Fairfield
School of Nursing names new Associate Dean for Academic Programs
Associate professor Suzanne Campbell was recently named the new associate dean for Academic Programs by the University’s School of Nursing. The position requires Campbell to work with faculty and administration on curriculum, teaching and scholarship in the undergraduate, graduate and second degree programs.
According to a University press release, Campbell currently oversees the School of Nursing Robin Kanarek Learning Resource Center, which is a simulation teaching facility for the nursing students.
As associate dean, she will continue to integrate simulation based teaching into the curriculum in order to prepare students for their clinical rounds.
Campbell said that the simulation classes help her to stay in touch and up-to-date with the current generation of nursing students.
‘My goal will continue to be to do everything possible so that faculty members have the resources they need, working smarter, not harder, to teach students in the 21st century,’ Campbell said in a University press release.
National
Obama rises in favorability poll, McCain falls
According to a recent poll issued by The New York Times and CBS, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has risen in appeal, as 53 percent of those polled have a favorable view of him. Obama’s opponent, Republican candidate John McCain, garnered only 36 percent of those polled who viewed him favorably.
The nationwide telephone poll was issued Sept. 21-24 and then again Oct. 17-19. Of the 518 adults polled, 476 of them registered voters.
The percentage of those who favorably view Obama rose 10 percent between the two polls; McCain, however, remained stable in that category.
International
India prepares launch to the moon
India planned to launch its first lunar mission on Wednesday, sending the Chandrayaan-1 into a two-year orbit of the moon with Chinese and Japanese crafts, according to a CNN report. The two-year mission is designed to map out the entire lunar surface.
Although this marks the first time India has sent a space expedition outside of Earth’s orbit, it is determined to catch up with China’s recent space achievements and become the Asian space leader, as cited in the article.
The United States has two of the 11 instruments carried by the satellite; India has five, the European Space Agency has three and Bulgaria has one.’
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