Connell School of Nursing graduate students Margaret Moss and Laura McNamara are on track to be among the future clinical leaders in elderly health care.
The two students recently received scholarships through the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and the John A. Hartford Foundation of New York City, and supported with matching funds from Boston College. The scholarships were awarded as part of a national initiative to increase the enrollment of geriatric Advanced Practice Nursing students in US nursing schools and programs, and to support development of leadership abilities in the students who receive the awards.
Moss, a master's student, is interested in caring for frail older people in nursing homes. McNamara, who is enrolled in the accelerated master's degree program at CSON, hopes to pursue a career caring for dying older patients in hospice programs.
A third scholarship will be awarded to support a student in the school's RN to Master's Program, which enables registered nurses without a baccalaureate degree in nursing to obtain the MS degree and prepares them for advanced practice nursing.
"There is a great need to increase the number of advanced practice nurses caring for the elderly," said Assoc. Prof. Patricia Tabloski, one of two CSON faculty members - the other is Assoc. Prof. Ellen Mahoney - researching elderly health care issues under National Institute of Aging grants. "With the growing demands of an aging and frail world population and limitations on health care resources, the profession of nursing and society must rise to the growing challenge to provide quality care to older adults with shrinking resources."
Carroll School of Management faculty members Assoc. Prof. Jeffrey Cohen and Asst. Prof. Robert Sroufe are examining the timely issue of industrial ecology, thanks to a grant awarded by the competitive Business Measurement Research Program administered by KPMG and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Their project, "Embedded Environmental Metrics," was one of 74 proposals submitted to KPMG and University of Illinois for the grant program, which promotes and supports research that will foster informed decision-making by managers and outside stakeholders in the 21st century business environment. The study will build on Sroufe's work concerning the environmental impacts of manufacturing/supply-chain management.
"The importance of environmental performance measurement and reporting is of growing concern to businesses," said Sroufe. "Through this project, we're aiming to better understand the role of environmental performance metrics in the measurement and management of business processes. Our empirical research will help managers better understand performance measurement and simultaneously make more informed decisions."
Four Law School students have been awarded fellowships through the Rappaport Honors Program in Law and Public Policy, in recognition of their excellent academic performances as well as their commitment to public service.
As Rappaport Fellows, Stacey Baron, Beth Grotto, Christian Rivera and Silvia Shin will participate in a year-long program designed to enhance their professional development and their understanding of public service and the civic responsibilities of lawyers. The activities include working in paid summer public or nonprofit sector legal internships that emphasize urban issues in the Greater Boston region, and participating in a mentoring program with accomplished lawyers, government officials, and civic leaders in areas of their interest.
"I am so pleased that four of our students received this prestigious award this year," said BC Law Associate Director of Public Interest Programs Freda Fishman. "It serves to recognize the importance that BC Law puts on public service and serving our community. The Rappaport Program provides students with a wonderful chance to learn through doing, in a number of interesting and challenging settings."
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