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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING • NURSING.MSU.EDU THE YEAR IN PICTURES: PEOPLE AND EVENTS 1 2 5 3 6 4 COLLEGE OF NURSING PEOPLE AND EVENTS Cancer Research to Help Post-Operative Lung Cancer Patients February 19, 2013 1 Amy Hoffman (CON PhD ’07), Ruth Ann Brintnall, and Edward Murphy collaborate at Spectrum Health. NP Student Poster Presentations April 19, 2013 2 Students from the MSN Nurse Practitioner concentration share poster presentations with faculty prior to graduation. Pictured (L to R) Amber Czernik, Kathryn Bennett, and Holly Dishnow. 8 9 50 Graduation Brunch May 3, 2013 3 Special guests from the Michigan State University Federal Credit Union, Pat McPharlin and April Clobes, attend the celebration to recognize exemplary evidencebased scholarly projects from each MSN concentration. PhD Boot Camp May 9, 2013 4 Barb Given holds “PhD boot camp” to assist students with understanding the process and requirements of submitting grant applications to the NINR—which is one of the benchmarks for the PhD program. Pictured (L to R) Joyce Tonlaar, Barb Given, Dawn Frambes, Vicki Voskuil, and Tracy DeKoekkoek. Alumni Reunion Days June 19, 2013 5 Celebration of the 50th Class Reunion of 1963 and all classes from 1954-1969. Future Nurse Club Summer Camp July 15–19, 2013 6 Kendra Elam (CON BSN ’04) is pictured with high school students prior to demonstrating how Sim Man acts as a real patient and aids in th