By Laura Valenti

 

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Throughout the evening, attendees shared ideas and made recommendations. Some included asking alumni to give lectures on pertinent topics like addiction, the Affordable Care Act, health literacy and American Nurses Association/Nurse Practitioners Coalition to name a few.

 

The assembled group decided a fall kickoff made the most sense and set specific goals: 1. Establish an alumni speaker’s bureau; 2. Plan a student/alumni career networking panel event. Panel events held in previous years in conjunction with Steinbright Career Development Center, were quite successful — Steinbright staff advised junior and senior undergraduates about resources available to them at the center followed by an informal reception, a networking opportunity where students and alumni could meet one-on-one to discuss the career paths specific to CNHP that students might take; and 3. Investigate options for a community service event. 

 

Valenti shared a list of upcoming events with the group, many of which are listed on CNHP’s website. Some highlights include the reception for music therapy alumni in Rochester, NY on March 17, the Dornsife Center health fair in celebration of the opening of CNHP’s Community Wellness HUB on April 8, the BAYADA Home Health Care Speaker Series and Awards on April 26 and Dr. Robert Wicks’ continuing education lecture, “The Resilient Clinician,” and celebration of 45 years of the Physician Assistant Program, both during alumni weekend being celebrated on Friday and Saturday, May 19 and 20.

 

To meet these goals, the group who attended the meeting will move ahead with a tentative meeting over the summer. These are the first steps taken for the College of Nursing and Health Professions Alumni Network to take root and flourish. Anyone interested in becoming a member is encouraged to get in touch with Valenti or to attend an upcoming meeting in the 2017-18 academic year.