She is currently involved in a program on cancer prevention and care which strives to educate nursing students about the ways that they can avoid unintentional discrimination and be more culturally respectful to minority patients. The Ethnic Minority Visiting Scholars Program was established to exchange ideas on encouraging a culture of acceptance for ethnic minorities within academia. In April 2000, Dr. Rhetaugh Dumas, Dean Emerita of the School of Nursing at the University of Michigan, visited UNC-CH to speak about the complexities of leadership roles for minority scholars within academia. In November 2000, Dr. Sandra J. Fulton Picot, gerontologist and holder of the Sonya Ziporkin Gershowitz chair at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, discussed methods for engaging African-Americans in research. Women s Week, an annual event sponsored by the Carolina Women s Center, celebrates the skills, talents and interests of women to promote their well being and affirm their expressed needs.
All events are free and open to the public.
All of the events detailed below will take place on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill. Among those most attractive applicants will be the SON's own alumni who have a heart for the School and the nursing profession as well as experience in fund-raising. Broadly, the Director of the Office of Advancement serves as the School's major gifts officer and principal fund-raising official for the School. They serve as the administrative head for the Office of Advancement, which is responsible for operational and strategic planning regarding development, marketing, public relations, and alumni affairs. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.