The Gamma Sigma Chapter of the Alpha Delta Nu nursing honor society at 5X社区 at Ashtabula welcomed its two newest members on October 25th. Sarah Yeary and Trista Harris were inducted as the Class of 2017 during an evening ceremony in the Blue & Gold Room in Main Hall. This is the fourth class from the Ashtabula campus inducted into the honor society.
The objective of Alpha Delta Nu is to recognize the academic excellence of students in the study of the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN). The society shall encourage the pursuit of advance degrees in the profession of nursing as well as continuing education as a life-long professional responsibility. Additionally, the society shall participate in the recruitment of qualified individuals into the profession of nursing. Students are eligible to be considered for induction after the first two semesters where they have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above and have earned a grade of B or higher in each nursing class of the nursing program with no previous failures in any nursing course. Students would be invited to provisional membership at the beginning of the third semester of the core curriculum. Full membership would be granted if the student maintains the cumulative 3.0 GPA and earns a grade of B or better in all nursing courses in the third semester of study during the second year of the core nursing curriculum. Students shall have demonstrated conduct on campus and the clinical areas that reflects integrity and professionalism.