Faculty Consultant: Dr. DUnham
(Biography to come soon!)
Duties of Faculty Advisor As Stated IN HISNA Bylaws:
- Attend board and other official meetings, such as national and state conventions and council of State of School Presidents.
- Serve as resource persons in planning, deliberating, implementing and evaluating HISNA activities.
- Identify resources and provide the guidance needed for decision-making, problem solving, program planning, and fundraising.
- Provide information and guidance in organizational management, financial planning, and record keeping.
- Objectively interpret major health issues and concerns of the nursing profession.
- Provide guidance to the student President and Board of Directors on how to conduct effective meetings (e.g., planning an agenda, recording minutes, archiving documents, bylaws, policies and procedures, and parliamentary procedure).
- Serve as an interpreter of the responsibilities, policies and goals of HISNA, the appointing organization, and other community and professional organizations.
- Stimulate and encourage personal and professional formation and foster the leadership skills required of officers and other members of the HISNA.
- Facilitate discussions leading to decision making by student leaders while refraining from directing the outcome.
- Facilitate the orderly transition of the outgoing and incoming members of the Board of Directors, consultants and advisors.
- Identify implications for both the HISNA and the appointing organization when action or positions are considered.
- Serve as a resource and liaison to administration, faculty, appointing organizations and others as needed.
- Clarify functions, programs, and operations of the appointing organizations.
- Adhere to the education about ethical principles on matters of confidentiality and conflicts of interest; be familiar with the NSNA Code of Ethics.
- Be a sustaining NSNA member (dues of $50 should be payable to NSNA directly).