The School of Nursing is seeking nominations for undergraduate (pre-nursing and BSN) and graduate students to serve as student body representatives on School of Nursing committees. These are important positions to represent the student perspective, bring forth ideas and concerns from the student body, and are a great way to get involved.
Committee information can be found below. You will need the email address of the person you are nominating. To submit multiple nominations, please complete a new form for each nomination.
Nominations are due by Friday, September 13, at 4pm.
Nominate a Student HERE
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
Role: Represents the interests of the School in advancing inclusive excellence and promote an open and welcoming environment that values diversity and inclusion.
Meets: 2nd Friday of every month, 2:30-4:00pm. The expectation is that students participate through attendance at the monthly meetings; however, if there are course conflicts, participation by discussing agenda items with the chairs of the committee is acceptable.
Vacancies:
1 Pre-Nursing Student – PRN (1-year term)
1 Traditional BSN Student – TBSN (1-year term)
1 Accelerated BSN Student – ABSN (1-year term)
1 DNP Student (1-year term)
1 PHD Student (1-year term)
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
Role: Provides oversight for undergraduate programs, identifies emerging trends or considerations across curricula, examines evaluation across curricula, and makes recommendations to the Academic Planning Council on issues relevant to the UW-Madison nursing curricula.
Meets: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, 1-2:30pm. The expectation is that students participate through attendance at the monthly meetings; however, if there are course conflicts, participation by discussing agenda items with the chairs of the committee is acceptable.
Vacancies:
1 Traditional BSN Student – TBSN 1st or 2nd year (1-year term)
1 Accelerated BSN Student – ABSN (1-year term)
Wellness Advisory & Action Committee
Role: Advise and assist in the development and enhancement of a culture of wellness to improve population health and wellbeing of students, faculty, and staff through wellness initiatives. Wellness initiatives may include implementing wellness activities, advising on policies and procedures surrounding the School’s culture of wellness, advising SoN committees and leaders on how to incorporate wellness initiatives, and collaborating with students and peers in the support of individual and collective wellbeing.
Meets: 2nd Monday of the month, 12pm-1pm. The expectation is that students participate through attendance at the monthly meetings (preferred in-person, but a virtual option will also be available); however, if there are course conflicts, participation by discussing agenda items with the chair of the committee is acceptable.
Vacancies:
2 BSN Students (TBSN, ABSN or BSN@Home) (1-year terms)
1-2 Graduate Students (DNP, PhD, or PMHC) (1-year terms)
Graduate Programs Committee
Role: Provides faculty oversight for graduate programs, identifies emerging trends or considerations across graduate curricula, examines evaluation across graduate curricula, and makes recommendations to Academic Planning Council on issues relevant to graduate nursing curricula. Represents the faculty with regard to all aspects of graduate admissions, progression, and student success. Two graduate student members are elected by graduate students for one‐year terms. PhD and DNP programs will be represented. Student members may participate during discussion of agenda items related to curricula, admissions requirements, recruitment, and program expectations but will not participate in discussion of agenda items relating to admissions or individual student progression.
Meets: 2nd Thursday of the month, 9-10:30am. The expectation is that students participate through attendance at the monthly meetings; however, if there are course conflicts, participation by discussing agenda items with the chairs of the committee is acceptable.
Vacancies:
1 DNP Student (1-year term)
1 PHD Student (1-year term)
This post was authored by Academic Affairs on 09/04/2024.