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Celebrating Your Impact
Today we share with you The Campaign for the Uncommon Good Impact Report where your generous support is reflected in numbers and stories from all corners of campus. One of these stories also highlights National Midwifery Week, and the College of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Certified Nurse Midwifery track.
It’s an exciting time for SU as we look toward an auspicious future under the leadership of President Eduardo Peñalver. Thank you for believing in Seattle University’s mission and our important role in educating tomorrow’s leaders and engaging thoughtfully and strategically with our community and the world.
The Campaign for the Uncommon Good is propelling Seattle University ahead as one of the world's most innovative and forward-thinking Jesuit and Catholic universities, igniting human potential and forming leaders of purpose. Click below to read more about your impact.
"The impact of this campaign is already being felt. We can see right now new programs, the new Sinegal Center for Science and Innovation and new students enjoying the impact and generosity of our Seattle U donors. There is more good to come as a result of this campaign and what it makes possible for Seattle U's future."
DAVE SABEY
CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIR | PRESIDENT, SABEY, INC.
College of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice-CNM Program Develops Leaders in the Midwifery Model of Care
“Good midwifery is a combination of art, science, experience, and instinct.”
JENNIFER WORTH
Farewell to the East End: The Last Days of the East End Midwives
Faculty and students in the Seattle University College of Nursing (CON) joined hospitals, nursing colleges, nursing and midwifery associations and other birth-related organizations in celebrating National Midwifery Week October 3–9. Held annually in early fall, this awareness-building week created by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), the professional association representing Certified Nurse Midwives and Certified Midwives in the United States, recognizes the hallmarks of midwifery and a philosophy of care that closely aligns with SU’s commitment to educating the whole person, mind, body and spirit. And there’s no better time to focus on the whole person than when bringing a new life into the world!
The College of Nursing educates and trains Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM) through its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. A DNP education prepares nurses not only for advanced clinical practice roles, but also for leadership roles in health care organizations. Certified Nurse Midwifery is one of the five focus areas students choose from when applying to the DNP program. The CNM track’s curriculum, policies and activities reflect the Jesuit ethos inherent in the Midwives Philosophy of Care put forth by the ACNM.
Midwives are holistic in their approach to women’s health and childbirth, considering each patient’s physical, social, emotional, spiritual, and cultural needs. This approach differentiates CNMs from most modern gynecologists and obstetricians. The philosophy supports little or no technology in birth, viewing birth as a normal physiological process. Nurse midwives are, however, trained to know which situations may call for the help of an obstetrician during delivery
“Students in the program are inspired to become Nurse Midwives for various reasons,” says Liz Gabzdyl, DNP, CNM, ARNP, director of the Certified Nurse Midwifery program. “Some have worked as labor and delivery nurses who care for patients only during their time in the hospital for labor and delivery and want the opportunity to be with a patient throughout their entire pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum, and to make decisions together with the patient and her family. Others may have worked as a doula or had experiences that inspired their desire to care for women. Ultimately, though, I think it’s the non-intervention and just being with women that draws us to midwifery; it’s who we are.”
Emily Bavasi, ’22, a practicing RN currently in her final year of the DNP-CNM program, concurs. “Nurse Midwives take care of a whole person whose needs extend beyond the uterus, and not just during pregnancy. We provide continuity of care throughout a patient’s life. Nurse Midwives focus on providing education and guidance and gaining consent and participation from those we care for. We empower women to be active decision-makers in their own health care.”
READ MORE about SU's celebration of National Midwifery Week.
"Change is accelerating more than we’ve ever known. A STEM graduate from Seattle University with a Jesuit background is going to be able to adapt and be flexible in this changing workplace. That will be made possible by the Sinegal Center for Science and Innovation."
ERIC WATSON, S.J., PhD
JESUIT | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN CHEMISTRY
Thank you to the 10,862 alumni worldwide who connected, volunteered and donated!
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"Seattle U is deepening my understanding of the professional, academic and spiritual aspects of my life while letting me engage with a dynamic and caring community. The support of donors has been instrumental in my journey. I have learned that, at the end of the day, our purpose in life isn’t so much to advance our own lives and careers, but to uplift others around us. Thank you for elevating current and future Redhawks for years to come."
MATTHEW, '23
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In 2022, we will launch a new, expanded newsletter with impact stories featuring our alumni, students and donors. It’s our way of keeping you apprised of exciting happenings across campus.
WITH DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO OUR
Campaign Leadership
HONORARY CHAIRS
Mark Pigott | Jim Sinegal | Phyllis Campbell
CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIRS
Maureen Lee | Stuart Rolfe, ’78 | Dave Sabey
TASK FORCE LEADS
Dean Allen, Jim & Janet Sinegal Center for Science and Innovation
Chris Canlas, ’01 & Rob Nielsen, ‘06, Alumni
Alan Frazier & Maureen Lee, Community Engagement
Joe, ’67, and Terri, ’67, ’89 Gaffney, Jesuit Mission and Student Development
John Goodwin, Planned Giving
Steve Hooper, ’75, Scholarship
Steve Trainer, Global Engagement
Jeff Wright, Athletics
