Sigma Tau Upsilon Chapter
Member Benefits: An honor to join, a benefit to belong!
Policy/Advocacy/Leadership
-Opportunities to motivate or be motivated by colleagues to challenge the status quo, embrace scholarly pursuit and encourage others to advocate on behalf of patients who are unable to speak for themselves.
-Enhance your leadership skills, unique gifts, and talents, with the international Leadership Institute leadership programs, mentoring opportunities and career development resources. Match your level of leadership, focus of practice, and scope of influence to a variety of resources.
-Online magazine, Reflections on Nursing Leadership, is Sigma’s online member magazine that communicates nurses’ contributions and relevance to the health of people worldwide
-Sigma Theta Tau International has always been the gold standard organization for improving your professional practice and development. This is critical as once people graduate from academic programs, they need a support network that can provide them with the resources they need to continue in their career development.
Education/Scholarship
-Opportunities for mentorship for new and existing members, locally one on one.
-Sign up with Nursing Knowledge International (NKI), to receive free specialty newsletters relevant to your career and purchase NKI books and CNE courses at a discounted price.
-Your membership gives you access to FREE continuing nursing education and professional development (CNE/CPD) hours
-Access to free journals and member publications
-Sigma online nursing education courses give you the insight, knowledge and skills you want. Learn how to build a strong team, move into management, resolve bullying issues, and much more. Active Sigma members have access to more than 25 FREE online CNE courses as well as member-only discounts.
-Earn continuing education credits
-Apply for awards at the international and local chapter level
-Free subscription to Reflections on Nursing Leadership, an award-winning news magazine at a $23 U.S. dollar value
-Access to nursing research through the Virginia Henderson International Library
Networking/Career Services
-Liaison with professionals, coming together for one goal of better healthcare and nursing excellence.
-Opportunities to attend Sigma-sponsored events, such as the biennial convention, the Nursing Education Research Conference, and the international nursing research congress.
-Access to 50+ advisors for career services, connect with a career advisor NOW!
-Registration discounts for Sigma-sponsored events
-Special access to THE CIRCLE, Sigma’s members-only professional networking site which allows you the opportunity to engage with more than 135,000 active members around the world. Participate in a unique chance to collaborate with nurses from a variety of specialty areas. You can start a community and engage in discussion groups with members around the globe.
-Find tools and personalized resources in CAREER CENTRAL on THE CIRCLE, to help navigate your career path and expand your nursing knowledge. Receive one-on-one career advice through members-only advising.
-Engage in mentor and leadership experiences
-Interact with nurses around the globe in discussion groups, maybe start your own!
-Present research and networking with other nurse leaders at Sigma events.
-Sigma provides its members with local, regional, national, and international connections and networks that can be tapped into to further your professional nursing development. Getting involved with your local chapter can provide you with numerous opportunities to enhance your leadership skills and work with teams of outstanding professionals.
-Discount rates for local conferences sponsored by our local chapter Tau Upsilon
Research
-Explore evidenced-based research by submitting an abstract and presenting your work! Experience firsthand the impact nurses have on world health!
-Receive 35% off all Wiley publishing products. The co-publisher of the Journal of Nursing Scholarship also offers CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, free for Sigma members.
-Virginia Henderson Global Nursing e-Repository is where you can browse the free open-access e-repository for nursing research and evidence-based practice materials.
-The Journal of Nursing Scholarship (JNS) contains peer-reviewed, thought provoking articles representing research by some of the world’s leading nurse researchers.
-Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, a peer-reviewed, evidence-based nursing journal, provides its’ readers with a primary source of information to improve client care.
-Stay up to date with the latest research and nursing trends through Sigma publications.
-Research Grants - funding is available to both novice and experienced nurse researchers (members receive priority when applying for research funds through the Small Grants Program and co-sponsored Grants Program).
-Access to NTN Nurse NET, an online connection to clinical career opportunities across the U.S.A and around the world.
Philanthropy
-Volunteer at the local, regional or international level to gain experience and skills. Sigma has volunteer positions that fit your talents, interests, and schedule.
-As a member, you can actively collaborate with other health professionals and help develop a vision for the future of nursing worldwide. Join Sigma and make a difference within the healthcare profession.