Breakout Session One - Diversity Recruitment

 Christine Downing has been the research assistant for the New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program for two years. She helps to ensure that all scholarships awarded go to students who are underrepresented in nursing or who are economically disadvantaged. She has also played a crucial role in the development and continuity of the Recruitment Toolkit. With a master’s degree in Applied Sociology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, she is well equipped to identify and discuss the challenges of recruiting diverse students as well as the best strategies to increase a diverse student enrollment.

Teri Murray is a graduate of Saint Louis University where she is currently the dean of the School of Nursing.  She is a Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow alumna.   Her Robert Wood Johnson Leadership project focused on Transforming Baccalaureate Nursing Education through Inter-professional and Inter-institutional Partnerships and Identifying Innovative Partnerships in Clinical Education. Her work continues to focus on the influence of the various educational pedagogies used in clinical education to promote student learning; facilitate transition to the practice arena; and provide safe, patient-centered, evidence-base care, such that the health status of individuals, families, communities, and populations is improved and enhanced. She has been the recipient of many grants and served as a grant reviewer for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, Division of Nursing.  She has presented nationally and authored or co-authored numerous publications, including a paper in the landmark report, The Future of Nursing, Leading Change, Advancing Health. She is a reviewer for several refereed nursing journals and serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Nursing Education.

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 Overview:

The purpose of this activity is to provide a roadmap and practical strategies to be used to increase the recruitment of diverse students.

 At the conclusion of the breakout sessions, the facilitators will summarize group discussion and provide an opportunity for all participants to engage in a question and answer session.

  Objectives:

1.      Define target audiences and methods to promote a recruitment program.

2.     Develop an effective public relations outreach plan.

3.     Identify potential groups and organizations with intersecting missions and access to target audiences.

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