Campus News

Nursing grads present research at Pennsylvania Capitol

11.6.2009
Two 2009 York College nursing graduates recently presented a poster to legislators and staff during an event titled Undergraduate Research at the Capitol - Pennsylvania. Deneen Harbold (left) of Spring Grove and Charity Galinato of York, along with their advisor Associate Professor of Nursing Karen March, presented a poster titled “Best Practice for Eye Care in the Sedated ICU Patient.” Their project reviewed evidence supporting specific eye-care protocols as best practice for care of the sedated patient in the intensive care unit (ICU). “The students exhibited a poster developed as part of an evidence-based practice assignment that was completed during their final semester in the nursing program,” said March. “This is a weighty project that demands critical thinking, research ...

Event News

Midnight Madness a night of fun

11.6.2009
More than 1,100 York College students attended the year’s first Midnight Madness on Oct. 30. Throughout the event, which went from 10 p.m. until midnight, students were entertained with music, dancing, and contests, including a 3-point contest, NBA Skills contest (passing, dribbling and shooting), a cotton ball blow race, and a relay that involved passing a softball to teammates using only the neck (no hands!). Students also had the opportunity to win prizes, including a 42” plasma television. At 11:45 p.m., the men’s and women’s basketball teams were introduced to the capacity crowd in Wolf Gymnasium. Team members entertained the audience with drills and a slam-dunk contest, as well as a 3-point contest featuring athletic trainer Nate Cooke vs. men’s basketball player Nick Brad...

YCP in the News

CPE poll on professionalism hits local, national media

10.23.2009 NPR, InsideHigherEd.com
The Center for Professional Excellence's first national poll on professionalism has been covered by a number of local, regional and national media sources. Media hits for the poll include: http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/10/23/am-unprofessional-students/ http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/10/23/professionalism  http://www.evetahmincioglu.com/web/blog/2009/10/23/do-college-grads-need-miss-manners/  http://globalacademic.blogspot.com/2009/10/are-graduates-un-professional.html http://ifoundry.illinois.edu/blog/2009/10/23/college-graduates-exhibit-less-professionalism-than-employers-expect-study-finds/ http://www.arkapu.org/2009/10/23/are-todays-grads-unprofessional/ http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_13634539 http://www.whtm.com/news/stories/1009/671541.html  http://ydr.inyo...