Phew. I keep being reminded that the semester is almost over... where did the time go? Pretty soon it'll be time for papers and exams to be due, somehow this semester I got lucky enough to only have exams. Personally, I'd rather have papers so much easier to write than an exam and wonder if I failed or passed.
Is any one else nearing the end of the program? When Dr. Olberding sent out the email about Capstone, another reality set in--I only have one semester left! I've talked with a few people who are finishing the program with me and everyone's still trying to figure out what they'll submit their capstone proposal about. I've been developing my idea for a while now, so I was able to submit my proposal the other day. In the spring, I will be working with a nonprofit that I volunteer for, the Nurse Advocacy Center for the Underserved (NACU), to be developing a standardized emergency management plan that can be utilized by each of the eight non-profit agencies they serve (and who are lacking in emergency management planning).
It's my hope that when I'm done either myself or future capstone students can take the project and work on developing emergency management tools that can be utilized by the underserved populations that NACU and the other nonprofits serve. Many of the underserved individuals do not have immediate access to TV or the Internet, which is where I keep being told to check for disaster planning tips/tools. There's also perhaps the opportunity to take the basic emergency management plan that I'll have created and continuously improve/update it. If this interests you and you're thinking ahead for capstone, feel free to come see me.
And lastly, I promised I'd give a shout out to Paula for always wondering when I'm going to write a new post to my blog. Thanks for the reminder!
