Faculty Notes
Michele Montecalvo (Biology & Health Promotion)
is the inaugural recipient of the Frank Macchiarola
Teaching Fellows Program sponsored by the
St. Francis College Board of Trustees and the
Office of the President. The program is intended
to recognize a faculty member who has shown
innovation in teaching style, use of technology,
assessment, or other programmatic changes that
impact student learning.
Uwe Gielen (Psychology) is
one of the editors of Visions
and Resources for International
Psychology: 75 years of
the International Council of
Psychologists. With psychology
growing rapidly outside of
North America, the volume
addresses how professionals and students can
become more involved in global psychological
science, practice, consulting, and advocacy.
https://www.icpweb.org/icp75/icp75order.html
John Dilyard (Management) has
been asked to join the Editorial
Review Board of Transnational
Corporations, a policy-oriented
research journal that examines
issues related to investment,
multinational enterprises, and
development. It is an official
journal of the United Nations
and managed by the United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
https://unctad.org/en/pages/publications/
Transnational-Corporations-(Journal).aspx
Gregory Tague (English/Interdisciplinary Studies)
is overseeing the Venture Lab in Experimental
Arts and Humanities—Hybrid Writing/Visual
Media Contest. The competition is open to current
SFC and Pratt students and will be judged by The
Evolutionary Studies Collaborative at St. Francis
College. Entrants will address the question: How
can we restore our biosphere, mitigate ecosystem
degradation, or reverse extinction of rainforest plant
and animal species critical to the sustainability of
global climate health?
Marisa Cohen (Psychology) authored the article
“Division of Labor in Relationships: How We
Decide, Divide and Conquer” recently published
in Psychology Today. She is extensively quoted
and referenced in the articles “Who Pays the
Check on a First Date? Even Feminists are Split
on This Question” in the Washington Post and
“You’ve Already Broken Up Once—Here’s How
to Know if the Relationship Can Really Work”
on Health.com. ●
Faculty Spotlight
Shaping the Next Generation of Nurses
St. Francis College faculty member in the news fighting for equity
It was a 14-year battle, but in July it was announced that New York City agreed to pay nurses at NYC public
hospitals a $20.8 million settlement in a discrimination case. At issue were city pension rules that allowed
people in physically taxing and dangerous jobs who worked 25 years the option of retiring with their full pensions
as early as age 50. Nurses and midwives were not on the list of such professions.
L
ongtime St. Francis College nursing faculty
that everybody has an opportunity to receive
member Anne Bové was one of the original
healthcare, which is a right, not a privilege.
complainants.
“In terms of advocating for all, that was
“Nursing is a profession that has safety
imparted onto me and my colleagues, and that’s
considerations,” said Bové, who last year retired
what we hope to pass on to the next generation
from Bellevue Hospital after 40 years as a staff
of nurses,” Bové said.
nurse, head nurse and on-site clinical instructor.
At this time, Bové is teaching classes such as
“Just because it’s female-dominated doesn’t
research and critical care to St. Francis nursing
Anne Bové, RN. (SFCToday.com)
mean that the people who perform those duties
students. New nurses need to know what’s
aren’t at risk. It’s acknowledging the intensity and
expected of them and that they can’t pick and
the work effort that goes into this profession.”
choose to whom they give care. Nurses serve and take care of
Bové still works one shift a week in the surgical ICU at the
people, and there’s a tremendous knowledge base required in order
Manhattan Veterans Administration Hospital to stay current in
to do so. Understanding teamwork is essential.
practice, while being full-time nursing faculty at St. Francis since
Her role as a nursing educator has largely involved making sure
2017. She tries to instill in the college’s nursing students a sense
students become comfortable in clinical situations and that best
of accountability and responsibility, which she hopes is a major
patient care practices are being utilized at all times. Students also
contextual framework for all young nurses.
have to see where their talents lie. Some may have the potential to
“It’s important to impart what was imparted on me—account-
be excellent nursing faculty. Bové will gladly nurture those interests
ability, responsibility and understanding there’s a legacy that needs
if students understand they may sacrifice some earning potential
to carry on,” said Bové. “The people that trained me came out
when pursuing teaching versus practice.
of the Bellevue School of Nursing, which was literally established
“St. Francis makes education accessible because of the afford-
by Florence Nightingale. The idea of dedication, commitment and
ability,” said Bové. “If you have the right education and you apply
advocacy are all part of it, and it’s important the next generation
it, you can do anything. The world is your canvas. Accessibility
understands that.”
to education is paramount. I’m grateful for my education and the
The training she provides aligns with the Franciscan spirit of
time I spent at Bellevue. I still volunteer there.
St. Francis—working to help others and fight injustice. Bové said her
“St. Francis can expound on that and hopefully we can get
generation of nurses has always felt compelled to speak out if they
student activists in the sense of understanding the importance
saw problems in areas such as patient safety and access to care,
of serving and reaching out to the community,” she continued.
even at the risk of hurting their own careers. They want to make sure
“Nursing is a wonderful profession.” ●
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