Hello fellow nursing students! I would like to start this entry by introducing myself. My name is Kelcie Grace Collins and I am your 2012-2013 President of the Oregon Student Nurses' Association! I am transferring from Lane Community College's Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education, and I am so excited to join the junior class at Oregon Health and Science University this Spring term to finish my Bachelor of Science in Nursing. I am no stranger to the SNA. Last year, three classmates and I helped to establish LCC’s very first Student Nurses’Association chapter. At the 2011 OSNA convention I was elected to serve as the OSNA Membership Director. Over the last year I have had the privilege to work with some of the most dedicated student nurses I know! I am so excited about this year's 2012-2013 OSNA Board of Directors (BOD) and I look forward to seeing each of our goals unfold into something amazing.

Now that you know a little about me, I would like to share some of my goals for my term in office. This year my goals are themed around the word "family." I would really like to create a sense of family among the OSNA BOD, and a sense of family within our organization throughout the state. As nursing students we have so much to offer each other and to our communities. By aiding schools to establish community outreach projects in their own area, as well as OSNA events that members from all schools can attend, our board can establish a feeling of community between our schools. I know that if we work together we can make a difference in our own communities, in our state and hey who knows maybe even nationally!

Remember, I am always available for questions, comments, ideas or concerns at oregonsnapresident@gmail.com. School Chapter Presidents are welcome to share their thoughts in the comment section on this blog. I look forward to working with you all! Good luck on finals. Study hard!

Sincerely,

Kelcie Grace Collins
President Elect,
Oregon Student Nurses' Association

_Greetings Members and Nursing Students! Kirsten Williams, your 2011-2012 Vice President addressing you on behalf of our president, Elizabeth Diaz, who sends her regards and regrets about not being able to attend this year's annual convention.

I want to start by thanking everyone who attended this year's annual convention at Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing in Portland, Oregon! It was great to see so many students from nursing programs across the state, even as far away as Ashland, OR! Your presence truly made this convention a success. In final counts, we had over 350 nursing students in attendance, with over 50 delegates at our House of Delegates!

A quick summary of our House of Delegates:
- We successfully passed four Bylaws Amendments, with the complete revised version available now on our BYLAWS page.
- We heard and adopted two Resolutions:
    - one from Melissa Ozmore of the Portland campus at OHSU
    - and one from your 2011-2012 OSNA Board of Directors
- We elected a full Board of Directors for the 2012-2013 term of office!
Names & school affiliations can be viewed on our Board of Directors page

Also this year we held our second Council of School Presidents (COSP), with eight chapter presidents in attendance from the around the state. It was a wonderful opportunity to share experiences and ideas, answer questions, and gain inspiration for the year to come. Some ideas that came out of this year's COSP:
    - a COSP retreat in August/September that includes Vice Presidents
    - multi-chapter Community Outreach events
    - A chapter officer's FORUM on our website!! Open now for your comments!

For a summary of this year's convention, and pictures coming soon, please visit our Convention 2012 page

Please consider attending either the NSNA Annual Convention in Pittsburg, PA, or the ONA Annual Convention in Hood River, OR this April!

Also, please consider joining a committee for next year! There is a complete list and a description of some of our committees on our Get Involved! page, however, each committee is connected to Board member, and from our Bylaws, you can view the scope of responsibilities for that Board member to get an idea of the related committee responsibilities. Applications will be open March 1st!

And last, but certainly not least, I want give a HUGE shout out to our 2011-2012 Board of Directors, and all of the hard work they have put in this year. They have been an amazing group to work with, and I look forward to knowing them through their careers as we launch into our nursing professions!

Sincerely,

Kirsten Williams
2011-2012 OSNA Vice President