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May 2022 Graduation Ceremonies

  The University of Kentucky College of Nursing is proud to celebrate all of our May 2022 graduates. Details for Pinning, Hooding and Commencement are included below.  Pinning When: Friday, May 6, 2022, at 9 a.m.  *doors open at 8 a.m. Where: Singletary Center for the Arts, 405 Rose St, Lexington, Ky

From College of Nursing Dean Search Committee Co-Chairs: Process Update and Opportunity for Input

Dear Colleagues:

Shining a Light on Cancer & Health Inequities Part VI: Dr. Bola Adeboyega & Cervical Cancer

  Growing up in Nigeria, Dr. Adebola Adegboyega saw a lot of disparity rooted in social, economic and educational status. These disparities were further driven home when she became a medical lab scientist involved in HIV prevention, screening and counseling.  “There was a lack of access even to basic infrastructure among the population that I worked with,” she says. 

A Look Back: Public Health Nurses' Impact on UK's COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts

Pictured above: Dr. Hartley Feld at UK's Field In honor of National Public Health Week 2022, we are recognizing the impact of public health nurses during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The below article was written for and featured in the UK College of Nursing's Fall 2021 edition of Engagement.  

Op-Ed by Dr. Marianne Hutti: Using Doula Services to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality

Recently the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released statistics on maternal mortality in the United States. These statistics show maternal deaths rose at an alarming rate, and large disparities continue when deaths in black and white pregnant women are compared. Overall maternal mortality in the US rose by 14 percent between 2019 and 2020 but increased by 26 percent among black women. Mortality was three times higher when black women were compared to white women. 

UK College of Nursing Dean Janie Heath Named 2021 AACN Advocate of the Year

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has named the University of Kentucky College of Nursing’s Dean Janie Heath as their 2021 AACN Advocate of the Year for her efforts over the past year to promote academic nursing priorities in the federal sphere. 

Faculty Practice Spotlight: Dr. Holly Chitwood

  Holly Chitwood, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, AGACNP-BC Assistant Professor, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Track Courses

Delta Psi to Host Virtual Celebration & New Member Induction Ceremony April 24

  Please join the Sigma Theta Tau Delta Psi at-large chapter for their upcoming virtual 44th Anniversary Celebration and New Member Induction Ceremony! When: Sunday, April 24, 2022 Time: 3 p.m. Where: Zoom 

UK College of Nursing’s Dr. Okoli named to International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame

From Acting Provost DiPaola – College of Nursing Dean Search Committee Announcement

The following communication is from Provost Robert DiPaola and was distributed Monday, March 14, 2022.   As you know, nominations for membership of the search committee for the Dean of the College of Nursing were solicited in February from the College of Nursing and from faculty, staff and student leadership groups via Senate Council, Staff Senate and the Student Government Association. Based on these nominations, the committee has been formed.  The search committee co-chairs are: