Welcome to the Theta Kappa Chapter
(incorporated 1997)
Sigma Theta Tau International
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Sigma
Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing,
is dedicated to improving the health of people worldwide
through
increasing the scientific base of nursing practice. Its members are
nursing scholars committed to the pursuit of excellence in clinical practice,
education, research and leadership.The Society believes that broadening
the base of nursing knowledge through knowledge development,
dissemination and use offers great promise for promoting a healthier populace.
To achieve this goal, Sigma Theta Tau International is committed to
furthering the use of nursing research in health care delivery as
well as in public policy. It sustains, supports and interprets nursing's
development and provides vision for the future of the discipline and health
care through its network of worldwide community of nurse scholars. It is a
non-political organization that makes available its diverse resources to all
people and institutions interested in the scientific knowledge base of the
nursing profession.
Theta
Kappa Newsletter (Vol, 23, 2009)
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Research Assistance
Theta Kappa Research Committee:
Guidelines to Evaluate a Quantitative Research Study
Guidelines for Writing an Abstract
Research Grant Proposals:
Agreement Form
Application Form
Research
Proposal Guidelines
Theta Kappa Chapter Leadership
(2008 - 2009)
| President | Jeanne Leffers |
| President-Elect | Marilyn Asselin |
| First Vice-President | Kathleen Finn |
| Secretary | Lisa Demello |
| Treasurer/Finance Chair | MaryBeth Sosa |
| Program Chair | Kathleen Finn |
| First Counselor | "TBA" |
| Second Counselor | Amy Bruno |
| By-Laws
Chair/Governance Committee |
Sonja Stone Peterson |
| Newsletter Editor | Sonja Stone Peterson |
| Leadership Succession Committee | Mary
McCurry, Chair; Susan
Hunter & Kristen Sethares |
| Awards Chair | Barbara Weatherford |
| Community Liaison | Karen Pehrson |
| Global Outreach Committee | Jeanne Leffers |
| Governance Committee | Sonja Stone Peterson, Chair; Amy Bruno, Carole Howe, Barbara Weatherford & Deborah Armstrong |
| Research Chair | Janet Kenty |
| Faculty Advisors | Susan Hunter & Barbara Weatherford |
| Congratulations and thank you to those newly elected officers and a special thank you to all members who participated in the election process. Please keep in mind that the Nominating Committee will be seeking to fill office vacancies again in the Spring of 2009. The Chapter also has a number of standing committees that welcome new participants, and we encourage members to consider contributing to these standing committees. |
