Embanet Assists Online Learner of Vanderbilt University to Win Founder's Medal.TORONTO -- Embanet ULC ULC Up (Stage) Left Center ULC Universal Life Church ULC Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada ULC Ultra Light Client ULC Ultra Low Cost (cellular phone) ULC Urban Libraries Council , the online education partner for Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University, at Nashville, Tenn.; coeducational; chartered 1872 as Central Univ. of Methodist Episcopal Church, founded and renamed 1873, opened 1875 through a gift from Cornelius Vanderbilt. Until 1914 it operated under the auspices of the Methodist Church. , is pleased to announce that a distance learning student from the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) is one of the graduate schools of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. VUSN offers a Master's of Science in Nursing as well as a Ph.D. in Nursing Science and Doctor of Nursing Practice. online degree program has received one of the university's highest academic honors, the Founder's Medal. The Founder's Medal has been awarded every year since 1877 to the leading scholars in each school. Cornelius Vanderbilt started the tradition in 1877 with a special endowment. Jane Zielinski-Carter, who earned her degree through the school's e-learning program -- Health Systems Management -- has been a critical care nurse at a Level One Trauma Unit in Rockford, Ill., for more than 25 years. A single parent, her now-adult son grew up with several neurological issues, and in 2000 a tragic accident rendered him paraplegic paraplegic /para·ple·gic/ (-ple´jik) 1. pertaining to or of the nature of paraplegia. 2. an individual with paraplegia. . "When I was up there getting the award I was thinking about my son," says Zielinski-Carter. "He inspires me every day and really was the driving force for me earning my advanced degree. We decided together that we can't do much to change his condition, but hopefully I can be an instrument for helping others." As part of her capstone clinical project for St. Anthony's, Zielinski-Carter developed a comprehensive approach to identifying the estimated 20 percent of hospital patients who are alcohol dependent, to help assuage as·suage tr.v. as·suaged, as·suag·ing, as·suag·es 1. To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe: assuage her grief. See Synonyms at relieve. 2. medical consequences related to alcohol use. At Rockford Memorial, she focused on interventions for risky or harmful drinkers, who can represent up to 50 percent of emergency room visits related to trauma. Dr. Thomas E. Downey, Chief Academic Officer at Embanet ULC, says, "Embanet is proud to have assisted this student in achieving one of her life's goals. The convenience and high quality of online learning afforded through excellence in technology and design help many thousands of students realize their dream of a higher degree. Stories like this inspire us to do more every day for our students." Zielinski-Carter views the online format's asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. scheduling as an "unexpected gift." She admits that she had plenty of nights where she did her homework in the middle of the night, but believes that distance learning is the only way she could have earned her degree at a high-caliber institution like Vanderbilt. "I've had wonderful professors who set the bar very high and classmates Classmates can refer to either:
About Vanderbilt The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing opened in 1909, offering a three-year diploma program in nursing. The first Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree was awarded in 1936 and the first Master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in nursing in 1958. The School of Nursing is one of the nation's first nursing programs to incorporate nursing into a liberal arts liberal arts, term originally used to designate the arts or studies suited to freemen. It was applied in the Middle Ages to seven branches of learning, the trivium of grammar, logic, and rhetoric, and the quadrivium of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music. degree. Having phased out its undergraduate degree program in 1989, the School now offers a curriculum that enables pre-specialty students from diverse backgrounds to move into the master's level study and prepare for careers in advanced practice nursing. For more information on the Health Systems Management online degree program, please visit www.vanderbiltonline.info. About Embanet Founded in 1995, Embanet is a leading, full service provider of online program design and development, marketing enrollment and technology support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for postsecondary educational institutions. Embanet works with partner schools to help them develop and expand their online graduate and undergraduate programs and provides superior support services that result in industry-leading graduation rates. Embanet's fully hosted e-learning solutions include a tier 1 data center, 24/7/365 technical support, course development, implementation services, system integration and faculty recruitment and training. For more information on Embanet visit www.embanet.com. |
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