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System Announcements

• ConnectCare Connectivity (Wednesday, September 1, 2010)
  

  If you are experiencing connectivity problems with ConnectCare, please call 627-5070 to open a help desk ticket and also notify your instructor that you are experiencing difficulty.  

• DELAYED GO-LIVE - BSMCON.EDU EMAIL ACCOUNTS (Tuesday, August 24, 2010)
  

  Go Live Delay   - To assure that you have continuous communication access to your instructors and administrators, I'm delaying the go-live date.  In the meantime, please pick up your email account and, if you are unable to connect with Secretarial Services, please contact me and I will assist you directly.   k-up  - The College's secretaries (Room 151) will be available on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and the following week up to 5pm for account pickup.  They will also be visiting classes (about 5-10 minutes prior to class start) to distribute accounts.

  In closing, this is the first time issuing these EDU accounts, so every effort will be made to be sure students get their accounts before I reset the go-live date.  Thank you for your patience as we transition to college accounts.  I will  be emailing all students and administrators with a new go-live date and will update the Blackboard notice with this information as well.

  Information About Your Email Account

  While you may opt to redirect your e-mail to another e-mail address, the College is not responsible for e-mails forwarded to and/or handled by outside vendors.  As e-mail is the primary means of communication between College personnel and students, the College expects that students will maintain frequent e-mail contact by reading and, if requested, responding to any e-mails sent by the College in a timely manner.

   

  Your email account is limited to 50mg and should be used for brief communications, so please always use the Blackboard dropbox to upload and transmit documents to your instructors.Please note that the College's systems are not to be used for any illegal purpose including, but not limited to, illegal file sharing. To preserve system security and reliability, the College reserves the right in all instances, and upon its reasonable suspicion, to block access from and to its systems and/or to disconnect from its systems any user who can be traced to illegal activities, including illegal P2P file sharing. An infringing user shall bear legal and financial responsibility for events or activities resulting from or associated with misuse of P2P applications and any other illegal activity conducted by or through the College's systems.  It is your responsibility to be familiar with the College’s policies on email, copyright protection, and peer-to-peer file sharing. Please refer to the College’s website for the full text on each policy.

  
  

  You can access your e-mail account at the College’s website  http://www.bsmcon.edu.   Click the BSR Outlook Access link in the upper right corner of the webpage, then input  ADS\   your assigned USER NAME  and  DEFAULT PASSWORD.  You will be immediately prompted to change the default password.  Please keep your login and password information private.  If you need assistance accessing your email account, contact support at 804-627-5070.

  Carol Greco - Assistant Dean - Administration

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• Vice President for Academic Affairs (Wednesday, July 14, 2010)
  

  I am pleased to announce that Melanie H. Green, PhD, RNC, CNE, will be joining Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing as the Vice President of Academic Affairs /Provost.  Prior to joining Bon Secours, Dr. Green was the dean of Our Lady of the Lake College School of Nursing Program in Baton Rouge, LA.  The Our Lady of the Lake College is a Catholic higher education institution that is also part of a  healthcare system.  She will be responsible for the strategic direction of the college, focusing on program development and expansion.  Dr. Susan Bodin will remain the dean of the nursing. 

   

  Dr. Green will officially be joining the Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing in July 26^th, however will be acquainting herself to the College starting Monday the 19th. Her office will be located in the administrative suite at the College.  Please offer her your warmest welcome. 

   

  
  
  

   

  
  
  

   Susan Bodin, EdD, RN, BC

  
  
  

  Dean of Nursing

  
  
  
• Adherance to Your Curriculum Plan (Monday, May 3, 2010)
  

                                                                           The following is our time line proposal for the diploma courses:  

  
  

  Dear Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing Student:

  
   

  I am sending this letter to you as a current student of the Diploma Program to inform you 

  of our curriculum plans for the diploma program for the Bon Secours Memorial College  of Nursing.   At this time, we highly recommend that you adhere to  your current curriculum plan due to the time constraints for the diploma program.

    a.          Level 1 courses (NUR 100, NUR 101, and NUR 102) will be phased out beginning with N100 and ending with the completion of N102 in May of 2011.

  b.          Level 2 courses (NUR 201, NUR 202, NUR 203, NUR 204, NUR 205)  will be completed by August 2011.

    c.          All Level 3 courses (NUR 300, NUR301, NUR 302, NUR 303, NUR 304) will be completed by August, 2012.  

    d.          Pathopharmacolgy 210 and Pathopharmacolgy 211 will be completed in December  of   2011.

    As long as you adhere to your current curriculum plan, we anticipate that all your course  work can be completed.   Deviation from your current curriculum plan will be addressed  on an individual basis.  

    All schedules are subject to change to meet the needs of the school.

    Juliet Chamberlain, RN, MEd, CCRN

    Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Instruction

    Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing

• We Heard You! (Tuesday, March 16, 2010)
  

  Your opinions count and we heard you!  Here are some changes we have made based upon your comments, suggestions and feedback from the 2009 Student Satisfaction Survey.  Susan Bodin, Dean of College

  • Upgraded all classroom and computer lab computers with $50,000 of new equipment.
  • Reorganized and upgraded the skills and simulation labs with $5000 of new equipment.
  • Installed a hot water dispenser with reverse osmosis water filter in the student lounge.
  • Hired a new student placement specialist to work with students related to job placements. All August and December graduates who desired Bon Secours jobs were hired into the System.
  • Interview and resume development workshops offered.
  • Student tutoring program implemented.
  • Student who work PRN are now eligible for 20% discount.
  • Early Career Decision program started sooner in year.
  • Working towards improving communication through a regular monthly meeting between dean and SGO president.
  • Have incorporated your feedback into the completion and graduation ceremonies.
  • Streamlined application process so that applicants are contacted within 24 hours of submission by an admissions representative.
  • Established Paypal as a means to pay tuition and other fees.
  • Established a student work-study program.