A Very Warm Welcome to All Alpha Zeta Members!

Karol DiBello, President

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 Columbia University School of Nursing

Chapter General Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of every other month at 7 PM*

Elections - March     Induction - May     Board of Directors - January, July

*Meeting Minutes are available in the AZ Library Resources

Local Volunteer Opportunity!

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Looking for volunteer opportunities in the Washington Heights area? Look no further than the Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) pantry. Alpha Zeta Chapter members can register to receive a biweekly sign-up list to help with CLOTH pantry distribution here!

Pantry distribution is located at 508 West 159th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam). They need volunteers for Wednesday and Saturday distributions from 8:45 AM - 1:00 PM. 

Mary B. Moran Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the inaugural recipients of the $5,000 Mary B. Moran Scholarship!

Allison Zimmerman

Britney McLane

Alpha Zeta Grant Funding Opportunities

Grant funding opportunities for research proposals or projects is available to all active members of Alpha Zeta for up to $2500. For more information about Alpha Zeta's funding opportunities, please navigate to the Funding tab at the top of the webpage.

Submit questions or proposals to Ana M. Kelly, PhD, RN at ak3825@cumc.columbia.edu

Recent Alpha Zeta Research and Project Proposal Funding

Date Recipient Project Title Amount
Aug 2024 Katherine Melton Exploring the Relationship Between Peer Support and Self-Management Among Adolescents with Chronic Conditions $2,500
Aug 2024 Sarah Harkins Perinatal Health Outcomes and Experiences Among Black and Hispanic Women with Disabilities $1,000
Feb 2024 Tyler Gaedecke Personal Healthcare Networks of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adults After Gender-Affirming Surgery $1,000

Jun 2023

Kylie Dougherty

Leveraging Informatics to Enhance the Obstetric Supply Chain in  Amhara, Ethiopia

$1,000

Jun 2023

Mary Moran

Returning Students Task Trainer Module Zoom Training

$2,500

May 2022

Ronica Mukerjee

All of This Safety Is Killing Us: Healthcare Justice Outside of the Carceral System

$2,500

Dec 2020

Christine DeForge

Evaluating Symptom Burden Among Bereaved ICU Surrogate Decision Makers

$1,000

Dec 2020

Laura Carmanica

Validity and Reliability of an Instrument: Nurse Manager Leadership Competencies to support EBP

$750


Leadership Internship Program

The Alpha Zeta chapter's Leadership Internship Program is designed to promote mentoring of new members and to cultivate future chapter leaders. Interns are matched with members of the Alpha Zeta Board and mentored to create and/or implement activities with impact on the Alpha Zeta Chapter and/or the community as a whole. Internship tenure is for 6 months.

Eligibility criteria for the program include:

  • Active Sigma Theta Tau International - Alpha Zeta Chapter member
  • Willingness to serve as a future leader within the chapter
  • Motivation to begin taking lead on chapter initiatives under the guidance of a mentor

To learn more about the AZ Leadership Internship Program, click here.