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December 2021
Student Nurses Association Sponsored Blood Drive
The Student Nurses Association will host a Blood Drive in Union 201.
Appointments recommended at New York Blood Center website.
March 2022
Celebrating Nurses as Unsung Heroes
This event will honor Ms. Virginia Allen, one of the “Black Angels” who treated African American tuberculosis patients at Staten Island’s Seaview Hospital in the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s.
Recently feted as a "living legend" by the prestigious Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, where she has been a long-time volunteer, Virginia Allen was one of 300 Black nurses who cared for quarantined tuberculosis patients and provided direct patient care when White nurses refused. Known as the “Black Angels,” their contribution to the race for the cure for tuberculosis is the subject of a forthcoming book being written by Maria Smilios.
Ms. Allen came to Staten Island in 1947, at the age of 16. She began working as a nurse in Sea View Hospital, the largest tuberculosis sanitarium in the world. Ms. Allen has served in many leadership roles in our community. She served as President of the North Shore Staten Island section of the National Council of Negro Women and was a charter member. Allen is also a member of notable organizations such as the New York Urban League, and Sandy Ground Historical Society. In a 2019 interview with NY1, she explains her satisfaction that people are “paying attention to realize that doctors didn't just come and discover these (tuberculosis) drugs all by themselves, the nurses assisted them in the trials.”
November 2022
September 2023
Americare Information Table
Stop by Americare's table outside of Spiro Hall Room 2 for info on careers in the healthcare industry.
Northwell Health Information Table
Stop by Northwell Health's table outside of Spiro Hall Room 2 for info on careers in the healthcare industry.
November 2023
Northwell Health Information Table
Stop by Northwell Health's table outside of Spiro Hall Room 2 for info on careers in the healthcare industry.
December 2023
DNP Completion Ceremony
Join the Evelyn L. Spiro School of Nursing to celebrate Doctor of Nursing Practice candidates.
February 2024
Careers with Northwell Health
Recruiters from Northwell Health will meet with students interested in careers in healthcare.
May 2024
Nurses Night Out 2024
Join fellow alumni, faculty, and friends from the Evelyn L. Spiro School of Nursing at The RoadHouse for dinner and drinks on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, as we celebrate the hard work and dedication of nurses during National Nurses Week.
Meet the faculty & Dean, Dr. Patricia Tooker '79 M'95 D'16, of the Evelyn. L. Spiro School of Nursing.
Register here.