
Candidates for membership are selected from the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs on the basis of academic achievement. A candidate for membership from the undergraduate nursing program must have a 3.0 grade point average and rank in the upper 35 percent of the class.
Candidates for membership from the graduate nursing program must have a 3.5 grade point average and have one-forth of the required graduate curriculum completed.
>> Visit the Sigma Theta Tau Site
School of Nursing Ambassadors
As the official student representatives of the School of Nursing, Ambassadors are involved in the following activities:
- Participate in recruitment events.
- Provide campus tours to prospective students
- Lead orientation groups.
- Serve as mentors to incoming students.
- Host a Fall Event for students, faculty, and staff.
- Meet course requirements in a 3-hour leadership course.
- Receive recognition at Honors Day.
Selected during the third semester of the Traditional BSN program, Ambassadors must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 to apply. They must complete an application with documented leadership activities and participate in an interview.
Applications are available in February through the Office of Student Affairs. Selection is made in late March.
>> Visit the SON Ambassador Site