FALL/WINTER NURSING DEPARTMENT NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2012
Dear RN to BSN and MSN Students, The fall semester is nearing completion. I hope that you have found your fall courses to be educationally fulfilling. We have offered some of our courses in the new media enhanced classrooms located in the Administration Building. The remodeling of the Administration Building should be completed prior to the start of classes in January. During the spring semester, the College will be changing the classroom educational instructional management system from Blackboard Vista to EcLearn. You are encouraged to go online to https://eclearn.emmanuel.edu/courses/630650 and complete the EcLearn orientation prior to the start of spring classes. The spring semester will be eventful for the department of nursing. Dr. Janice Bell Meisenhelder, RN, Professor of Nursing will be joining the department of nursing faculty. Dr. Meisenhelder earned a BSN from Wagner College and MSN and DNSc degrees from Boston University. She comes to Emmanuel College with substantial experience in medical surgical nursing and nursing education. She is a scholar with prominent research programs investigating spirituality and health outcomes, and fear of HIV contagion. Dr. Meisenhelder will be teaching the undergraduate and graduate research courses during the spring semester. We heartily welcome her to our department. We will also be welcoming the evaluation team from the Commission on Collegiate