Danielle Wise
Sept. 23
Southeastern Nurses Christian Fellowship Beat
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Suggested Headline: Southeastern student nurses find encouragement and fellowship in one
another on campus
By DANIELLE WISE
Southeastern U. Reporter
The Southeastern Nurses Christian Fellowship is an association that gives student nurses a
support group rooted in beliefs and faith. Members are able to come together for support and
fellowship with other student nurses who they can directly relate to. They can also reach out to
students outside of NCF and members of the local community.
Holly Spadoni was elected as NCF’s president this fall and she says she is” happy to help others
carry out the purpose of the organization.” Spadoni says the purpose and motto of NCF is to, “be
a witnessing community of the Lord, deepen and strengthen the spiritual life of the members,
help students and faculty to discover God’s role for them and help them recognize their potential,
provide education and opportunities on spiritual patient care and to grow in love for God, God’s
word, and God’s people.”
Mitzie Meyers, faculty adviser of NCF for the past 5 years says, “NCF integrates faith and
nursing practice, while providing support, mutual encouragement and networking to fellow
nursing students as they journey through nursing school.”
The NCF also does outreach and fundraising for the community. Their service project this
semester is on Oct. 12th at 4pm at Pennington SAC. It’s going to be an outreach for RecKids with
the goal of alleviating children’s fear of clinics and hospitals. The student nurse volunteers will
dress in clinical attire and show children, through games and activities, what they can expect in a
medical setting.
Some of the on-campus student outreach activities include handing out inspirational messages
and candy as pick-me-ups during finals week and selling candy grams on holidays. Theses
profits go to benefit foster children at Royal Family Kids.
The treasurer of NCF this year is Raylin Willie. Willie says that “being a part of NCF allows her
to fellowship with others that have two major things in common with her; a love for God and a
love for nursing. Nursing school can be trying at times so it is nice to have others to build you
up.”
Meetings for NCF usually take place 3 times per semester. The times and places vary due to
student nurses having busy schedules. The members are emailed a date, time, and location,
where they will gather to discuss current NCF news and upcoming events.
NCF is open to any SELU nursing students, graduate students, clinical caregivers and faculty
that is committed to NCF’S basis of faith and purpose at Southeastern. There are no fees or
points required to become or stay a member of NCF, and all denominations are welcome.
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--------------------------Source Information
Personal: Email interview with Holly Spadoni. Oct. 6th 2015. Holly.spadoni@selu.edu.
Personal: Email interview with Raylin Willie. Oct. 4th 2015. Raylin.willie@selu.edu
Personal: Email interview with Mitzie Meyers. Oct. 4th 2015. Mitzie.meyer@selu.edu