Zeta Theta Chapter at Large

Congratulations to The University of Toledo College of Health and Human Services, Zeta Theta CAL Board Member, Dr. Sharmeta Gibbon EdD, RN, CNE for receiving the Dean's Heart of CHHS award for her extraordinary advisory work with the UT Student Nurses Association (SNA). 🏆
Zeta members are doing great work for the future of nursing!

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BGSU School of Nursing Zeta Theta CAL Counselor, Dr. Lisa Jacobs also co-authored a second publication in November '25 with Zeta Theta CAL Board member, Emily Niedzwiecki and others as cited below:
Jacobs, Lisa A. DNP, RN; Bussard, Michelle E. PhD, RN; Niedzwiecki, Emily PhD, RN; Lasater, Kathie EdD, RN; Lavoie, Patrick PhD, RN. Tracking Clinical Judgment Development in Clinical Education With the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric. Nurse Educator ():10.1097/NNE.0000000000002068, November 21, 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000002068

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Our BGSU School of Nursing Zeta Theta CAL board members Lisa Jabobs and Annette Oberhaus with their colleagues have been busy writing and getting published! Take 5 and examine this one today!

Development of Clinical Judgment in Prelicensure... : Nurse Educator Background:There is a lack of longitudinal studies measuring student progression in clinical judgment. Previous studies measured gains in clinical...

Hello Everyone and Happy New Year!!!

I hope you are feeling rested, refreshed and ready for the year ahead!!! There is so much to look forward to with friends, family and fellowship and we have 2 programs coming up in 2026; our annual Research Program and our General Annual Meeting. Both of these programs are a great time to learn, laugh and make connections with other chapter members ... more details to come soon!

In addition, if you are interested in getting involved and would like to share your talents, consider serving on a committee. We have availability on a few of our committees: finance, community service and leadership succession. If you are interested please respond to this or email: Karen Vargas or Annette Oberhaus.

Last but not least, there is a great opportunity for our newest members who are in their final semester(s) that I wanted to share:

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Free NCLEX Practice Week for Sigma Students
From 9-16 February 2026, Lecturio, our official NCLEX partner, will host a free NCLEX Practice Week exclusively for Sigma students. Participants can take an 85-question, online practice exam and receive immediate results, including their score, pass probability, and personalized study recommendations by topic. Registration closes 9 February 2026, and https://email.sigmanursing.org/c/1feE8RfYvO7vI5igyXljru6rYZBBgV. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener noreferrer" data-linkindex="12" data-auth="NotApplicable">students can RSVP individually, or https://email.sigmanursing.org/c/1feE8RJD5S0d6s1T0s8ZwE5tpNUp3O. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener noreferrer" data-linkindex="13" data-auth="NotApplicable">faculty can enroll an entire class!
Again Happy New Year!! I hope to see all of you soon!!!

Dr. Karen Vargas

email.sigmanursing.org

Zeta Theta Membership Ballot to Add University of Findlay

The Zeta Theta at large Chapter is proposing to amend the chapter charter to add the following school: University of Findlay.

Our chapter has been collaborating informally with this institution of higher education for some time and would like to formalize this partnership. The addition of this school offers the following benefits:
1. Increases Sigma visibility.
2. Formalizes an already existing partnership between the groups
3. Promotes engagement, retention and satisfaction of students and nurse leaders
To move forward with this initiative, Zeta Theta at large chapter board needs your endorsement. Please complete the Zeta Theta – vote for chapter amendment ballot to approve, not approve or abstain, the link is below.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8H5SKSX

This vote will be open for 30 days as required by STTI. For questions, please contact Karen Vargas by email at [email protected].

Thank you so much in advance!
Karen Vargas, PhD, RN, CNE
Zeta Theta at large Chapter President

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Having a great conference!!! At STTI Biennial Convention - wonderful content and comraderie!!! Feeling renewed!!!

Here's some snaps from our Sigma Induction on Nov 3rd @ BGSU. Welcome to ALL our new members! Please say "Hi" and share your pics in the comments!

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