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LANDMARK CONFERENCE STUDENT OF THE WEEK! CSON's Ben Alexander Catholic University men's soccer junior, Ben Alexander, describes his volunteer experience in the Landmark Conference Student of the Week series. Describe your overall internship/volunteer or experience? My internship was a great hands on experience serving as a patient care tech, as well as shadowing a nurse, and taking on the roles of a nurse on a surgical oncology floor. I was fortunate to have great managers, a preceptor that challenged me each day and taught me a variety of valuable skills and lessons about her profession, and other co-workers that welcomed me with open arms. What have you learned from your experience? I have learned so much about how to handle a variety of clinical scenarios, as well as gaining experience at the bedside and improving the quality of patient interactions to help provide the best care for each patient. How will this internship help you in your career moving forward? This internship will help me going forward by having experience at a well respected hospital and having so much clinical experience, especially during a time when nursing students are not fortunate enough to have in person clinical experience due to COVID-19. What kind of networking have you done at your internship/volunteering? The networking I have done with this internship at Washington Hospital Center has been incredible in helping me to come in contact with so many great nurses that have been able to share their experiences and put me into contact with managers of various different departments in the hospital. Do you have a favorite experience or story? If so, what was it? My favorite experience from this opportunity is not any singular moment, but a collection of them, through the bonds and relationships I was able to form with my patients. Being able to be a listening ear, or share a laugh with a patient dealing with the often lonely feeling of being in the hospital is something I will cherish forever.

The Catholic University of America September 18 at 3:05 PM · Kim Bissett, an online Ph.D. student in the Conway School of Nursing at The Catholic University of America, presented her dissertation research at Research Day this spring. Her study on "Self-Compassion, Health Promotion, Compassion Fatigue and Compassion Satisfaction in ICU Nurses" won the award for Best Oral Presentation for graduate research. "Even though I am a distance learner I feel a great sense of community at Catholic. My Ph.D. cohort built great friendships and bonded over thousands of miles. I'm not sure you can get that sense of community from other online programs. Additionally, the infusion of the Catholic faith into university life — the call for prayers, the special Masses, the consistent messages of faith and community are unmatched," - Kim Bissett Learn more about Kim and her CatholicU experience here: https://www.catholic.edu/catholic-university-profiles/kim-bissett.html #ThisIsCatholicU #WhyCatholicU #BeingACardinal

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Nurse Executive Works toward Racial Equity Karen Dale, M.S.N. 1994, has dedicated her career to the health and resilience of communities of color. She was recently appointed chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer for AmeriHealth Caritas, a managed health care company that provides services and solutions to vulnerable populations in 13 states and Washington, D.C. She is also market president for the organization’s D.C. office, which serves an ethnically diverse, largely low-income population of Medicaid enrollees, a position she has held for seven years. “We serve 124,000 D.C. residents,” says Dale, a registered nurse. “That gives me and my team 124,000 reasons to work tirelessly to address racial disparities in health care.” What is the key to addressing systemic racism in health care? Human-centered design. Before you can even address issues of health, you have to understand peoples’ preferences, fears, aspirations, and economic situation. For many communities of color, where people are oppressed and marginalized, their daily stress puts them at high risk for hypertension, obesity, depression, and cancer, among other conditions. We form advisory committees. We offer the people we serve a seat at the table from the beginning, and we continue to ask for feedback and share results. Last year, we launched a youth advisory council. How brilliant for young people to be able to impact their own communities based on what they are learning. The focus was around behavioral health. In D.C.’s wards 6, 7, and 8, violence has a huge impact on the mental health of youth. They suffer PTSD and anxiety. That means they are less likely to be successful in school and that changes the trajectory of life outcomes. So we work with young people to destigmatize behavioral health. Now they are a credible voice speaking to their friends in their own communities. When addressing health disparities in vulnerable populations, we must equip them with tools. Is the Black Lives Matter movement intertwined with racial disparities in health outcomes? Absolutely. When Black mothers, fathers, aunts, and uncles are having conversations with children as young as six years old about the weaponizing of Black skin, that reflects a day-to-day burden and stress on families. That affects their wellbeing, their resilience, and ultimately, their health. What did the pandemic tell us about bias and inequality in health care? It shed a spotlight on how the color of a person’s skin and their ZIP code can affect their access to care, the quality of care, and their health outcomes. Where a person lives, works, plays, and prays affects their health. We have to deal with structural disparities that wall people off from needed resources. We have to look at lack of investment in communities of color — things like low-performing schools, location of grocery stores and childcare, and access to jobs. Where are the COVID testing sites? Often far from communities that need them most. We must hold up a mirror and ask tough questions about distribution of resources. This will be essential as a vaccine becomes available. What happens when these truths are no longer at the top of the news cycle? I can commit to you that those of us in leadership roles will continue the drumbeat. We are committed to lifting the barrier of racism on health impact. I’m so pleased to see the diversity of voices being lifted up right now. The other day, our mayor [D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser] tweeted a quote from Frederick Douglass, “Power concedes nothing without a demand.” Any one of us can lend a voice. We have to demand things change. What concerns you most for the people you serve as the pandemic and economic instability continue? As we enter the next great recession, the greatest concern is that people who are already disenfranchised, who live in communities with lack of investment will be further left behind. We have to look at policies through a lens that considers the effect on Black and Latinx communities. The movement we are seeing now is so necessary to drive change.

CSON this week is the mid-term point for the first semester! We thought we'd take your mind off of study for just a moment. Below you will find the PETS OF CSON ❤️ Whoever comes closest to matching the pet with the awesome owner will receive a gift card! PLEASE PUT YOUR ANSWERS UNDER THE PICTURES OF THESE ADORABLE PETS. WE WILL NOTIFY YOU WHO THE WINNER IS! Here are the names of their beautiful Mommas: Dean McMullen Dr. Jill Dombrowski Dr. Alice Myers Dr. Petra Goodman Dr. Connor-Ballard Dr. Marisa Mize Dr. Leigh Montejo Dr. Jeanne Moore Dr. Janet Selway Mrs. Sherri Weill Mrs. Jacqueline Tintle

All smiles for my babies, all love for my kids. Peds 4 life. ❤️ (Alumni Devon Lee!)

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Catholic University's 6th University Research Day (URD) is Thursday, April 15, 2021. RESEARCH DAY AT CUA! This day marks the event where students, faculty and staff as well as alumni, families and friends come together to celebrate, share and learn about the innovative and exciting research taking place at The Catholic University of America! Plans for URD 2021 include a virtual event, and an in-person event if possible. Faculty, staff, and students will share their research at URD 2021 with oral presentations, poster presentations, or interactive research demonstrations. The Call for Abstracts will be issued soon, and abstracts will be due Feb. 5, 2021. Look for more information from the URD website including important dates and the various formats for presentations. Follow and use #CUatResearchDay on social media to share your excitement about this year's University Research Day. Learn more on our website. Best, University Research Day 2021 Planning Committee

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Dear Members of the University Community, As I announced last month, we are making plans to open our doors as widely as possible for the spring semester. We learned a lot the past 100 days. Above all, we learned that an effective response to COVID-19 requires more than any one measure. To keep our community safe, we launched a web of responses and initiatives, drawing on the experience and competence of our entire community, and we implemented them with the cooperation of our faculty, staff, and students, as well as the District’s Department of Health. I am so proud of how this community has come together to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. I want to thank everyone for their contributions in the work of keeping our community safe. Since August we conducted more than 1,700 PCR tests. Fifty-six students living on campus and 80 students living off campus tested positive. No student has been hospitalized; all have fully recovered. Even in the midst of rising infections elsewhere, these numbers give us confidence to take one more step forward in opening up our campus. In the spring we anticipate holding a majority of our undergraduate classes in person (or, for those unable to attend, in a hybrid fashion). And we have invited all our undergraduate students (not just freshmen) to apply for single-occupancy housing. We expect to fill all of our available rooms. Though we will conduct campus activities with all the precautions I describe below, we hope to bring our academic and student life environment far closer to pre-COVID days. Because we are inviting all of our students back to campus, we will not offer a tuition discount this spring. In anticipation of these developments, I want to share with you some more details of our plans for next semester, and invite your continued communication and support as we navigate our way into 2021. KEY DATES The second semester will begin January 25 and run straight through until May (there are some variations, including for the Columbus School of Law). There is no Spring Break. We will have classes on Holy Thursday and Easter Monday, but not Good Friday. For faculty and staff, the Holy Thursday and Easter Monday paid holidays have been moved to December 21 and 22, providing employees the entire week of December 21 as paid time off. It is too soon to know what commencement might look like, so we will wait until the new year before making a decision. Right now the District’s restrictions would keep us from having a traditional commencement. While we hope for the best, we are thinking about alternatives to our traditional ceremony on the east side of the Basilica. SAFETY This is our paramount concern. Our plans and policies reflect this emphasis on the safety of our community. Initial Testing and Quarantine: When students return to campus for the spring semester, everyone living on campus will be required to take a COVID-19 test. We will ask all student residents to quarantine for the first two weeks, and we will move all classes online during that period. Respect. Protect.: We will continue to promote the best defenses against COVID: hand-washing, keeping a distance of six feet, and masks. We provide reminders everywhere to include postings and directional signs on the floors of heavily-trafficked areas. 10-Person Limit: We will continue to ask our students to respect the District’s limit of 10 persons in non-academic gatherings. As good neighbors we must be mindful of those members of the Brookland community who might be in higher risk categories. Daily Symptom Checker: All students, faculty, and staff will be asked to continue to fill out the daily symptom checker. It is not a diagnostic tool but a tool to review possible symptoms of the virus and prompt a person to be tested. We have found that continual vigilance with respect to the virus helps us monitor its prevalence within our community and provides us with early warnings of possible outbreaks. The symptom checker has led to many early medical interventions. Professors may require students to show the large green check mark to be admitted to class. Responses are erased at the end of the day, and each day’s result is stamped with the date. TESTING In planning for more people on campus this spring, we consulted with public health experts in the District for guidance on the most effective ways to build out our testing scheme. We plan to nearly triple our testing capacity this spring, and add more screening tests. Screening tests are conducted on members of our community who do not have symptoms. They give us important information on the prevalence of the virus, and help to prevent and contain outbreaks. Here is the basic testing scheme we will follow. Students The Student Testing Center in Mill North will continue to test students with symptoms, and those who have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. This facility can test 200 students per week. This gives us the opportunity to administer screening tests in addition to the symptomatic testing, so that all 200 tests are used every week. We will randomly select students to come in for the quick and painless test. As we did in the fall, we will comply with the NCAA requirement to test in-season athletes. These tests, administered by the Department of Athletics, will constitute about 200 additional student tests per week. Faculty and Staff As an additional measure to keep our campus safe, we will add COVID-19 screening tests for a rotating population of staff and faculty at a testing center to be set up in Pryz 351. In addition, faculty whose classes experienced COVID-19 outbreaks will be offered the opportunity to be tested at this location. We will not offer routine testing of faculty and staff who are experiencing symptoms. In extraordinary circumstances, a staff or faculty member who experiences symptoms while on campus may obtain a self-testing kit from the Student Health Center, follow the directions, and submit a sample directly to the lab. Faculty and staff who experience symptoms at home, or who sense the possibility of being infected, should not come to work. They should contact their personal health care provider, who can administer the necessary test and manage the follow up. TREATMENT All students who test positive will be treated by Student Health Services and supported by the Dean of Students. Campus residents who test positive will be temporarily moved out of their residence hall and into the recovery housing area in Mill South. This system worked well this fall, thanks in large part to the cooperative spirit of our students and the dedication of the Residence Life and Student Affairs teams. Faculty and staff who are tested on campus will be able to take their results directly to their health care providers. Close contacts of anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19 will be asked to follow the 14-day quarantine policy. CLASSROOMS We have taken the following measures to ensure that our classrooms are safe environments for students and faculty. Re-mapped every classroom and adjusted capacity to ensure enough space for everyone to maintain a safe distance. Reconfigured every classroom for flow in and out Installed ventilation or filtration enhancements. Installed acrylic shields between professors and students as one more barrier to stop the spread of the virus. Enhanced cleaning protocols so that we clean every classroom after every class. Installed new audio and video technology in virtually all academic spaces. This will allow us to offer classes in a hybrid manner to accommodate students who are sick or still working from home. TELEWORK We will extend our COVID-19 Work From Home policy through March. We initiated this program last spring as a response to the virus. This program allows up to 2-3 days of working from home for employees whose duties and supervisors permit. It keeps on-campus density at a safe level while holding on to the sense of community and collaboration that is so important to our workforce. Annual and semester parking permits for University employees, students living on campus, and commuter students will be discounted 50% for the spring semester. Temporary and 2-day/week permits will remain at the same prices as last year. STUDENT EXPERIENCE All of us are committed to restoring the residential student experience we value on this campus. We are making progress in many areas to reintroduce many important aspects of campus life. The library, which has been available to students this semester, will continue to expand access while maintaining safety. We have maintained our sacramental life (distanced, of course). In the spring semester we expect to expand intramurals, and to have our varsity athletes compete in more than 20 sports. The Counseling Center and the Center for Academic and Career Success look forward to increased student presence. They will also maintain the ability to respond to students who might not be on campus. VACCINE Recent days have brought encouraging reports of progress on the vaccination front. FDA approval of a vaccine would allow us to believe that the end of the pandemic is in sight. That happy day won’t occur soon enough to affect our planning for this spring. Even when a vaccine becomes available, it will be distributed first to people who are most at risk. Meanwhile the course of the virus is unpredictable, as the current spike in infections shows. Safety will remain our first priority. We must be prepared to change our responses if conditions warrant. The plans we have laid have benefited from the input of hundreds of members of our community. I encourage you to continue helping with suggestions or questions through safereturnideas@cua.edu. Sincerely, John Garvey President

From the Conway School of Nursing, Happy Thanksgiving to all ~

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Thank you JoAnna Bea♥️ Children’s National Hospital 9 hrs · Congratulations to our nurses for receiving Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for the third time in a row! We are so proud of the work that our nurses do for Children’s National and the patients and communities that we serve! #ANCCMagnet #nursingexcellence

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CSON Alumni Patricia Nolan and Rose Hannan on the front lines administering the Covid Vaccination. Respectfully at Madigan Army Medical Center and Medstar Washington Hospital Center.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from the faculty and staff at The Conway School of Nursing at @catholicuniversity . Take time to rest, reflect, and get ready for a great year in 2021! #cuanursing #catholicuniversity #dcnursing #cua #dccolleges

Dear CSON Community, I write to share with you the heartbreaking news that one of our colleagues, fellow student, Jocelyn McCrumb, was killed in a car accident on December 21. Jocelyn was a highly valued full-time FNP student in her first semester at CUA. Jocelyn was returning from a hiking trip in the Shenandoahs with her boyfriend when a head-on collision left her deceased and her boyfriend in critical condition. As you will learn from the link below, Jocelyn was much loved and had accomplished much in her 31 years. She served in the military in Iraq and Germany and in NYC during the pandemic last spring. She had retired as a Captain in the army this past June. We know that many of you were in classes with Jocelyn this fall and looked forward to beginning again with her next week. In the event you'd like to reach out to her family, here is their address: Pamela Graham (Jocelyn's mom) Brad Graham (Jocelyn's step-father) 299 One Cut Lane Portersville, PA 16051 We all share in the loss and pain. Please follow the link to learn more about Jocelyn's life and family. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/jocelyn-mccrumb-obituary?pid=197358582 Dean Patricia C. McMullen, PhD, JD, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN Dean & Ordinary Professor Conway School of Nursing The Catholic University of America LEGACY.COM Jocelyn McCrumb Obituary (1989 - 2020) - Ellwood City Ledger

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Dear Campus Community, We write to once again encourage you to submit an abstract for The Catholic University of America’s sixth annual University Research Day (URD). The date for this year’s URD is Thursday April 15, 2021. Much more information and guidelines for submissions are available on the URD website (http://researchday.cua.edu/). To apply to present a paper or poster at URD 2021, please complete the abstract submission form available on the URD Abstract Submissions page. Abstracts must be received by 5 p.m. on Feb.19, 2021, to be considered. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact researchday@cua.edu. Thank you very much. We look forward to another exciting University Research Day! The URD 2021 Planning Committee RESEARCH-DAY.CATHOLIC.EDU Research Day - Catholic University of America | CUA

... and we're open! No blizzard this round in D.C. ❄️

Alumni Class of 1978 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/hazel-johnson-brown-pioneering-black-army-nurse-dies-at-83/2011/08/18/gIQA0E2MOJ_story.html?fbclid=IwAR3inFxC9fsHFCEFll1MS2s68lDIK0GuZyPlchwcvzsAzA01CXgGpDROig0 WASHINGTONPOST.COM Hazel Johnson-Brown, Army nurse who was first black female general, dies at 83

Alumni Class of 1978 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/hazel-johnson-brown-pioneering-black-army-nurse-dies-at-83/2011/08/18/gIQA0E2MOJ_story.html?fbclid=IwAR3inFxC9fsHFCEFll1MS2s68lDIK0GuZyPlchwcvzsAzA01CXgGpDROig0 WASHINGTONPOST.COM Hazel Johnson-Brown, Army nurse who was first black female general, dies at 83

School of Nursing Recognized as a ‘Best Online Program’ The Conway School of Nursing was recognized today by U.S. News and World Report as a U.S. News Best Online Program. The school’s online graduate nursing program was ranked #5 on a list of 194 nursing programs across the country, thanks in part to its high scores in faculty credentials and training, student engagement, and student excellence. “The Conway School of Nursing distinguishes itself by having an outstanding faculty who go the extra mile to support student learning,” said Patricia McMullen, dean and professor of nursing. “Our intentionally small class sections allow faculty to collaborate closely with students to achieve fantastic patient outcomes.” This ranking marks a significant jump from 2020, when the online program was listed at #11. Catholic University is also currently ranked #36 in the U.S. News and World Report list of 2021 Best Graduate Schools for Nursing and #14 on a list of the Best Online Family Nurse Practitioner Masters Programs.

Help us find clinical preceptors! Greetings from Dr. Patricia McMullen, dean of the Conway School of Nursing, and Dr. Marye Kellermann, assistant professor, requesting your kind assistance. We are so proud of your accomplishments since your graduation from the Conway School of Nursing! On behalf of the current nurse practitioner students in the Family, Adult/Gero, and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner tracks, we ask that you consider sharing your expertise by serving as a clinical mentor to our NP students. Surely you are bombarded with requests to serve as a clinical preceptor, but might you give special preference to those students who come from your alma mater? We would be so very appreciative. The CatholicU NP students share in your continued commitment to making a difference in the lives of others by reaching them in holistic, exemplary clinical practice. Please join our preceptor list. Sincere gratitude is extended by all of the CatholicU nursing faculty and especially our associate deans and program directors: Dr. Hawkins-Walsh, associate dean for master's programs; Dr. Doerflinger, VA Hospital liaison; Dr. Moore, FNP programs; Dr. Flynn, PNP program director; and Dr. Selway, ANP/GNP programs. Please contact Dr. Kellermann for further information at kellermann@cua.edu or you may reach her on her cellular telephone 410-456-4694. Our sincerest thanks!

Catholic University Alumni Association February 12 at 3:25 PM · This weekend, we're celebrating #CatholicUsweethearts, The Catholic University of America's more than 1,500 married alumni couples. Take a few minutes now to hear from two of these couples: - Greta Haussmann, B.A. 2017, and Victor David, B.A. 2014, M.S.M. 2017, newly married employees of Catholic University Student Affairs - Nick, B.E.E. 1956, and Tina Yannarell, B.S.N. 1958, members of the Senators Club who have been married since 1958 Please share your story. Use the hashtag #CatholicUsweethearts and tag @CatholicUalumni. (If your post isn't public, we may not be able to read or share it.) Have a lovely Valentine's Day!

The Community Committee will host Love Trivia on Thursday, Feb. 11, at 8:30 p.m. Email kerra@cua.edu for more information or to sign up.

The Catholic University of America February 15 at 2:05 PM · The Catholic University of America is pleased to announce that Clark Construction Group, LLC has been selected to construct the new nursing and sciences building, the future home of the Conway School of Nursing at The Catholic University of America. Clark will partner with an all-star design combination of Ayers Saint Gross and Robert A.M. Stern Architects to build the facility. The new nursing and sciences building is expected to open in 2024. Learn more here: https://communications.catholic.edu/news/2021/02/nursing-science-building.html Catholic University Alumni Association

CatholicU Joins Area Universities to Deploy Shield T3 COVID Testing Program Feb. 24, 2021 With tremendous support offered by American University and the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area, Catholic University will be partnering with local universities and organizations to utilize a new mobile COVID-19 testing lab that is in place at Gallaudet University in Northeast D.C. The innovative Shield T3 COVID testing system was developed by the University of Illinois and offers expanded asymptomatic testing, which is a critical component of reducing the spread of COVID-19 and safeguarding our communities. Shield T3 offers an accurate, affordable, and convenient saliva-based test. The lab will begin operations March 1. It has the capacity to process more than 50,000 COVID-19 tests per week. Initially, students at American, Catholic, Marymount, and Gallaudet universities will use 5,000 of those tests per week. Other institutions, including area public schools, have been invited to partner with the lab for their own testing needs to support safe, in-person operations at the participating institutions. This collaboration is an innovative approach for universities and community partners to both address their specific needs and serve the broader region. American University and the consortium are working with additional area schools and institutions to join the effort. “Catholic University’s partnership with consortium schools to bring Shield T3 to Washington, D.C., is an invaluable opportunity to band together as a community against the spread of COVID,” says University President John Garvey. “By working cooperatively to create access to testing that is quick, accurate, and affordable, we will curtail the spread of the virus among our students and our neighbors. My hope is that many more partners will join us to help keep our community safe and healthy.” Developed in partnership with researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Shield T3 test requires only a deposit of saliva instead of an intrusive nasal swab. Trained medical personnel are not needed to administer the test, saving partners considerable money. The test takes minutes to administer and aims to generate results within eight hours of the test being delivered to the mobile laboratory. “An unprecedented pandemic requires an extraordinary response, and Shield T3 is just that,” said Tim Killeen, president of the University of Illinois System. “We are proud to help Washington-area schools and universities deliver Shield T3 technology that saves lives, ensures well-being, and sees to it that we successfully weather this pandemic.” The lab will be utilized by the Catholic University community for surveillance testing purposes (symptomatic students will still undergo a nasal swab PCR test through Student Health Services). Saliva samples will be collected at Catholic University and transported to the lab at Gallaudet daily. The program utilizes a mobile app that delivers instant notification of test results and keeps constituents informed of testing requirements. Shield T3 innovation is currently in use across the University of Illinois System, and at nearly a dozen other universities and companies globally. “We have worked hard to make testing widely available to the universities we serve, as testing is a critical component in slowing the spread of COVID-19,” said Andrew Flagel, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area. ”We are pleased to partner with Shield T3 to bring this new testing option to D.C.”

We’re looking for a women's health/OB clinical instructor with a current and valid nursing license in the state of Maryland for a 12-hour rotation at Holy Cross Hospital on Sundays beginning Sunday, March 21st. If you are interested or know someone that is interested in this unique opportunity, please reach out to us at cson-clinical-coordinator@cua.edu or DM us for more info! Thanks!

♥️ The Catholic University of America February 26 at 3:00 PM · When she was born premature at 32 weeks, Aicha Dieme was breathing irregularly but doctors and nurses did not seem to notice. Her parents, both Senegalese immigrants, spoke little English at the time, which made it difficult for them to communicate that something was wrong with their newborn. It was her aunt who brought this to their attention and ensured that the issue was addressed. Growing up hearing about this experience, Aicha knew she wanted to become a labor-and-delivery nurse to advocate for families in this situation. Like her aunt did for her, Aicha hopes to step in for parents and babies and ensure that everyone is adequately taken care of, despite skin color or language barriers. The Conway School of Nursing at The Catholic University of America is preparing her for this mission. "With the one class that I’ve taken for nursing specifically, I feel like it has prepared me to put the patient first and not just what the doctor says goes." – Aicha Dieme Learn more about Aicha's CatholicU story: https://www.catholic.edu/catholic-university-profiles/aicha-dieme.html

Catholic University Alumni Association March 17 at 2:51 PM · Remember Kitty O’Sheas? Or, perhaps you were more a fan of Kelly's Irish Times, The Dubliner, or the Rat. In celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day, we want to hear your stories and favorite memories. (And don’t try to tell us that you’ve forgotten those “wacky St. Patrick’s Day celebrations at Kitty’s every year”… not that you need to share those stories publicly!) As a student, what made #StPatricksDay special? Why would you look forward to this day and find the energy to crawl out of bed so early and stay up so late to celebrate? As was written in a Cardinal Yearbook, “everybody is Irish on Saint Patrick’s Day.” Let’s hear your story! 🍀 ---- #HappySaintPatricksDay #SaintPatricksDay # #Irish

May your troubles be less and your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door. Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Conway School of Nursing! 🇮🇪

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - For the second-straight year, the Catholic University men's and women's swimming teams swept the Landmark Conference Swimming & Diving Championships. With the final results of the virtual 2021 Landmark Conference Swimming & Diving Championship announced on Monday, the men won their fifth consecutive championship while the women won their second-straight. The Cardinals completed the sweep for the second consecutive year after becoming the first school to do so in the 13-year history of the conference a year ago. On the men's side, Catholic finished with 693 points, followed by Drew (435), Scranton (345) and Juniata (52). The Cardinals reclaimed the title on the strength of 19 all-conference selections, including 10 first team honorees. On the women's side, Catholic finished with 577 points, followed by Scranton (496), Drew (443) and Juniata (271). The Cardinals reclaimed the title on the strength of seven all-conference selections, including four first team honorees.