Sigma Theta Tau

Our Vision:

Connected, empowered nurse leaders transforming global healthcare

Our Mission:

Developing nurse leaders anywhere to improve healthcare everywhere

STTI membership is by invitation to baccalaureate and graduate nursing students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship and to nurse leaders exhibiting exceptional achievements in nursing. Nursing students and nurse leaders must meet the required criteria. Please visit our Chapter Website to learn more about these criteria and how to apply for membership.

• Epsilon Sigma at-Large Chapter Research Day 2022 

  Epsilon Sigma at-Large Chapter Research Day 2022 is right around the corner! Please consider sharing your work with either a poster presentation, podium presentation, or both! Please share this information with your students and encourage them to submit an abstract. Our Sigma President is Ken Dion and his Presidential Call to Action is Be Bold! So, let's answer that call nurses with moxie and determination to disseminate our work, as we have much to learn from one another.

  We are hosting our conference this Spring on Thursday April 14, 2022, at Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tennessee in the Foundation Room. This is a hybrid event, and so we will have a Zoom link available for those who wish to attend virtually. 

  Register for the conference here: Epsilon Sigma at-Large Chapter Research Day 2022

  **Registration is free. **CNEs are available, however registrants must be present at each session to earn the hours allotted for them.

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  Call for Abstracts:

  
  To learn more about abstract submission click on this Digital Commons link:  Epsilon Sigma at-Large Research Conference | Events | East Tennessee State University or view the Call for Abstracts

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  We look forward to your presence, Carpe Diem Nurses, let's seize this opportunity to disseminate our work with Boldness! (Nurse fists in the air)

   

  Highest regards, 

  Kendrea on behalf of our Epsilon Sigma at-Large Chapter Board of Directors

  Kendrea Todt, PhD, RN
  Epsilon Sigma at-Large Chapter President

• Upcoming Board Meetings

  TBD
• Newsletters

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• Research Award Grant Application

   

  Epsilon Sigma Research Award Grant Application

  Maximum Award Amount: $500 for one year

  A maximum of five awards will be given. One faculty/students from each of the four institutions and one community grant

  Submission Deadline: Rolling deadline

  Eligibility and Requirements

  • Active member of Epsilon Sigma At-Large Chapter
  • Research is a combined submission by one faculty member and one student. One competitive grant will be given to a faculty/student dyad from each of the universities (Milligan, King University, Lincoln Memorial University, and East Tennessee State University).
  • One competitive grant will be issued to an individual chapter member conducting non-student-led research

  Format for Submission:

  Written materials to be submitted include:

  1. Proposal (limited to 6 pages, double spaced and typed in 12 point font with 1 inch margins, excluding title page, reference list and letters of support)
  2. Title page with name or credentials
  3. 200 word abstract
  4. Statement of the problem
  5. Purpose of the study
  6. Significance of the project to the mission of STTI, the profession, and the health of the population
  7. Short selected literature review
  8. Research question/s or hypotheses to be tested
  9. Methodology
  10. research design and approach
  11. sample, sampling procedures and setting

  iii.  instruments

  1. data collection procedures
  2. plan for analysis of data
  3. plan for protection of human participants

  vii.   timetable

  1. Budget and budget justification (travel, supplies, personnel)
  2. Reference list (APA format)

  1. Proposal Submission Form
  2. Letter of support from data collection site (if applicable)
• Chapter Awards

  Chapter Awards
  C  h  a  p  t  e  r	A  w  a  r  d  s
  Dr. Greta Marek and Dr. Kendrea Todt	Marek, G, & Todt, K. (2020) Impact of COVID-19 Educational Disruptions on BSN NCLEX Performance. Epsilon Sigma at-Large Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International, Chapter Research Grant. $500.00 awarded Summer 2020.
  Dr. Judy McCook	Abstract, titled “Should Our Approach for Reducing Poor Birth Outcomes Differ in Urban and Rural Populations?” accepted at the Sigma Theta Tau International's 28th International Nursing Research Congress in Dublin, Ireland this summer.
  Dr. McCook, Dr. Knowles, and Dr. Neal	Each received a $1,750 grant from the STTI Epsilon Sigma at-Large chapter to support their professional development at the STTI 28th International Nursing Research Congress in Dublin, Ireland
  Dr. Tese Stephens	Awarded a $500 grant to use toward her research on resilience

Board Of Directors

Committees

• Leadership Succession (elected)

  Members:

  • Chaired by Angela Heatherly (LMU)
  • Victoria Pope (ETSU)
  • Greta Marek (ETSU)

   

• Governance

  Members:

  • Chaired by Jean Hemphill (ETSU)
    
    
    
  • Candice Short (ETSU)
  • Alex Sargsyan (ETSU)

   

• Membership Involvement (Appointed by BOD)

  Members:

  • At this time, we do not have a membership involvement committee in place. 
• Research Committee (appointed by BOD)

  Members:

  • At this time, we do not have a research committee in place. 

   

• Research Grants Committee

  Members:

  • At this time, we do not have a research grant committee in place. 

   

• Research Day Committee

  Members:

  • Jean Hemphill (ETSU)
  • Donna Fraysier (ETSU)
  • Stephanie Conder (LMU)
• Communications Committee

  Members:

  • At this time, we do not have a communications committee in place.