Chartula [UNCG School of Nursing newsletter, Winter 2002]

              A change
in publications
for School of
Nursing alumni
Welcome to an expanded
edition of Chartula, the
alumni newsletter of the
School of Nursing.
As you can see, much
is happening in the School,
and we want to make sure
our alumni stay informed of
the latest news and also
make the best use of our
resources. To achieve
these ends, our Alumni
Executive Board has reorganized our publications.
Currently the School of
Nursing has two publications. Chartula is distributed to all School of
Nursing alumni, while
Bloodline is distributed to
current members of the
Alumni Association. After
considerable deliberation,
the Executive Board felt
our resources would be
better utilized by expanding
our presence in Chartula
and discontinuing
Bloodline.
We will continue to outline upcoming activities of
the Association, report
honors and awards
received by alumni, forward
information regarding your
classmates, and publish
informative articles in
Chartula. We encourage
you to share news of your
honors, achievements and
awards with the Association (see attached envelope) and hope you also
share our pride as graduates of the School.
School    of    Nursing
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College Bound Sisters opening doors to success
Girls develop 'can do' attitudes in pregancy prevention program
College Bound Sisters is making a difference in
young people's lives by preventing adolescent
pregnancy and helping teenage girls see a
brighter future.
"Studies have shown the best indicator we
have that teenagers will not get pregnant is that
they have college and career aspirations," said
Hazel N. Brown '81 EdD, '84 MSN, who co-directs
the program with Dr. Rebecca B. Saunders. "The
girls have to have a goal to keep them on track.
As part of the program, Dr. Saunders and I give
them something to work towards, as opposed to
just not getting pregnant. It's easier to work
towards something. ...You have to replace the
unwanted behavior with something else."
To be accepted into the program, students
must be between 12 and
16, have a sister who was
a teenage mother before
she was 18, and must
never have been pregnant. The three goals of
CBS are to avoid pregnancy, finish high school
and enroll in college. This
summer, four participants
were celebrated for their
graduation from high
school and enrollment in
college. Two other students graduated last year.
Approximately 24
girls from Guilford
County are participating
in College Bound Sisters,
with progress tracked
against a control group. College attendance to
date is 100 percent for graduates of College Bound
Sisters, compared to 20 percent for the control
group. Research indicates that members of the
control group were three times more likely to get
pregnant than the participant group, and the control group was 5.5 times more likely to drop out
of school than the participant group members.
Girls meet weekly on campus with Laurie
Smith, program manager. The meeting location
has worked out well in spite of occasional transportation problems, said Dr. Brown. "Not only
does it get the girls out of their environment, it
introduces them to campus life," she added.
Ms. Smith has facilitated visits to the library,
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THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
GREENSBORO
Recent graduates of College Bound Sisters gather around Laurie Smith,
program manager. The graduates and colleges they are attending are,
from left, Jenny Knott (Rockingham Community College), Tymeshia
Burch (Carolina Beauty College), Layne Williams (Guilford Technical
Community College), and Tanisha Rodgers (UNC Chapel Hill).