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College of Nursing Attends AACN Doctoral Education Conference

Jan 22, 2019

Seminars, Lectures

College of Nursing faculty attended the American association of Colleges of Nursing Doctoral Education Conference on Thursday, January 17 and Friday, January 18. AACN’s Doctoral Education Conference brings together faculty, deans and other academic leaders to explore issues and share successful strategies related to doctoral nursing education. The conference program offers participants dedicated time to visit the Learning Center and to engage with our vendors.

College of Nursing Celebrates MLK Day at 25th Annual Lexington Unity Breakfast

Jan 21, 2019

Events

The UK College of Nursing was proud to commemorate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his ideals for peace and unity, at the 25th annual Lexington Unity Breakfast on January 21, 2019. Presented in Lexington, Kentucky, by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Alpha Beta Lambda Chapter Education Foundation.

Leslie Beebe Receives NAMI Lexington Pioneer Award

Jan 15, 2019

Faculty Recognition

Leslie Beebe, MSN, RN, senior lecturer, received the 2018 NAMI Lexington Pioneer Award. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

WATCH: What We Accomplished Together in 2018

Jan 15, 2019

Recognition

Watch why the University of Kentucky family has much to be thankful for as we reflect back the impact our students, faculty and staff made for those in the Bluegrass - and beyond - in 2018.

College Holds Second Blessing of Hands Ceremony

Jan 15, 2019

Events, Recognition

The UK College of Nursing held its second semiannual Blessing of the Hands Ceremony on January 8, during which incoming nursing students heard remarks from College of Nursing faculty and UK HealthCare's chaplain. The ceremony symbolizes what it means to become a nurse and touch the lives of countless patients. Students gathered in a large circle, exchanged words and lit flashlights to mark the beginning of their nursing careers.

Nursing Student Saves UK Police Officer's Life

Jan 13, 2019

Student Recognition

University of Kentucky Police Officer Alan Saylor is alive today thanks to the quick action of UK Gatton Student Center employees. Three full-time employees and a part-time student employee administered aid and another called 911 following Saylor's collapse Thursday morning in the Student Center where his office is located.

Dr. Hahn Featured on the “UK at the HALF” Live Radio Broadcast

Jan 13, 2019

Faculty Recognition

Working hard to help Kentuckians get on, and stay on, the road to better health. For the past 25 years, the University of Kentucky’s Ellen Hahn has been doing just that. Hahn is the Marcia A. Drake Endowed Professor of Nursing in University of Kentucky’s College of Nursing, and also has a joint appointment in the faculty of UK’s College of Public Health. She is director of BREATHE, and is a passionate advocate for disease prevention, including lung cancer, emphysema and other health maladies.

Alumna, Adjunct Associate Professor Named President of Emergency Nurses Association

Jan 7, 2019

Alumni Recognition, Faculty Recognition

Patti K. Howard, PhD, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN, NE-BC, FAEN, FAAN, adjunct associate professor and three-time graduate (BSN 1983, MSN 1990, PhD 2004) of the College of Nursing, has been named the president of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) for the second time in her distinguished career. Dr. Howard also serves as the UK HealthCare enterprise director for emergency services, and she previously served as the president of the College of Nursing Alumni Association from 2015-2017.

College of Nursing Alumni Becomes Lexington's Newest Mayor

Jan 7, 2019

Alumni Recognition

Linda Gorton, Lexington's newest mayor and graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, was officially sworn in on Sunday, January 6. About Linda Gorton: Linda grew up in the heart of farm country in central Ohio, where her father sold Ford tractors and later managed a grain elevator. Her mother worked in a physician’s office. They raised Linda, her two brothers and one sister. Linda left home for the first time to attend the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, where she graduated in 1971.

Meet Newest BSN Alumni: Erika Ventura-Castellon

Dec 18, 2018

Alumni Recognition

“The umbrella of nursing extends so wide that one of the beauties of it is you are always learning,” says Erika Ventura-Castellon, December BSN graduate. Ventura-Castellon is an alumna with a desire to make a difference not just in the lives of her patients but also entire populations. One eye-opening experience in particular was completing clinical hours at the Fayette County Detention Center. She was one of the first students in the program to complete clinicals in the facility.

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