Joseph Jett of Arkansas City Inducted Into Epsilon Gamma Chapter at Large

2011 Nov 8

Joseph Jett, Arkansas City, has been inducted into Epsilon Gamma Chapter at Large, Southwestern College's chapter of Sigma Theta Tau.

The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), inducted six undergraduate students from Southwestern Nov. 6. STTI is one of the largest international nursing organizations that works to foster, develop, and connect nurse scholars and leaders worldwide to improve health care. The honor society promotes nursing excellence through its initiatives in research, leadership, an electronic library, programming, and publications. It also develops and distributes nursing knowledge for use in practice.

Membership is by invitation only to nursing students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship. Undergraduates must have at least a 3.0 grade-point average, be in the upper 35 percent of his or her graduating class, and must have completed half of the nursing curriculum.

Southwestern College is a private institution granting undergraduate and graduate degrees and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. About 1,800 students attend classes at the main Winfield campus, at five professional studies sites in Kansas and Oklahoma, or online around the world.