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Program Director, Denny Cecil-Van Den Heuvel, Ph.D., named President-elect of FMHCA |
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SU West Palm Beach (Summer 2010) - Program Director for Professional Counseling in West Palm Beach, Denny Cecil-Van Den Heuvel, Ph.D., was named President-elect of FMHCA (the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association) effective July 1. The FMHCA is an association that promotes professional, ethical, legislative, and educational support for the Licensed Florida Mental Health Counselors. The association serves the critical role of ensuring that the counseling profession continues to be recognized with like professions and supported with continuing education, etc.
Representing Licensed Mental Health Counselors, the recently elected Board is tasked with promoting the value of the statewide association and with growing a stronger sense of community among its members. A key initiative in this effort is the FMHCA conference, planned for February 2012, which Dr. Cecil-Van Den Heuval and the FMHCA President, Steve Guinta, Ph.D., will develop and promote.
“With this effort, we are hoping to pull together the over 7,800 Licensed Mental Health Counselors across the state of Florida,” said Dr. Cecil-Van Den Heuvel “It is both an honor and privilege to be part of this new board and to promote the profession in Florida.”Dr. Cecil-Van Den Heuvel, with three colleagues, founded a similar association called the Licensed Professional Counseling Association of North Carolina (LPCANC).
This association began with a mere 60 members, was taken under the wing of the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA), and grew to over 750 members. Currently, Dr. Cecil-Van Den Heuvel is a member of LPCANC’s advisory board and has a lifetime membership.
“I expect to see the same success with Florida’s association, and I know that with determination and collaboration, the FMCHA can also be a strong advocate for our members.” |
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West Palm Beach Student Nurses’ Association Goes Above and Beyond |
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SU West Palm Beach (Spring 2010) - This past fall 2009, the Student Nurses’ Association, led by Katie Kiger-Creslein, decided to go the extra mile. One of the nursing faculties, Dr. David G. O’Dell, a Doctor of Nursing Practice, and a founding member of the Doctor’s of Nursing Practice, LLC and Doctor’s of Nursing Practice Professional Development, Inc., asked his Nursing students for help. “I asked the nursing students here at South University, through the Student Nurses Association to help if possible. Many did just that. If it were not for the kind generosity of these students volunteers the conference would not have been as good.”
These organizations share a mission, to provide forums for communication, share timely information, and create a venue to demonstrate the contributions of nurses with the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. The students that were able to attend and volunteer had the unique opportunity to sit in on the plenary sessions of nationally known speakers in the nursing discipline.
The first conference in 2008 was held in Memphis, Tennessee, the second took place in 2009 in Miami, Florida, and later this year, the 2010 Third National DNP Conference will be in San Diego, California. As a result of the student Nursing Associations assistance, these professional organizations hope to incorporate volunteer’s at all future conferences. Dr. O’Dell was proud of his nursing students and noted that “they were witness to, and supported the growth of the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree by assisting conference attendees with this event. The entire university should be proud of their contributions.”
Submitted by Danielle Grey, Director of Career Services - West Palm Beach |
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Five Students Win Scholarships at West Palm Beach |
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 SU West Palm Beach (Winter 2010) - Five $1,000 scholarships were awarded to students by the West Palm Beach Scholarship Committee. The scholarships were awarded based on merit and financial need. The recipients were welcomed by Kacey Atkinson, Director of Financial Aid, President David McGuire, and faculty and staff.
Congratulations to the following scholarship recipients:
Trenetta Allen- Nursing (pictured)
Stefanie Curtis- PTA
Lori Mercurio- Criminal Justice (pictured)
Charisse Ortiz- Nursing
Lynda Yates- PTA (pictured)
Article submitted by: Danielle Grey, Director of Career Services |
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Ribbon Cutting for West Palm Beach Campus |
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SU West Palm Beach (Winter 2010) - The Village of Royal Palm Beach, Florida, recently welcomed South University to the neighborhood. A chilly 45 degree morning in Palm Beach County did not stop over 200 guests, including State Representatives Maria Sachs and David Rivera, Royal Palm Beach Mayor David Lodwick and Vice Mayor Matty Mattioli, as well as members of the Palms West Chamber of Commerce, from joining South University students, faculty, staff, and administration for campus tours and breakfast.
With coffee brewing under the tent just outside the campus’s front doors, State Representatives Joseph Abruzzo, Mackerson “Mack” Bernard, and Royal Palm Beach’s own Representative, Mark Pafford, toured the 40,000-square-foot campus, including its well-equipped classrooms and labs.
John T. South, III, chancellor of South University, participated in a VIP tour during which Dan Coble, Ph.D., RN, dean of the College of Nursing, showed guests how South University’s nursing students learn in the simulation lab with mannequins.  The campus tours also featured a tiered-distance learning classroom, library, science lab, and a large student lounge.
South University President, David McGuire, served as Master of Ceremonies for the ribbon cutting saying, “We are glad to be in Royal Palm Beach and appreciate how warmly we have been received by Mayor Lodwick and all of the City Council.”
Read the Town-Crier newspaper coverage: "South University Dedicates RPB Campus"
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Welcome Dean Santos to West Palm Beach |
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 SU West Palm Beach (Winter 2010) – A late but warm welcome goes to Maria-Lorena Santos who has been named Dean of Student Affairs at the West Palm Beach campus. Dean Santos brings with her over 13 years of experience in student achievement both in secondary and higher education.
As Dean of Student Affairs, she is responsible the delivery of effective and high-quality services to students. Her areas of responsibility include first-year experience and student life programs, career and disability services, student conduct, and the university book store. She will develop policies, programs and services to meet the needs of South University’s diverse student population and that foster student development and promote involvement in campus life.
"Dean Santos has a proven track record of advising students and improving outcomes," said David McGuire, president of South University. "She has particular experience in developing Academic Learning Centers and leading important student events from orientation to graduation.”
Prior to joining South University, Santos was the Campus Dean for Florida National College in Miami, a two-year private college. She earned both a Bachelor of Science in Human Development, Counseling, and Family Studies and Master of Science in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Rhode Island. |
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