Sigma: Theta Epsilon Chapter

12/09/2025

Happy Member Spotlight Monday!! Today, we are featuring Denise Peczinka, our current Governance Committee Co-Chair! Denise has been an active member, and we appreciate her commitment and service.

Hear more from her...
“I joined Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) as a commitment to the continued enhancement of the nursing profession. Through membership, I seek to connect with nurses who share my dedication to excellence, professionalism, and lifelong learning. I value the opportunity to collaborate with other nursing professionals and to serve as both a mentor and a mentee, fostering growth within the nursing community. Additionally, STTI membership is a means to develop my leadership skills further and to contribute meaningfully to advancing nursing practice, education, and research.”

12/05/2025

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12/02/2025

Happy Member Spotlight Monday! Today, we are featuring Dr. Chris Deatrick. She is a UCF alum and joined shortly after she graduated with her BSN. Read more about her...

Why did you choose to be involved in Sigma? As my teaching is primarily online, and I work at a regional campus, I have found that Sigma is a great way to stay connected to other nurses. The members of Sigma are motivated to improve healthcare, which is inspirational to my own practice as a nurse and nurse educator. Plus we always have great food at the meetings!

How long have you been a board member? This is my first year being on the Board

Have you held previous positions? This is my first elected position with Sigma. I was the Treasurer for the Florida Intercollegiate Rowing Association many years ago, when I was a Rowing (Crew) Coach at UCF.

Your nursing interests. Research interests? Specialty areas? Current nursing role? I am a med/ surg nurse, so I know a little bit about a lot of things! 🙂
My area of research for my PhD was on Nurse Managers' communication behaviours concerning medical errors.Currently I am an Associate Lecturer in the Nursing Systems Department at UCF

11/25/2025

Happy Member Spotlight Monday! We are featuring Dr. Sotos Djiovanis, our Treasurer-Elect and past-Treasurer and are thankful we is a part of our board! Read more about him...

Why did you choose to be involved in Sigma? Since I was a BSN student, I knew about our excellent Sigma chapter and always wanted to be a part of it.
How long have you been a board member? Three years
Have you held previous positions? I have been both Treasurer Elect and (Past) Treasurer

“I spent 8 years working in different adult medsurg areas at Orlando Health. I'm also a PRN staff home health nurse in Winter Park currently...which I love, love doing. I'm a full-time Instructor at UCF and teach in the Orlando BSN division. My research areas are teaching and learning technologies, clinical communication, and nursing simulation. I also write articles on classical music topics of interest, sometimes tied to health care.”

11/18/2025

Introducing our new post series: Member Spotlight Monday!

First up we have Dr. Dawn Turnage. She is our Past President and has been heavily involved in Sigma for years at our chapter level and the national level! Read more about her....
First up, we have Dr. Dawn Turnage. She is our Past President and has been heavily involved in Sigma for years at our chapter level and the national level! Read more about her....Theta Epsilon chapter board, including President and Past President. Her research, inspired by her journey as a mother to an adult son with profound autism, focuses on improving the quality of life for individuals with profound autism and their families. Through advocacy, scholarship, and global engagement, she continues to shape the future of nursing with passion and purpose."

11/15/2025

Save the date for our 34th annual Scholarship Day on Tuesday, March 31st, 2026! Abstracts will open in 2026. More details to come 😀

11/14/2025

Join us at the Sigma Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana!
We had a great conference and met so many nurses near and far. More to come but enjoy this clip 💜

11/11/2025

What a week! 💜 united nurses from around the world for days of inspiration and unforgettable memories. No matter where you joined us from, you made this event incredible. We hope you leave with a reignited passion to lead with love, courage, and honor.

What was your favorite part? Share your story below! 👇

11/10/2025

We have 3 of our very own members at the right now!! Can't wait to share updates and pictures from the very chill city of Indy!! ❄️☃️

10/20/2025

Thank you to those of your who joined our Fall Program "Only Leaves Should Fall" 🍂🍁 💜
We enjoyed the presentations from Dr. Thiamwong, Dr. Garcia-Retortillo, and Dr. Lopez and learned a lot about the amazing work they are doing to build healthy and strong communities!
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Hope to see you all for our Scholarship Day event, Tuesday March 31st!

10/08/2025

Reminder! Come join us October 16th for our Fall program!
We will be discussing all things fall (prevention) this Fall! 1 hour CEU (pending) and dinner will be provided.

Please sign up using the link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45A5AF2CA5FDCE9-58971548-sigma

10/05/2025

Join us October 16th at 5pm for our Fall program! "Only leaves should fall"!
Our guest speakers will be speaking about empowering aging in place through preventive care and tech-enabled solutions.

Please us the link to sign up and join us for dinner and scholarship! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45A5AF2CA5FDCE9-58971548-sigma