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Florida Nursing Students Association and AfterCollege Healthcare Partner to Create Online Destination for Largest Audience of Student Nurses in Florida

Florida Nursing Students Association and AfterCollege Healthcare Partner to Create Online Destination for Largest Audience of Student Nurses in Florida

AfterCollege Healthcare will power the Florida Nursing Students Association web site and Job Resource Center, delivering relevant employment information to over 3,000 association members.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) March 29, 2005

AfterCollege Healthcare, the nationÂ’s largest career network specializing in healthcare recruitment at the college and alumni level, and the Florida Nursing Students Association, serving FloridaÂ’s largest audience of nursing students, have partnered to create a new online destination and job resource center for the association. The Florida Nursing Students Association (FNSA) website, located at http://www. fnsa. net (http://www. fnsa. net), will act as the portal and communication tool for approximately 3,300 nursing students throughout the state of Florida. Members will be able to stay up to date on FNSA events with tools such as the FNSA Message Board, Announcements, and FNSA Calendar. Members will also receive relevant, targeted employment information from AfterCollegeÂ’s network of employers through the FNSA Job Resource Center, located on the FNSA web site.

The FNSA is a pre-professional organization created to help prepare Florida's nursing students for the assumption of professional responsibilities. "AfterCollege's services significantly expand the online resources available to our members" said Willa Fuller, Executive Director of the FNSA. "The FNSA Job Resource Center will serve as an invaluable tool for students as they search for their first job".

“We are excited about this collaboration and the ease with which Florida nursing students and employers will now be able to connect through the FNSA web site” said Marc Dee, Director of Partnerships and University Relations for AfterCollege. The Florida Nursing Students Association becomes the 40th state student nursing association to join the AfterCollege network.

About the FNSA

The Florida Nursing Students Association (FNSA) is the pre-professional organization for nursing students in Florida. The FNSA fosters leadership abilities and other qualities that help students become confident and powerful advocates for the nursing profession and for the future of healthcare in the nation. The FNSA educates students about nursing advocacy, leadership and the political process and encompasses students in Associate Degree, Diploma, Baccalaureate, Masters and Doctoral programs.

Http://www. fnsa. net/ (http://www. fnsa. net/)

About AfterCollege Healthcare

AfterCollege Healthcare, a division of AfterCollege Inc., is the nation's largest career network specializing in healthcare recruitment at the college and alumni level. AfterCollege Healthcare provides employers with direct access to students through a proprietary network of over 300 partnering nursing schools, 40 state student nursing associations, as well as the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing. Combined, AfterCollege Healthcare reaches over 65% of all the graduating nursing students in the country.

Http://www. aftercollegehealthcare. com/ (http://www. aftercollegehealthcare. com/)

Media Contact:

Brian Heifferon

AfterCollege, Inc.

(877)-725-7721 ext. 111

Brian@aftercollege. com

This press release was distributed through eMediawire by Human Resources Marketer (HR Marketer: www. HRmarketer. com) on behalf of the company listed above.

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