Low Cost Health Exams Offered by SSU Nursing Program

Low cost physical examinations and health appraisals for well adults and children are available through the SSU Nursing Department's Family Nurse Practitioner Program. Exams are offered on Wednesdays from Oct. 14 until Dec. 12 for Sonoma County residents. The exams are supervised by Nursing Faculty and performed by Family Nurse Practitioner students, who are registered nurses enrolled in the Master's nursing program.

Services include a complete medical and health history, identification of health risk factors, complete physical examinations ($30) and screening tests such as blood pressure checks, vision testing, audiology testing, urinalysis, hematocrit (for anemia), cholesterol testing ($25), and Pap smears for cervical cancer ($45).

These services can be utilized for annual exams, sports physicals, pre-employment physicals, camp physicals and Class II DMV licensing physicals ($60). Copies of records are given to clients upon request as well as mailed to private physicians or agencies. Appointments may be made by calling SSU's Nursing Department at 4-2466, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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METEOR Program Inspires Girls to Soar

GirlsMETEOR, a new federally-funded program at SSU, launches with a celebration banquet on Sat., Oct. 24. The goal of METEOR, which stands for "Mathematical Excellence Through Education, Opportunity and Rigor," is to improve the academic outcomes and opportunities for young women by preparing them to succeed in advanced math and science courses in high school and inspire them to pursue college and careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields. "Generally, girls and boys perform equally well in Algebra and Geometry," says Susan Wandling, Director of Eagerly Academic Outreach at SSU. "We want to eliminate the enrollment and performance gap that appears in the junior and senior years of high school. And that success will be good for everyone.”

METEOR will serve eighty participants from four Sonoma County schools—Roseland Accelerated Middle School, Mountain Shadows, Comstock, and Cook—for the next four years thanks to funding through the Women’s Educational Equity Act program. Guests at the Oct. 24 banquet include new participants, their families, partner school staff and SSU faculty supporters. Dr. Lorena Navarro, professor of microbiology at UC Davis, is the keynote speaker. For more information on METEOR or the upcoming banquet, contact Susan Wandling at 4-3122 or email susan.wandling@sonoma.edu.


Undergraduate Research Grants Available

As a part of its allocation of Instructionally Related Activity fees, the Fee Advisory Committee has funded the Undergraduate Research Grant Program for the 2009-2010 academic year. These research grants are designed to aid undergraduates with expenses they may incur in their research projects, such as supplies, equipment, or travel to present their research at professional or scholarly meetings. The maximum award is $750 per grant. To qualify, a research project must be supported by a faculty sponsor and must be directly related to a class in which the student is enrolled.

Faculty are encouraged to make this information available to students who are engaged in or considering independent research projects. Guidelines and application forms are available in the Academic Affairs Office (Stevenson 1041) or on the Academic Affairs website. The priority deadline for applications is Fri., Oct. 30. For further information contact David Hartranft at 4-2237 or email david.hartranft@sonoma.edu.

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