Mu Upsilon Chapter at CSI

We are Nurses. We are nurses who have earned membership in the Mu Upsilon Chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society in Nursing at the College of Staten Island. We are clinicians, leaders, scholars and mentors for the future of nursing. We work to achieve excellence and to meet the high standards of the profession of nursing and of Sigma Theta Tau International. We enjoy our activities with Mu Upsilon. You are welcome to browse this site and learn more about us.

In October of 1987, Professor Linda Reese and Dr. Phyllis Collins approached Dr. Louise Malarkey, Chair of the Department of Nursing, about starting a chapter of Sigma Theta Tau at the College of Staten Island. Dr. Malarkey supported the idea and, in May 1988, a Steering Committee to form a local honor society, the first step to becoming a chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, was formed. The Steering Committee consisted of faculty members who were currently Sigma members, students and alumni. The first official meeting of the Steering Committee was May 25th, 1988. The Steering Committee worked diligently to develop the Honor Society's goals and purposes, create bylaws, and set up a treasury. The first induction ceremony for the Honor Society was held on January 25, 1989. One hundred seven members were inducted at the first induction. Under the guidance of Dr. Judy Carlson-Catalano, President, and Dr. Barbara Kraynyak-Luise, Vice-President, our local Honor Society submitted a charter application to Sigma Theta Tau in fall of 1991. Dr. Mae Pepper conducted an on site visit in Spring of 1991 and told the membership that she would highly recommend the Honor Society for acceptance into Sigma Theta Tau International.

In November of 1991, Dr. Judy Carlson-Catalano and Dr. Barbara Kraynyak-Luise presented a petition to Charter the Mu Upsilon Chapter to the House of Delegates of Sigma Theta Tau International at the biennial convention. On April 4th, 1992, Mu Upsilon at the College of Staten Island was proudly chartered as a chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International. Two hundred thirteen members were inducted that day. Mu Upsilon has since grown to a total of 442 members ranging across the United States and abroad to include members in Japan and Spain.

Since 1992, the Chapter continues to embody STTIs mission and vision in many ways. In 2017, we just celebrated Mu Upsilon 25^th Anniversary! What an exciting twenty-five year it has been for our Chapter! We have achieved many wonderful things. Our past presidents and their board members have lead the Chapter in ways that have been recognized at the Regional and International levels. The Chapter has received numerous Regional Excellence Awards, International Research Awards, and Chapter Key Awards. STTIs mission is to advance world health and celebrate nursing excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service. We provide awards to recognize our nurse colleagues’ excellence in areas such as research, education, practice, and leadership awards and other characteristics such as caring and humanitarianism. Mu Upsilon provides scholarships to undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students. We also provide a research grant. In addition to scholarships, grants, and awards, Mu Upsilon has a strong program component. We have at least two scholarly programs each year and numerous co-sponsored research events throughout the year. Our Research Committee has had a number of accomplishments through the years. In short, the history of Mu Upsilon Chapter’s first 25 years has been one filled with accomplishments that can only be achieved by members, like yourselves, who choose to make a commitment to Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, the Mu Upsilon Chapter, and the mission and values they hold. The founders would be so proud of us today!  Congratulations Mu Upsilon!  Here’s to the beginning of exciting years to come!

Sigma Theta Tau International was established in 1922 by six students at the Indiana University School of Nursing in Indianapolis, Indiana to recognize scholarly achievement in nursing. The society began with one chapter and six members. During the past 95 years, it has grown to roughly 530 chapters at more than 700 institutions of higher education across the globe with 360,000 members who live in more than 90 different countries. It is doubtful that the six nursing students had any idea of the impact their honor society would have on nursing worldwide.

Sigma Theta Tau International represents excellence in nursing. That excellence is reflected in the achievements of individual members, and the organization as a whole. The vision of Sigma Theta Tau International is to create a global community of nurses who are leaders in the use of scholarship and technology to improve the health of the world's people.

The Board of Directors of Mu Upsilon include:

President
Vice-President
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary
Faculty Counselor
 

Task Force Coordinators

Committee Chairs

Awards & Scholarships
Finance
Fundraising
Governance
Heritage Leadership
Succession Member
Involvement Newsletter

Undergraduate degree student must:

• have completed ½ of the nursing curriculum;
• have at least a GPA of 3.0; class rank in the upper 35% of the graduating class;
• meet the expectation of academic integrity;
• be enrolled in the baccalaureate nursing program at the College of Staten Island

Graduate students must:

• have completed ¼ of the nursing curriculum;
• have at least a GPA of 3.5;
• meet the expectation of academic integrity;
• be enrolled in the graduate nursing program at the College of Staten Island

Nurse Leaders must:

• be a registered nurse, legally recognized to practice in his/her country;
• hold at least a baccalaureate degree in nursing or other field;
• have demonstrated achievement in nursing

Graduate students must:

• have completed ¼ of the nursing curriculum;
• have at least a GPA of 3.5;
• meet the expectation of academic integrity;
• be enrolled in the graduate nursing program at the College of Staten Island

Nurse Leaders must:

• be a registered nurse, legally recognized to practice in his/her country;
• hold at least a baccalaureate degree in nursing or other field;
• have demonstrated achievement in nursing

For information and application:

Contact us by email: muupsilon@csi.cuny.edu.

Mu Upsilon Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International at College of Staten Island,
Marcus Hall 5S, 2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314