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Transcultural Nursing Society Journal of Transcultural Nursing 2014, Vol. 25(4) 420­ © The Author(s) 2014 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav tcn.sagepub.com

President’s Message: Another Year Older, Another Year Better DOI: 10.1177/1043659614548073

We are at the beginning of another new year, thankfully! The older I become, the more I appreciate time. It is a precious commodity, please do not squander it. The Annual 2014 Conference in Charleston, SC, was one to remember. It is always fun to see old friends and colleagues and listen to awe-inspiring presenters as we learn of innovative transcultural nursing (TCN) projects, research studies, and developments within the TCN discipline. Charleston, as one of my favorite cities in the United States, was full of the usual southern charm, friendliness, and great food. The conference was very successful. I would like to thank the planning committee, our Operations Office, and the Board for all the hard work that contributed to making the conference such a success. Thank you. The past year has been a good one for our organization, here are the highlights of 2014. •• The number of journal issues has been increased to five issues per year beginning 2015, and the journal will also increase the number of articles per journal, which should make everyone happy. •• We have recertified approximately 25 basic and advanced Certified Transcultural Nurses (CTNs) and added five new Basic and Advanced CTNs. •• Several new chapters have been initiated. Remember, as a Transcultural Nursing Society (TCNS) member, you may participate in as many chapters as you like. To check out locations and contacts for new chapters, please visit our website. •• This year in addition to our Annual Conference in 2014, we were pleased to have four regional conferences with local chapters. Many of our chapters had local meetings and events for their members to participate in, including special speakers and the “Day of Caring” for community outreach and research symposiums. •• Last, we have noted an 8% increase in membership including a 2% increase in the number of students! Thank you to all who guided and mentored new nurses and students into our organization. As promised, your Board of Trustees continues to engage in strategic planning to ensure that TCNS continues to thrive and grow. You will be updated as the work progresses. We are looking forward to another great year and are grateful for your continued support. Thank you, Ura.

Transcultural Nursing Scholars’ Corner DOI: 10.1177/1043659614545403

Are you familiar with boxing? What was the first image that popped into your head? Did you think of an athletic event? Did it arouse feelings of admiration, excitement, disdain, fear, inclusion, exclusion, or apathy? Now that I have mentioned boxing as a sport, what age, size, race, ethnicity, class, intellect, and educational level did you envision as boxers and as spectators? Did you envision women boxers demonstrating boxing techniques at the 1908 Olympics? Did you envision women boxers finally being permitted to compete as Olympic athletes in 2012? What feelings are now evoked? Did anything change? Did the exercise above captivate your interest or entice you to engage in some self-discovery? How recently did you rediscover your worldview and contrast with other perspectives? Let us try another boxing exercise: What do you think of when you hear “there’s a box under the tree.” Did you think of a Christmas present, a new home, recycling pick-up, or a new toy? Were you thinking in the worldview of a Christian child on Christmas morning, a homeless person, a sanitation worker, a toddler, or someone else? The philosopher Epictetus said, “What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.” What do outsiders (nonmembers of the Transcultural Nursing Society [TCNS]) think about transcultural nursing, the TCNS, its members, its resources, and the TCNS Scholars group? How are TCNS members and scholars boxing transcultural nursing for everyday use by various stakeholders? The marketing business is good at boxing products, services, and resources to make them seem an absolute necessity, that is, “A must have item,” “Don’t be without,” “Over # billion sold,” “Join the thousands who.” I invite all TCNS members to individually question if transcultural knowledge, skills, values, products, services, and resources are optimally marketed. Do we individually and collectively market transcultural nursing as a “must have” item? Do we box our transcultural expertise, passion, and experiences and go beyond the “boxed in” cultural safety of our peers who share the same passion? Good boxing (sport and marketing) requires skill, attitude, persistence, confidence, practice, preparation, concentration, coordination, endurance, learning how to get up graciously when knocked down, and good timing. The time is now to begin boxing transcultural nursing and the rich resources within TCNS as a “must have, cannot do without, indispensable” user-friendly, evidence-based commodity. Let us join together to develop some “out-of-the-box” ideas to reach new territories. What ideas would you submit in a suggestion box? How will you take action?

Marianne R. Jeffreys, EdD, RN The City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate College Jana Lauderdale, PhD, RN, FAAN CUNY College of Staten Island President, Transcultural Nursing Society Downloaded from tcn.sagepub.com at Bobst Library, New York University on April 17, 2015

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