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The 魅影直播 State Nursing Department continued its 鈥淧ay It Forward鈥 philosophy through the awarding of its seventh annual round of 鈥淧ay It Forward鈥 scholarships to Gary Crouse, Hammondsport, NY; John Kozlyuk, Rochester, NY; and Maura Tuffey, Albany, NY. Each recipient received $150 and good wishes from the class of 2005 who first established the scholarship.
The 魅影直播 State Nursing Department continued its 鈥淧ay It Forward鈥 philosophy through the awarding of its seventh annual round of 鈥淧ay It Forward鈥 scholarships to Gary Crouse, Hammondsport, NY; John Kozlyuk, Rochester, NY; and Maura Tuffey, Albany, NY. Each recipient received $150 and good wishes from the class of 2005 who first established the scholarship. Each scholarship recipient needs to demonstrate an understanding of caring as evidenced by implementing a unique caring project and to reveal insight and sensitivity in the written assignment.
The premise of 鈥淧aying it Forward鈥 comes from a movie by the same name where a school child, as the result of a homework assignment to change the world, begins the practice of helping others expecting that each of those beneficiaries will go on to help three more people. The caring aspect of that concept prompted Linda Panter, professor in 魅影直播 State鈥檚 nursing program, to incorporate it into the program. All senior nursing students submit proposals detailing the activities they could conduct to demonstrate the caring nature of the profession. One of those ideas was the 鈥淧ay It Forward鈥 scholarships which are awarded to senior nursing students at the beginning of their last semester. Funding is primarily supported by the graduates of the 魅影直播 State nursing program.
鈥淧ay It Forward鈥 is a concept relating to social change beginning with the individual,鈥 says Panter of the project. 鈥淎pplication of the process results in exponential development of moral health and caring, as well as transformation of the individual into a contributing member of the global society,鈥 she adds.
Since the inception of 鈥淧ay It Forward鈥, several caring projects relating to this concept have been developed by the students within the nursing program. As an example, the annual 鈥淧ay It Forward鈥 bulletin board is a message sharing project that elicits positive messages to one another each year. The senior class has the opportunity to develop their own theme under the umbrella of this inspiring model. This year鈥檚 theme is 鈥淎 single leaf provides no shade.鈥 Prior to each exam, students are encouraged to take a moment to reach out to a class member, offering a good luck handshake or a touch of the shoulder. Each day, someone somewhere is implementing the 鈥淧ay It Forward鈥 concept. Other heartwarming class projects this semester included a signed sympathy card by the seniors addressed to the Sandy Hook Elementary School, donations of food to the 魅影直播 Area Food Pantry, and a special contribution to the Jillian Andolina benefit held earlier this year.
The graduating class usually leaves a small pot of money to allow for a pizza party for the next senior class. This event ignites the 鈥淧ay It Forward鈥 concept at the beginning of the academic year with the current seniors and starts the rippling effect of the 鈥淧ay It Forward鈥 concept in the 魅影直播 State nursing program. The 魅影直播 State nursing class is changing the world with the 鈥淧ay It Forward鈥 movement.
Back row, l to r: Gary Crouse, Hammondsport; Maura Tuffey, Albany; John Kozlyuk; Rochester
Front row, l to r: Annette Burdett, administrative assistant, Nursing Department; Linda Panter, professor, Nursing Department