Student Nurses Association

The Student Nurses Association is open to all pre-nursing and nursing students. The mission of LSUHSC SNA is to enhance nursing education through community service activities that promote social and professional development. Membership in LSUHSC SNA confers membership in the district, state and National Student Nurses Association.

SNA Officers 2008-2009      President  Stephanie Benedic  sbened@lsuhsc.edu  Vice President  Gina McCormick  gmccor@lsuhsc.edu  Secretary  Carly Powell  cpowel@lsuhsc.edu  Treasurer  Alison Faust  afaust@lsuhsc.edu  Guest Speaker Coord.  Marci Livingston  mlivin@lsuhsc.edu  Breakthrough to Nursing  Bryce Mansfield  bmansf@lsuhsc.edu  Breakthrough to Nursing  Justin Wooley  jwoole@lsuhsc.edu  Community Service Coordinator  Cassey Sartin  csart1@lsuhsc.edu  Community Service Coordinator  Alexis Washington  awash4@lsuhsc.edu  Historian  Callie Estes  ceste1@lsuhsc.edu  Historian  Vacant    Faculty Advisor  Ms. Marirose Bernard  mbern1@lsuhsc.edu  Faculty Advisor  Ms. Sally Ruel  sruel@lsuhsc.edu

Community Service Events

• KaBoom!’s Build a Playground from Scratch
  Date: Saturday, January 19, 2008 Time: 7:45am-4pm
  Place: 4407 S. Carrollton New Orleans, LA 70119, next to the Jesuit school; between Canal and Tulane

• Blood Center’s Blood Drive
  Date: Monday, March 3, 10am-3pm
  Time: 10am-3pm
  Place: LSUHSC

• Red Cross’ Mardi Gras First Aid Stations
  Date: Fat Tuesday, February 5, 2008
  Time: Three shifts: A) 6am-10am; B) 10am-2pm; C) 2pm-6pm
  Place: TBA

• Upward Bound’s Health Fair
  Date: Saturday, February 23,2008 Time: 9am-Noon
  Place: UNO

• LSU Breakthrough of Nursing
  Date: March 13, 2008
  Time: 6pm - 7pm
  Place: LSU in Baton Rouge

• NSNA National Convention
  March 26-30, 2008
  Grapevine, Texas

• Super Saturday in New Orleans’ City Park
  Date: Saturday, April 5th, 2008 Time: 9am-Noon
  Place: Storyland (on Victory Dr.) in City Park

• UNO Breakthrough of Nursing
  Date: April 21, 2008
  Time: 2pm - 3pm
  Place: UNO

• March of Dimes March for Babies Walk
  Date: Saturday, April 26, 2008
  Time: Early Morning
  Place: TBA

***If you are interested in participating in community service events, please contact Carly Powell or Marci Livingston for more information***

Upcoming Meetings

SNA Luau	January 14, 2008	12:00pm - 1:30pm	MEB Seminar Room 4
General Meeting	February 11, 2008	12:00pm - 1:00pm	MEB Seminar Room 10
General Meeting	March 10, 2008	12:00pm - 1:00pm	MEB Seminar Room 10
General Meeting	April 14, 2008	12:00pm - 1:00pm	MEB Seminar Room 10

Meeting Minutes

• April 14, 2008 (pdf format)
• March 10, 2008 (pdf format)
• February 18, 2008 (pdf format)
• Luau - January 14, 2008 (pdf format)

Bylaws

• Bylaws in PDF format

Membership Information
New members of LSUHSC SNA are welcomed at any time! If you are interested in becoming a member of LSUHSC SNA or have a question about membership, please contact one of the officers via e-mail.

Fundraising

• Nursing Clipboard with Calculator - $20.00

If you are interested in purchasing a clipboard, please contact Jenny Theriot (jtheri@lsuhsc.edu).

Helpful Links
National Student Nurses Association (NSNA)
www.nsna.org

Louisiana Student Nurses Association (LASN)
www.lasn.org

Hurst Review Services
www.hurstreview.com