Posted on Apr 19, 2013

USF College of Nursing faculty and staff attend the 2012/2013 USF Faculty & Staff Campaign Ride the Wave Challenge event

USF College of Nursing faculty and staff attend the 2012/2013 USF Faculty & Staff Campaign Ride the Wave Challenge event

Faculty and staff from University of South Florida College of Nursing attended the 2012/2012 USF Faculty and Staff Campaign Ride the Wave Challenge at the USF Marshall Center Plaza on April 15, 2013.

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USF College of Nursing Dean, Dianne Morrison-Beedy, with Rocky the Bull
Photo provided by USF Administrative Services

The Faculty & Staff Campaign for USF is a fundraising effort that allows USF employees to become engaged and involved with the fundraising effort in support of USF’s students, faculty, staff, and programs. The 2012-2013 Faculty & Staff Campaign “Ride the Wave” Challenge was held to celebrate the results and recognize the participants. USF College of Nursing met and exceeded its goal this year, with a final participation rate of 80 percent. Dean Morrison-Beedy, Dean Dianne Morrison-Beedy received a special USF medal and a “Ride the Wave” challenge award during the event.

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USF Nursing Dean, Dianne Morrison-Beedy, Riding the Wave

As one of the winners and the campaign leader, Dianne Morrison-Beedy, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN, Professor, Senior Associate Vice President at USF Health and Dean of the USF College of Nursing, also took a shot for the team and rode the waves in front of hundreds of spectators. Other Deans and Vice Presidents from USF Tampa campuses that met the goal grabbed the board to catch a gnarly one!

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(Left to Right). USF Nursing Instructor and Coordinator, Graduate Simulation, Alicia Rossiter, MSN, ARNP, FNP, PNP-BC, Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Student Affairs and Community Engagement, Constance Visovsky, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, Instructor, Allison Edmonds Poff, PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean, Master’s Program & Academic Affairs, Brian Graves, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, and Assistant Professor and Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Interprofessional Initiatives, Rita D’Aoust, PhD, ACNP, ANP-BC, CNE, FAANP, FNAP, with Rocky the Bull. 

During the event, Rocky made an appearance and took pictures with everyone. Attendees were also served ice-cream and refreshments.

To learn more about the 2012/2012 USF Faculty and Staff Campaign visit USF College of Nursing’s Giving Page click here.