Dear Deans/Chairs/Directors and faculty,

The first IMPAC meeting for 2005-2006 is Saturday, November 19 at the LAX Sheraton Gateway Hotel from 10am-4pm. The meeting will be among the nursing programs in the Southern California region. I would appreciate it very much if you would share this information with your nursing faculty and select one faculty member to attend the meeting. The northern California regional meeting is Saturday, January 21, at the SFO Westin Hotel from 10am-4pm. The final statewide meeting will be held Saturday, May 6th at the LAX Radisson Hotel from 10am-4pm. The meeting reports can be found here. All expenses will be reimbursed through the IMPAC grant for one member from each nursing program. The reimbursement form will be distributed at the regional and statewide meetings. Airplane, car and hotel expenses will be paid. Breakfast and lunch will be provided at the meetings.

This is the last year of the IMPAC grant and the Intersegmental Council of Academic Senates (ICAS) will prepare a report for the Chancellors/President of the CCC, CSU and UC systems that will include recommendations for the future of IMPAC. It is very important that all nursing programs from the CCC, CSU and UC system attend the regional meetings and the final meeting May 6, 2006 at the LAX Radisson Hotel. The IMPAC Nursing Committee has demonstrated significant progress towards articulation and transfer for nursing students among and between the CCC and CSU systems. It will be important to determine if the nursing faculty believe it is necessary to continue the intersegmental dialogues on an ongoing basis after the grant expires at the end of this academic year. The reports from the 3C-NAC committee and the CSU Lower Division Transfer Program (LDTP) Committee will be reviewed and outcomes discussed to determine what issues related to articulation and transfer still need to be resolved. The IMPAC Nursing Discipline 2006 report will be forwarded to ICAS to be included in their report along with their recommendations for future intersegmental faculty dialogues. It is essential that the IMPAC Nursing Discipline report reflects the views of all CCC and CSU nursing programs.

I hope that you will be able to send a faculty representative to the regional and statewide meetings this year. I look forward to working closely with all of you this year.
Best regards,

Louise Timmer, Ed.D. R.N.
IMPAC Lead Discipline faculty