Student Organizations

College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences Ambassadors

The College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences Ambassadors is a selective student organization of 25-30 members that represents each of the departments within the College, with members from many of the programs within each department as well as the different stages of the programs ranging from pre-professional to graduate students.

The members of this student organization serve an essential role in the College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences. This premiere group of students works to promote the college through involvement in a variety of events, including: Campus tours for prospective students interested in the majors within the College, homecoming tours for alumni, the White Coat ceremony, the Nurse Pinning ceremony, and a host of other events for prospective students, current students, and alumni. The College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences recognizes the valuable role of alumni and students in the recruitment, application, and enrollment process by sharing their positive experiences and advice with prospective students.

The Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences Ambassadors are co-advised by Dana Davis, Director of Recruitment, and Sara Tanke, Director of Advancement for the College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences. Students who are interested in this organization should contact Dana or Sara.

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NDSHP/ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists)
National website: http://www.ashp.org/

About ASHP: ASHP is the 30,000-member national professional association that represents pharmacists who practice in hospitals, health maintenance organizations, long-term care facilities, home care, and other components of health care systems. ASHP, which has a long history of medication-error prevention efforts, believes that the mission of pharmacists is to help people make the best use of medicines. Assisting pharmacists in fulfilling this mission is ASHP's primary objective.

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AAPS (American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists)
National website: http://www.aapspharmaceutica.com/index.asp

About AAPS: The mission of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) is to serve the pharmaceutical sciences, promote the economic vitality of the pharmaceutical sciences and scientists, and represent scientific interests within academia, industry, government, and other private and public institutions.

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ASP (Academy of Students of Pharmacy)
National website: http://www.aphanet.org/students/

About ASP: The American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the national professional society of pharmacists, founded in 1852 as the American Pharmaceutical Association, is the first-established and largest professional association of pharmacists in the United States. The more than 50,000 members of APhA include practicing pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists, student pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and others interested in advancing the profession.

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CPFI (Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International)
National website: http://www.cpfi.org/cp/

About CPFI: Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International (CPFI) is a worldwide ministry of individuals working in all areas of pharmaceutical service and practice. Our Mission is to:
Provide fellowship among like-minded professionals
Challenge and promote spiritual growth
Encourage the advancement of knowledge and ethics in the practice of pharmacy
Encourage evangelism and the integration of faith into practice, and
Provide support and opportunity for service in both home and foreign missions.

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Kappa Psi
National website: http://www.kappapsi.org/

About Kappa Psi: Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc. is the world's oldest and largest pharmacy fraternity. There are currently 71 collegiate and 43 graduate chapters in the U.S. and Canada. The purposes and objectives of the Foundation are exclusively charitable, scientific, education and literary. Our specific objectives as stipulated in our By-Laws, are:

- Assist in the education of selected qualified students of pharmacy and other qualified students through financial aid and scholorship programs.

- Foster the educational goals (schlorship and scientific research) of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc.

- Encourage the advancement of the practice of pharmacy through the rendition of continuing educational services for the benefit of pharmacists, other health care professionals and the general public.

- Provide opportunities for the advancement of new pharmacy developments through the financial support of research, and to convey this knowledge to members of the profession and the general public.

- Promote the improvement of the general welfare of the community through the support of pharmacy outreach programs by chapters, such as medication counseling programs, drug abuse and poison control lectures and health programs for the elderly.

- Assist Kappa Psi members and other professionals who are chemically impaired by serving as a resource for the distribution of brochures and other literature.

- Other 501(c)(3) activities as deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors.

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NCPA (National Community Pharmacists Association)
National website: http://www.ncpanet.org/

About NCPA: The National Community Pharmacists Association, founded in 1898 as the National Association of Retail Druggists (NARD), represents the pharmacist owners, managers, and employees of nearly 25,000 independent community pharmacies across the United States. Independent pharmacists - more than 60,000 nationwide - dispense the majority of the nation's retail prescription drugs.

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PLS (Phi Lambda Sigma)
National website: http://www.philambdasigma.org/

About PLS: The purpose of Phi Lambda Sigma, also known as the national Pharmacy Leadership Society, is to promote the development of leadership qualities, especially among pharmacy students. By peer recognition, the Society encourages participation in all pharmacy activities. Since membership crosses fraternal and organizational lines, the Society does not compete with other pharmacy organizations.

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Rho Chi

National website: http://www.rhochi.org/
About Rho Chi: The Rho Chi Society encourages and recognizes excellence in intellectual achievement and advocates critical inquiry in all aspects of pharmacy. The Society further encourages high standards of conduct and character and fosters fellowship among its members. The Society seeks universal recognition of its members as lifelong intellectual leaders in pharmacy, and as a community of scholars, to instill the desire to pursue intellectual excellence and critical inquiry to advance the profession.

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Student Nurses' Association

The Functions of NDSU SNA:

- To have direct input into standards of nursing education and to influence the education process.
- To influence health care, nursing education, and practice through legislative activities as appropriate.
- To participate in community affairs and educational programs toward improved health care and the resolution of related social issues.
- To represent nursing students to the consumer, to institutions, agencies, and other professional organizations.
- To encourage students' participation in interdisciplinary activities.
- To promote recruitment efforts, student activities and educational opportunities regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, political persuasion, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, or economic status.
- To provide for professional growth through programs, seminars, and community service.
- To assist nursing students and those interested in the nursing profession in exploring a variety of nursing roles and career possibilities.
- To assist with nursing recruitment efforts among high school students, college and university students, and other prospective students in the community.
- To foster communication among students, faculty, and administrators of the nursing program and NDSU.
- To act as an advocate for nursing and pre-nursing students in safeguarding and implementing the rights and responsibilities of nursing students as previously listed.
- To facilitate the transition from the nursing student role to that of a professional nurse.