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BELLIN COLLEGE CATALOG2011-12Student SenateAll students are members of the Bellin College Student Senate. The student body authority for thisorganization is vested in the Senate. In addition to elected Senate officers, each class elects members toserve as Senate class representatives. The purpose of this organization is to provide a means for studentsto organize and actively participate in decision-making related to student life. Student representatives arealso elected to College committees related to curriculum and student services.Student Governance CommitteeThis committee incorporates student leaders from the Student Senate, BSNA and Ambassadors, and theVice President of Student Services. The goal of this committee is to facilitate communication and ideasharing regarding student life.Bellin Student Nurses’ Association (BSNA)The Bellin Student Nurses Association (BSNA) is a pre-professional organization made up of and run byBellin Student Nurses. The organization strives to improve the nursing profession by participation incommunity service activities aimed at improving health care and educating the public. Collaborativerelationships with nursing professionals and health care organizations are encouraged throughmembership. BSNA is a constituent of the Wisconsin Student Nurses Association (WSNA) at the state leveland the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) at the national level. Membership is voluntary. BSNAassesses its own dues.Ambassador’s ClubThe Ambassador Club is a select group of students who work with the Admission Department,Development Department, Office of the President, and Student Services Office in promoting the College.The Ambassadors assist with college wide events such as Campus Visits, Summer Camps, Commencement,Hand on Healthcare, and other designated college and community functions.IHI - Open School for Health Care ProfessionalsThe IHI (Institute for Healthcare Improvement) Open School for Health Professions is an interprofessionaleducation community that gives participants the skills to become change agents in health careimprovement. The IHI - Open School offers a range of online courses in the areas of quality improvement,patient safety, and leadership. Each course takes roughly an hour to two hours to complete and consistsof several lessons taking 15-30 minutes each. Students take a quiz and pass if at least 75% of questions areanswered correctly. Certificates are offered after completion. Participation is free to students.Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor SocietyThe Kappa Pi Chapter at Large of Sigma Theta Tau is an organization that evolved in order to foster anenvironment in which professional development, scholastic achievement and advancement of nursing isnurtured through research. Honor Society membership is open to seniors with a 3.0 GPA as well ascommunity leaders in nursing and other students in nursing from masters, post-masters and doctoralprograms.Student Services PoliciesThe College catalog outlines general provisions of Student Service Policies. The Student Handbooks(Undergraduate and Graduate) provide further details and provisions.Student BehaviorEach student has an obligation to conduct himself/herself in a manner compatible with the Bellin Collegefunction and values as an educational institution. Violations of College rules, including violations of theAmerican Nurses’ Association Code for Nurses, or the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists will behandled administratively and may result in disciplinary action.11