The Regis Basecamp Experience

Photo Source // Amy Reglin

By: Kamil Wojciak, Staff Writer

Last weekend, on March 22nd, admitted students had the opportunity to experience campus life at Regis University through the event called Basecamp. In Basecamp, the guests were given a tour of the campus, a mock class, fun activities to participate in, and an opportunity of staying overnight on campus with a college student.

The tour of the campus was a great in-depth experience to understand the campus itself. These tours went to many locations on campus, such as the first-year residence halls, the Student Center, the gym, and more! The tour guides played a massive role by talking and explaining all the features that each location offers, which gave a greater understanding of the campus. With these tours going on, mock classes were also set up for the guests. These mock classes served to show the proper in-class experience they will have if they come to Regis.

At 6:00 PM, Basecamp guests that were staying overnight met with their college student hosts in the Mountain View Room. After meeting their hosts, the guests ate dinner with their hosts at the Main Cafe, and then headed back to the Mountain View Room to play a fun game of Nerdology. Just in case you are wondering, Nerdology is an interactive trivia game where groups find answers to questions about pop-culture. After Nerdology, which ended around 8:45 PM, the guests staying overnight left with their hosts to go to their dorms. The next day, the Basecamp guests went up to Copper Mountain for snow tubing.

The reason for the Basecamp experience is to show the students that will be attending school at Regis next year the Regis lifestyle. The guests that attended were able to understand the inner workings of life on Regis University and all the features and benefits that come along with it.

Regis Host Cowboy Cup

Photos Source: Frances Meng- Frecker, and Amy Reglin

This past weekend Regis hosted the men’s rugby Cowboy Cup. This tournament was the part of the bracket on the way to National Small College Rugby Organization Nationals. There were four teams competing here to move on to the next round, and Regis is one of the teams moving on. The Rangers fought hard in the championship game to win. They overcame a 29-0 deficit in the first half to win 44-39 over New Mexico Highlands University VATOS Rugby club. The next games for the rugby club will be the weekend of April 6th and 7th at the University of Denver—be sure to come support the Rangers!

Celebrating Thirty Years – Loretto Heights School of Nursing

Source// https://www.regis.edu/About-Regis-University/History-and-Mission/Loretto-Heights-College.aspx  

By: Hazel Alvarez, Staff Writer

As Loretto Heights School of Nursing (LHSON) celebrates thirty years at Regis and the #1 spot of nursing schools in Colorado (Niche.com 2019), we take the time to look back at the history of the nursing program here at Regis.

Loretto Heights wasn’t always based in Regis. First founded by Mother Pancratia and other sisters of Loretto, it was intended as a Catholic academy for girls, situated on a hilltop, thus naming it “Loretto Heights.” Mother Pancratia found support from local banks and, with the Sisters of Loretto, helped established Loretto Heights Academy, an all-girls Catholic elementary and secondary school, by 1891. The liberal arts boarding school attracted many daughters of pioneers at the time when the West and Denver were being developed (Historic Denver).  

By 1916, Loretto Heights College for women was established.

During World War I in 1917, Loretto Heights became a military training ground for over 200 women (Historic Denver).

American Red Cross students and sisters of the Loretto Heights Academy sit as they work on bandages on the Loretto Heights service camp, which was a training center at the time of WWI, in Denver, Colorado 1917-1918. Photo by George L. Beam.

Source// https://www.denverpost.com/2017/07/03/sister-seeks-protection-old-loretto-heights-college-cemetery-62-nuns-buried/

By 1926, Loretto Heights College gained accreditation, while the Loretto Heights Academy was still in cooperation (Historic Denver).

In 1948, the nursing program at Loretto Heights was established (Regis University & Historic Denver).

In 1980, Loretto Heights College launched the Health Records Information Management program.  
By the summer of 1988, Loretto Heights College closed due to financial reasons, and Regis University purchased the Loretto Heights nursing program.

This time was one of uncertainty for both students of Loretto Heights College and Regis College. “When we heard that Regis College was taking over Loretto Heights,” stated Elizabeth Howard, a staff writer at the time of the transition, “many people [especially Loretto students] wondered which Loretto programs would Regis continue.” Many of the faculty and students, especially from the medical and nursing department, transitioned from Loretto Heights College to Regis College.

The Loretto Heights nursing program was housed in the basement of Main Hall, having been a part of the new health care management program at Regis. The nursing program had its own dean, meaning it was equal to any other campus program despite it being a different school than Regis College. The program at the time of the transition was estimated at 80 registered students.   

By early 2000s, a nursing graduate from Regis University donated to reestablish facilities such as labs and equipment for educational development. The College for Health Professions thus became the Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Profession (RHCHP), naming the institution after the donors. The RHCHP not only includes the Loretto Heights School for Nursing, but the School of Pharmacy and the School of Physical Therapy as well.

The nursing program became the foundation for the Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions (RHCHP), helping improve enrollment for Regis. When I came to Regis, our numbers were nearing the 200s, and that was just my freshman year. Granted, many have left the program for various reasons, but there are many transfers students who wish to join the program to this day as the demand for nurses is expected to near 1.09 million by 2024 due to veteran nurses retiring (American Association of Colleges of Nursing).

To prepare students to enter the ever growing field of nursing, Regis offers the following undergraduate degrees:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, both in Traditional (you start as a pre-nursing student and graduate with a BSN) and Acceleration (you graduate with a degree that is not nursing and go through the acceleration program to obtain a BSN).

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, also known as CHOICE, for working students in the healthcare field.

• RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Completion (which is an option for Registered Nurses that wanted to complete their four-year study to obtain a BSN).

  • SIDE NOTE: You can be a Registered Nurse (RN) and not have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). You will know how much a nurse’s schooling if you see on their I.D. “RN, BSN…” etc.

• and RN to Master of Science in Nursing: Education/Management Focus

For graduate degrees, Regis offers:

• Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

• Master of Science in Nursing - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP)

• Master of Science in Nursing - Leadership in Health Care Systems

• Master of Science in Nursing - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

• Master of Science in Nursing Completion

• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

• Doctor of Nursing, Post BSN to DNP (MS-DNP)

On March 7 of this year, the Loretto Heights School of Nursing celebrated thirty years at Regis University.

To think, this is the same college that nurses back in California would recommend to me for nursing school. In a city where nursing programs known were University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) or California State University - Long Beach (CSULB), I couldn’t believe that this college out in Colorado was widely known among nurses in my home city of Torrance, California, or at least some of the nursing faculty of Torrance Memorial Hospital. I was used to my peers in the same city not knowing what Regis University was about or where. I wasn’t expecting California nurses to know about LHSON at Regis University. It’s amazing to look back and see how much LHSON has come so far, and to kind of feel the weight of those celebrated thirty years. I’m sure just as the nursing field itself is expanding, so will Loretto Heights School of Nursing, and I can’t wait to see where it leads.

Book Review: Truly Devious

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By Patrick O’Neill, Staff Writer

Truly, Devious—where oh where to begin? This is quite an interesting book series to say the least. The first book is simply entitled Truly, Devious and contains a plethora of riddles, intricately weaved together to form an engaging YA story that keeps the page turning from beginning to end. I think I read all 416 pages of the novel in the course of one long and murder-mystery filled evening. Does that make me crazy? Perhaps.

Regardless, Truly, Devious is a must-read for all you fans of murder mystery, romance, and teen drama out there—and if you want some pop-culture throwbacks and serious Harry Potter vibes then this is a stellar book for you.

The premise of the novel is that gifted and talented senior high school students are sent to Ellingham Academy—a private school deep in the mountains of Vermont where the quirky, geniuses of the world get to study what they want and prepare themselves for higher academia. One teen, Stevie, is wound up in the world of criminology—obsessing over the murder and kidnapping of the founder of school’s wife and daughter. She pours over crime stories and evidence, riddles and clues—leading her down the road of the novel. Her friends help along the way and of course there’s some spicy drama but that’s for you to find out about.  

This novel is compulsively readable according to John Green and I agree—the openness of the format makes it a quick and entertaining book that goes well with a blanket and a mug of hot cocoa. So curl up and give Truly, Devious a try. And don’t forget the thrilling sequel, The Vanishing Stair.

The novel starts with a poem signed Truly, Devious—the poem is a mysterious piece of work made of letters pasted together from magazines and newspapers and reads:

Photo Source// https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwbooks/article/BWW-Review-TRULY-DEVIOUS-by-Maureen-Johnson-20180129

Concert Review: The Aces

Photo Source// https://www.theedgesusu.co.uk/records/albums/2018/04/06/review-the-aces-when-my-heart-felt-volcanic/

By Patrick O’Neill, Staff Writer

The Aces, a pop-rock band from Provo, Utah held a concert at Globe Hall in Denver this past Friday, March 15, 2019. The concert featured an opening act from a small pop artist called Tishmal who sang her original songs. Following Tishmal, The Aces played for just about an hour, singing hits from their newest record, When My Heart Felt Volcanic, as well as older hits from a previous record.

When My Heart Felt Volcanic is an upbeat and peppy piece with several great tracks and others that seem atypical of a pop-rock band or an alternative rock band. The lead singer, Cristal Ramirez said that the song “Volcanic Love,” the first track on this debut album would be the one piece the band wants to represent them. However, I found that the sound of “Volcanic Love” was a sound I have heard before—it wasn’t richly unique despite the beautiful lyrical composition. Other tracks such as “Last One” and “Stuck” were more unique and entertaining with vivid sound and beats that make you want to bob your head and tap your foot.

That being said, The Aces still had a great stage presence and interacted with the crowd thoroughly. I fully believe that The Aces have the talent to become a truly great alternative band but right now my immediate thought is, do we really need or want another same-old-same-old pop album?

The Aces finished up their album tour in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 16, 2019.
For more information on The Aces check their website: http://theacesofficial.com/