In general, activities are planned based on student interest and requests. Information about special activities is communicated regularly to students.
Representation on College Committees
Several College Committees are structured to include student membership. Students who participate in College committees have voice and voting privileges within these committees. Students interested in participating in a College committee should contact the President/Dean, the Dean of the Graduate Program or the Director of Student Life. Currently, students serve on the following College committees:
- Academic Appeals
- Academic Misconduct
- Alumni and Student Services Subcommittee (Board of Trustees)
- Assessment/Outcomes
- Community Service
- Educational Technology
- Library
- Mission and Ministry Committee
- Research/Scholarship
- Academic Appeals
The purpose of the committee is to provide a vehicle that insures due process, equitable management of student grievances, and provide adequate protection to the rights of all involved parties. The Appeals Committee addresses grievances related to the student’s general academic performance.
- Academic and Professional Misconduct Committee
The Academic and Professional Misconduct Committee is composed of four faculty, two students in good standing from the undergraduate program, and one student in good standing from the graduate program. This Committee is charged with investigating allegations of misconduct and making recommendations to the Dean of the appropriate program.
- Assessment/Outcomes
The purpose of this committee is to facilitate the ongoing assessment and evaluation of the College to enhance its effectiveness.
- Community Service
This committee facilitates the organization and implementation of community service projects in order to fulfill the College mission of social justice and community service and to promote a commitment to community service.
- Educational Technology
This committee assumes the responsibility for the integration of educational technology in the College.
- Library
The purpose of this committee is to advise and support the Mount Carmel Health Sciences Library as it provides collection, electronic access to knowledge based resources, reference, instruction, facilities, and other Library and Information Services that support the College curricula, faculty, and students.
- Mission and Ministry Committee
This committee strives to ensure that the religious and spiritual aspects of the Mount Carmel College of Nursing mission are promoted in every aspect of the student’s College life and to promote the Catholic identity of the College clearly and respectfully.
- Research and Scholarship
The purpose of the committee is to establish within the College an environment supportive of the conduct, dissemination, and/or utilization of research and other forms of scholarship.
Parties/Gatherings
Students who wish to use the College facilities for a class or organization event must schedule the activity through the Director of Student Life (ccipriani@mccn.edu, 614-234-5828). The Director will assist the student in obtaining food service, room set-up, etc.
ROTC
Mount Carmel College of Nursing is a participant in both the Air Force and Army ROTC programs offered at The Ohio State University. These programs offer qualified individuals the chance to compete for a variety of scholarships in addition to career opportunities for nurses.
Interested students may contact the Air Force ROTC office at OSU (614-292-5441, ext. 9508). Information is also available at www.afrotc.com.
Interested students may contact the Army ROTC office at OSU (614-292-6075). Information is also available at www.ohio-state.edu/arotc.
Student Newsletter – Carmel Rapper
The student newsletter, The Carmel Rapper, publishes items of interest to MCCN students. The newsletter is published bi-weekly during the academic year; student information and participation are welcome. Contact the Director of College Relations (614-34-1372) for further information.
Club Sports
The College sponsors women’s basketball and co-ed soccer, volleyball, and softball teams when there is sufficient interest. Please contact the Director of Student Life for information (ccipriani@mccn.edu, 614-234-5828).
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau International is an organization committed to fostering excellence, scholarship, and leadership in nursing. The Honor Society promotes the use of nursing research in health care and provides resources to communicate the latest knowledge in nursing care. Mount Carmel’s Rho Omicron chapter, chartered in 2002, is one of 478 chapters around the world.
Those invited to make application to Sigma Theta Tau International include students who have demonstrated superior academic achievement, academic integrity, and professional leadership potential. The criteria for membership include:
All candidates must meet the expectation of academic integrity. Undergraduate students must have completed at least one-half of the nursing curriculum and rank in the upper thirty-five percent of the graduating class. RN-BSN students must have completed twelve credit hours at MCCN, at least one-half of the nursing curriculum, and rank in the upper thirty-five percent of the graduating class. Graduate students must have completed a minimum of one-fourth of the nursing curriculum. |
