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Nursing Division Hosts Spring Blood Drive

March 8, 2016

Hot Springs, Arkansas – National Park College (NPC) Nursing Division hosted its spring blood drive last week. Students, staff and faculty donated 95 units of life-saving blood that could help as many as 285 patients in our area hospitals. Last year in March the spring blood drive gave 83 units of blood. Nursing Division faculty and students volunteered to help with the registration table and keep the process moving quickly for donors. Others helped provide snacks for donors after they gave blood.

Oaklawn Foundation Awards Scholarship to Nursing Student

March 3, 2016

Hot Springs, Arkansas – National Park College (NPC) nursing student, Dulce Olivia Diaz was awarded a $1,500 scholarship from the Oaklawn Foundation for the spring semester. Diaz is 22 years old and the oldest of five children. She immigrated to the United States with her single mother as a small child. She is proud to be a first generation college student. Though her mother only completed a sixth grade education, she motivated Diaz to achieve her college degree. It is important to her that she set an example for her younger siblings and honor the sacrifices her mother made so she could pursue her dreams. Diaz has worked extremely hard to be successful in school while maintaining a full-time job to help with expenses. Once she began nursing school, the workload was too much and she had to reduce her work to part-time.

Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Garland County Hosts Awards Reception

March 3, 2016

Hot Springs, Arkansas – The Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Garland County will host a reception Thursday, March 10 at 5 p.m. for students who have been awarded a scholarship for the 2016 spring semester. The program will be held in the Southside Student Center at National Park College. Recipients and their families have been invited to attend. Dr. John Hogan will present opening remarks and several students will share their stories. 17 students have been approved by the board to receive the $750 scholarship award, totaling $12,750. Five of the students are first time recipients and all are full time students. 15 of the recipients attend National Park College and two attend Henderson State University.

UAMS, UALR Visit Classes During College Exploration Day for Transfer Students

March 2, 2016

Hot Springs, Arkansas – National Park College (NPC) students visited with representatives from The University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) last week as part of College Exploration Day activities. NPC hosted College Exploration Day last Wednesday in the atrium of the Frederick M. Dierks Center for Nursing and Health Sciences. Tina Paxton, LMSW Field Trainer for Mid-South and Stephanie Christian-Carpenter, Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) Field Coordinator, LCSW, AADC, both from the UALR Social Work program visited with students in Samantha Christian’s General Psychology class. They explained what social work entails and common misconceptions about the field. They let students know about internship opportunities, how to prepare and the Associate of Arts transfer agreement that allows students to enter the UALR Social Work program as a junior. Christian-Carpenter graduated from NPC and transferred to the UALR BSW program before she was employed with UALR. The guests also shared information about the online Master of Social Work program and Bachelor of Social Work program.

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