Welcome to the website of the Lambda Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, the international honor society of nursing. Lambda Chapter is affiliated with the Wayne State University College of Nursing. This website is fairly new, and we are still working out the kinks. We welcome your feedback.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

Lambda Chapter is seeking volunteers to serve on the Board of Directors for the 2010 – 2012 term. No experience necessary. We are also seeking volunteers to help with one or two of the chapter events. See the “Officers” page for more information, and/or contact Janna Roop roop@wayne.edu

ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: —Apply for a research grant! Click here for more information. DEADLINE: March 31, 2010

April 16 & 17—First ever Research Conference of Region 10 (Ontario, Michigan, & Ohio). Click here for more information.

April 28, 2010:  Sigma Theta Tau Lambda Chapter is having its annual dinner meeting on in the Cohn Lounge.

The Speaker will be Mary E. Mitsch, RN, MSN, PhDc – Associate Professor, College of Nursing and Health at Madonna University.  Topic: Transforming Despair to Joy.

Schedule

Appetizers from 6pm- 6:30pm

Dinner 6:30pm – 7:15pm

Presentation 7:15pm – 8:15pm 

Cost of the Buffet – $25.00

Please RSVP to Gwen Cotton gcotton@wayne.edu - Click here for additional information regarding CEUs

Service: Join the Detroit Public Schools Volunteer Reading Corps. Dr. Jay Noren, President of Wayne State University, has extended a call to the University community to volunteer for the Detroit Public Schools Volunteer Reading Corps. See Wayne State University supports DPS Volunteer Reading Corps. Your chapter president, Dr. Janna C. Roop, is extending a call to all chapter members to assess interest in volunteering as a chapter. If anyone would like to help investigate this service project, please contact Dr. Roop at roop@wayne.edu

Funds Available for Research Conference in Orlando, FL, July 12-17, 2010 On behalf of the Delta Omega Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International Foundation will provide one Dr. Lillian DeYoung Leadership Education Grant at USD 400 for registration fees and travel expenses associated with attending the 21st International Nursing Research Congress focusing on Global Diversity through Research, Education and Evidence-Based Practice, 12-17 July 2010, in Orlando, FL.  To be eligible for this Leadership Education Grant you (1) must be an active member of Sigma Theta Tau International Delta Omega Chapter (preferred) or of another chapter in Region 10 and (2) find it difficult if not impossible to attend the International Research Congress without financial support. The application will be posted on the Region 10 website soon.  The deadline for making application is 21 April