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UK CON honors outstanding alumni with Dean's Puma Award

  The University of Kentucky College of Nursing is proud to announce a new honor to recognize some of the college’s many outstanding alumni—the Dean’s Puma Award for Alumni Excellence.

UK CON inducts 2020 Hall of Fame class

  The University of Kentucky College of Nursing is proud to welcome its 4th Hall of Fame of Class, joining an exemplary group of distinguished and highly-accomplished UK CON alumni.  

Lynn Kelso receives UKHC-UKCON Academic-Clinical Engagement Award

  As part of UK HealthCare's annual nursing awards, the University of Kentucky College of Nursing's Lynn Kelso, MSN, APRN, FCCM, FAANP, was awarded the 2020 UKHC-UKCON Academic-Clinical Engagement Award.  The award is given each year to a nurse who demonstrates the impact of providing services that promote the UK HealthCare and UK College of Nursing mission of an authentic and integrated academic-clinical partnership.

Virtual 2020 Celebration of Alumni Stars

  To coincide with 2020 being declared the "Year of the Nurse," the UK College of Nursing is excited to honor 14 of its outstanding alumni with a first-of-its-kind virtual celebration this fall.

UK College of Nursing named a 2020 Center of Excellence by the National League of Nursing

  The University of Kentucky College of Nursing has been named a 2020 Center of Excellence by the National League of Nursing—a prestigious designation awarded to nursing programs, teaching hospitals and clinical sites across the country for high standards in educational excellence and visionary leadership.

Meet Student Ambassador Rachel Lappin

  Meet College of Nursing Student Ambassador Rachel Lappin!  Rachel is a first-semester junior from Union, Ky. Rachel, like all of our CON student ambassadors, is a great resource for prospective students and new students looking for more information on UK's College of Nursing.  She offers a first-hand experience on what it is like to be a student at the college and is readily available for advice and to answer questions.   Learn more about Rachel and her experience at UK in her own words:

Three CON faculty members to be inducted as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing

The American Academy of Nursing has selected three University of Kentucky College of Nursing faculty members, Dr. Camille Burnett, Dr. Lovoria Williams, and Dr. Sharon Lock, to be inducted into its 2020 class of Academy Fellows.    The inductees will be recognized for their significant contributions to health and health care at the Academy’s annual Transforming Health, Driving Policy Conference, taking place virtually October 29-31, 2020.

Oped: Dueling Plagues: Your Time to Act

The below oped was written by CON faculty member Janet Odom-Forren for the Journal of Perianethesia Nursing. 

'Yellow Tulips' author Helen Joy George speaks at annual CON retreat

  Yellow Tulips author Helen Joy George was the featured guest speaker for the College of Nursing's annual staff and faculty retreat, held virtually Aug. 7.  George spoke about her book, a memoir of her journey coping with bipolar disorder through an unusual childhood, a mental breakdown at age 31 and how she fought for a year to stay alive in the mental health system.  

Now hiring: Academic Advisor

Academic Advisor I Job summary: Responsible for advising approximately 250 students in the College of Nursing. Includes but not limited to mandatory priority registration advising, follow-up for probationary students, advising for first reinstatements after academic suspension; early alert notification and follow-up; mid-term grade notification and credit overload decisions. May teach NUR 101, as needed.

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