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pg.8 Slate of Membership Benefits & Highlights………………………………… 6
Candidates News: Slate of 2015 Candidates…………………………………… 8
Announced Convention Updates………………………………………… 9 National Student Nurses’Association®
Community Health/Disaster Preparedness ………………………… 13
Up Close………………………… ……………………………… 15
Foundation of the NSNA………………………………………… 16
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