Schedule of Events
Friday, September 29
PRNU 2121: Gerontology
8:45 to 11:45 a.m. | Rowell 103
Join nursing instructors Janelle Sarnevitz and Abby Wintersteen for the required undergraduate nursing course in Gerontology which focuses on societal, cultural, political, economic, and human health implications of aging and provides a foundation for care of older adults.
NH 1500: Approaches to Health: From Personal to the Systemic
12 to 12:50 p.m. | Rowell 103
Parents are welcome to attend this introductory Nursing and Health Sciences course which introduces nursing students to a range of topics related to their chosen majors and future careers.
Communication Sciences and Disorders
4 to 5 p.m. | Pomeroy Hall
Meet and greet with faculty, fellow graduate and undergraduate students, and our CSD alumni. There will be tours of the Pomeroy Hall Building, clinic and research labs, lawn games, and a chance to celebrate fall with the CSD faculty.
Nursing White Coat Ceremony
4 to 5:30 p.m. | Ira Allen Chapel
Please join us to celebrate 175 nursing students as they receive their white coats on Friday, September 29 at 4:00 pm in the Ira Allen Chapel. The white coat is, first and foremost, a material symbol of the promise that each wearer has made to each and every patient whom he or she encounters: the promise to heal and to care.
Saturday, September 30
College of Nursing and Health Sciences Open House
10:30 a.m. | Osher Center
Opening remarks by the Dean followed by a culinary medicine demonstration. Light refreshments will be served.
College of Nursing and Health Sciences Department Tours
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Rowell Building
Nursing: Join us for a clinical simulation lab tour, informal discussion with the Chair, and a chance to meet faculty and view the archives (Rowell 244 and 201B).
Rehabilitation and Movement Science: Experience body composition demos (Rowell 017), teaching & skills development for trauma events (Rowell 111), and a robotics demonstration (Living & Learning C102).
Biomedical and Health Sciences Social
4 to 6 p.m. | Ri Ra's Irish Pub
Come join the faculty and staff of Biomedical and Health Sciences for food and fun! RSVP to mischka.rizzo@med.uvm.edu.
For more information, email Meredith.Grasso@uvm.edu or call (802) 656-2216.