Delta Upsilon-at-Large Chapter is affiliated with the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, and Salve Regina University. Our vision is to continue to work with our members and our community, uphold the honor society's mission of advancing world health and celebrate nursing excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service.

We are seeking nominations for chapter awards. Please see the descriptions of awards below, and consider nominating a colleague. Please send nominations to me at jskaltsis@uri.edu and include a paragraph describing why the nominee deserves the award. Nominations are due on April 6th. Awards will be presented at the chapter program on Thursday April 30th, 2026.

LOUISA WHITE HONORARY RECOGNITION AWARD

To recognize excellence in nursing. The award is presented to a professional nurse in Rhode Island who is a member of Delta Upsilon at-Large Chapter who:

• Serves as a professional role model by demonstrating high standards of professional nursing practice.

• Demonstrates creativity by generating alternatives within the profession.

• Creates an environment which promotes and supports change.

• Participates in and supports professional and community activities.

• Promotes and utilizes nursing research.

• Demonstrates patient and consumer accountability by serving as a patient advocate.

• Exhibits self-motivation toward continued professional development.

CHAPTER SERVICE AWARD

To recognize an individual member's contribution to the functioning of the Chapter.

The award is presented to a member who:

• Is an active participant in chapter activities.

• Consistently supports Delta Upsilon at-Large Chapter in its endeavors.

• Demonstrates initiative in stimulating chapter growth.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

To recognize outstanding achievement in nursing. This award is presented to a member of Delta Upsilon at-Large Chapter who has made significant contributions to the profession of nursing at the state, regional, national, or international level consistent with the mission and goals of Sigma Theta Tau. The award is designed to recognize a career of outstanding achievement in the areas of nursing practice, education and/or research.

Criteria

• Must be a member of Delta Upsilon at-Large Chapter

• Recognized by peers at the state, regional, national, or international level as a leader or expert in an area of nursing practice, education and/or research

• Demonstrates a career of outstanding achievement in nursing practice, education and/or research that has made significant contributions to advancement of the profession in a manner consistent with the mission and goals of Sigma Theta Tau

Hello Sigma members! We would like you to meet Emily Smith and Olivia Rackley! They are both in their senior year of nursing school at the University of Rhode Island. Below is a message from both students:

“Hello Sigma Delta Upsilon! Our names are Emily Smith and Olivia Rackley and we are your student leaders for the University of Rhode Island! We are both senior nursing students this year and intend on graduating this May. We came to the University of Rhode Island straight out of high school in 2019, both in the 4-year program. We actually became friends in our online microbiology class during the pandemic and have done a lot together since! We have gone through a couple clinical rotations together, but our favorite has been our psychiatric mental health rotation, which we did at Bradley Hospital. During that rotation we fell in love with psychiatric mental health nursing and we are happy to say we now work at Bradley Hospital, as behavioral health specialists. We intend on continuing our careers in psychiatric mental health nursing at Bradley upon graduation in May, and our focus population is the adolescent inpatient population. This semester we are in our critical care clinical immersion rotation. Emily is at Rhode Island Hospital (RIH), working on the Neurological Critical Care Unit or NCCU. Olivia is at Kent Hospital, working on a Geriatric Critical Care floor. Both Olivia and Emily became interested in Sigma after working with Ashlee Sackett DNP, APRN, ACCNS-AG in their second Medical-Surgical clinical rotation at RIH and learning more about the organization! We look forward to working with everyone in Sigma and hope to gain some lasting connections through being a part of this organization.” – Emily Smith and Olivia Rackley

Thank you both for sharing your stories!

Please review the attached documents for the Fall 2022 Research Grant Application. Applications due November 30, 2022.

Sigma_Grants_Criteria_Fall_2022.doc
DU_Research_Letter_Fall_2022.docx

If you are a member and have recently presented formally or via a poster presentation, please share your work and knowledge with the chapter!
If you presented at Biennial Convention, International Research Congress, at regional or consortia events, or any other official STTI events , Please share your presentations with the chapter!
If you presented at professional nursing meetings, conferences or forums, Please share the presentation with the chapter!
If you presented at interdisciplinary professional meetings, conferences or forums, Please share the presentation with the chapter!
Sharing is easy! Log into the Delta Upsilon webpage and add to the discussion page!
Not sure how to log into the DU page! Email us at deltaupsilonalc@gmail.com and we will help you!