Faculty
Gloria Plascak RN MSN Certified Pediatric Nurse
Department of Baccalaureate
Nursing - Chairperson
Assistant Professor
Office: NU 424
Phone: 812.237.3688
Email: Gloria.Plascak@indstate.edu
Professor Plascak graduated from ISU School of Nursing with a BS Degree in 1971, completed an MS in Nursing Degree (with a major in Nursing Care of Children and a minor in Teacher Education) from IU in 1979 and enjoys teaching pediatric nursing to junior level students.
She has been active in Indiana State Nurses Association, West Region, serving as President (1994-1998) and Vice Chair (2002-2004) and is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society in Nursing, Lambda Sigma Chapter, serving as Counselor and member of the Nominating and Eligibility Committees. She is a member of the National League for Nursing and serves in faculty government at ISU. She has worked as staff nurse in pediatrics at Union and Saint Anthony’s Hospitals in Terre Haute and at Gary Methodist Hospital. The first staff nurse at Union Hospital to attain national certification as a CPN, she continues to practice at Sycamore Nursing Center Pediatric Clinics.
Awards: Certificate of Appreciation in Recognition of Valuable
Contribution to Super Shot Saturday: Childhood Immunization Program,
from the Vigo County Health Department, 2002; Excellence in Leadership
Award, Lambda Sigma Chapter, 2002.