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UCF Nursing Around the WorldPr<strong>of</strong>essor Angeline Bushy began collaboratingin the fall <strong>of</strong> 2002 with Australian <strong>and</strong> Canadiannurse educa<strong>to</strong>rs on an education <strong>of</strong> ruralnurses research project.1Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Karen Dow’s WebONE programwas recently translated in<strong>to</strong> Japanese, Chinese,Spanish <strong>and</strong> Portuguese. She also sponsoreda summer graduate minority student whotranslated online discussions <strong>of</strong> Spanishspeakingnurses from Mexico <strong>and</strong> SouthAmerica for evaluation. More than 700students from around the world (Asia,South America, Australia, New Zeal<strong>and</strong><strong>and</strong> the Middle East) have enrolled in WebONE.Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Lygia Holcombparticipated in July 2002 in the Florida Association<strong>of</strong> Voluntary Agencies for Caribbean Action(FAVACA), a private, nonproÞt organizationstarted in 1981 by then Florida Governor, nowU.S. Sena<strong>to</strong>r Bob Graham. The organizationaims <strong>to</strong> improve environmental, social <strong>and</strong>Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Ermalynn Kiehldeveloped <strong>and</strong> implemented a study abroadSweden course two years ago, <strong>and</strong> for 10 daysin May 2003 she <strong>to</strong>ok a group <strong>of</strong> UCF students<strong>to</strong> Lund University in Lund, Sweden. Kiehlstayed in Sweden eight more weeks ona research fellowship from the AmericanSc<strong>and</strong>inavian Foundation. Her research,“Family Dynamics <strong>and</strong> Adaptation <strong>of</strong> Sc<strong>and</strong>inavian<strong>and</strong> American Mothers: A 10-Year Study,”is a longitudinal research project (started in1993) <strong>of</strong> Norwegian, Swedish <strong>and</strong> AmericanAssociate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Jean Kijekreceived ongoing funding for two internationalinstitutes. The Eastern European LinkageInstitute was designed <strong>to</strong> create <strong>and</strong> promoteeducational, social, commercial <strong>and</strong> culturalexchanges between the state <strong>of</strong> Florida <strong>and</strong>countries in Central <strong>and</strong> Eastern Europe.The Canadian Linkage Institute was formedby the Florida Legislature <strong>to</strong> assist in the newdevelopment <strong>of</strong> stronger social <strong>and</strong> economicties between Canada <strong>and</strong> Florida. She alsoparticipated in an international outreacheconomic conditions in the region throughmothers’ perceptions <strong>of</strong> their families duringprogram <strong>to</strong> Russia.4training <strong>and</strong> technical assistance. In May 2003,childbearing <strong>and</strong> childrearing. Kiehl also super-she coordinated medical missions with facultyvised exchange students from Sweden, whomembers <strong>to</strong> Honduras, where she facilitatedcame <strong>to</strong> UCF for clinical experiences.Þve new agreements signed between UCF<strong>and</strong> universities in both countries.3Ermalynn Kiehl (right) was reunited with Lund2University exchange student Sara LarssonLygia Holcomb (left) traveled <strong>to</strong> Hondurasduring a recent trip <strong>to</strong> Sweden. Larsson cameduring one <strong>of</strong> seven medical missions<strong>to</strong> UCF in 2003 <strong>to</strong> obtain clinical experience atshe has made <strong>to</strong> the country.a Community Nursing Center.10
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