Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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St. Catherines Unit of The School of ISIursing -L ' - X. v Sister M. Kevin, R.S.M., A.M. The Director of St. Catherine ' s Unit is Sister M. Kevin, R.S.M., A.M. She has been director of the Unit since 1934. A graduate of St. Catherine ' s in 1922, Sister received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Creighton in 1929 and her Masters Degree in 1935. She was pro- moted to the academic rank of Assistant Professor of Nursing in 1947. The School of Nursing of the university was estab- lished in January, 1928 when an agreement was made with the Creighton Memorial-St. Josephs Hospital whereby its School of Nursing became an in- tegral part of the university, the instructional staff, students and courses becoming faculty mem- bers, students and courses of the university. The union effected a non-legal incorporation created to share educational facilities and function under common education standards and pohcies. In January of the following year an identical agreement was made with St. Catherine ' s Hospital. Shortly thereafter the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree was conferred on students who had completed their basic professional work in either of the two units of the school, and who in addition had successfully completed sixty-four semester hours of work on the campus. Until recently the ad- ministration of the degree program has been the responsibility of the University College. It is now under the administration of the School of Nursing. The Regent and Administrative Dean of the School of Nursing since 1946 is the Rev. Gerald H. FitzGibbon, S.J., A.M., S.T.L. Father FitzGibbon has been with Creighton university for many years. He was Dean of Creighton College from 1937 to 1946. C - -A. The Saint Catherine ' s Hospital Unit, Faculty 20

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College of Pharmacy William A. Jarrktt Dean The Creighton University College of i liariiiacy is one of the better equipped divisions of Creighton Uni- versity. While the college has its own building, it has the added advantage of being able to make use of lecture rooms and laboratories in the Medical School when the latter are not in use. The 145 students in the Pharmacy unit have a fine library of over 16,000 volumes for their use, housed in the combined pharmacy-medical library. In addition, .the library has files on all of the leading pharmaceutical and chemical journals, both foreign and domestic. These books and journals provide the most essential reference material for undergraduate work, and for some faculty research. Dean of the College is Dr. William A. Jarrett, a graduate of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and of Duquesne University. In 1935 Dr. Jarrett became Dean of the College of Pharmacy where he also serves as Director of the Department of Pharmacy and is an active member of various College and University Committees. In preparing its students for their later re- sponsibilities in the field of health services, the College stresses the importance of the positions which they will hold in their respective communities. As pharmacists, the graduates will be key figures in the public health of these communities and will be required to perform their duties in a highly capable manner. Realizing this, the College of Pharmacy extends to the students such well-qualified education in pharmacy and its related fields as to equip them for the demands that will be made upon their skill in the future. While concentration is on the scientific and professional side of pharmacy, still the college does not neglect the other important phases of right living. It impresses the need of good citizenship upon its charges, and it does not neglect teaching them to be good business men and women as well. To properly educate the students in its care, the College requires them to make full use of its library, and it also encourages research among its faculty. Lectures, recitations and seminars are supplemented with laboratory work. The latest laboratory equipment and visual aids are employed in all courses, and to put these facilities to the best use, the College employs instructors with not only the proper educational background but also extensive practical experience in the field of Pharmacy. The College of Pharmacy Faculty 19

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St. Joseph ' s Unit of Tine School of Nursing SisTKK M. Lous. O.S.F., R.SM., M.S. Sister M. Louis, O.S.F., R.S.M., M.S. in Nursing Ed- ucation, has been director of the St. Joseph ' s Unit of the School for the past year and a half. She succeeded Sister Mary Livina who held that position from 1928 until her death in 1948. Sister Mary Louis graduated as a nurse from St. Elizabeth ' s Hospital in Lincoln and received her Bachelor ' s Degree from Duchesne College and her Masters from St. Louis university. She holds the rank of Assistant Professor of Nursing. The Creighton Memorial-St. Joseph ' s Hospital unit of the School dates back to 1897 when it was organized for the training of Sisters as nurses. It continued as such until 1917 when lay students were admitted. The hospital is in charge of The Poor Sisters of St. Francis Seraph of the Per- petual Adoration of Denver, Colorado, and has a capacity of 450 beds. The St. Catherine ' s Hospital was founded in 1910. It has a capacity of 165 beds, and is con- ducted by the Sisters of Mercy of the Union, who were pioneers in Omaha in works of charity and the care of the sick. Two programs of study are offered in the School of Nursing — the three-year basic curriculum of theory and practice which leads to the diploma of Graduate Nurse and qualifies for state board examinations and certification as Registered Nurse iR.N.) The latter includes the basic curriculum; its successful completion entitles the graduate to the academic and professional distinction designated by the titles, R.N., B.S. in Nursing. A student may apply for admission to either program. The Saint Joseph ' s Hospital Unit, Faculty 21