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Dean Janie Heath Recognized as Inaugural Distinguished Alumni at University of Oklahoma College of Nursing

Oct 30, 2017

College of Nursing Dean and Warwick Professor of Nursing Janie Heath, PhD, APRN-BC, FAAN, was recognized as an inaugural Distinguished Alumni at the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing on Friday, October 27.

College of Nursing Celebrates Grand Opening of New Resilience Room

Oct 20, 2017

College of Nursing students, faculty and staff celebrated the grand opening of the Cultivating Practices for Resilience (CPR) room on Thursday, October 19th on the sixth floor, room 634. The room will serve as a safe space for mindful meditation and relaxation and has exercise balls, yoga mats and an internet monitor with guided mindfulness imagery. There is also a rocking chair and plants to aid in relaxation.

College of Nursing Students Receive Lyman T. Johnson Torch of Excellence, Torch Bearer Awards

Oct 16, 2017

The University of Kentucky Alumni Association’s Lyman T. Johnson Constituency Group awarded undergraduate nursing student Mia Jackson and DNP student Joy Coles, BSN, RN, the Torch Bearer and Torch of Excellence Awards at its 27thAnnual Homecoming Awards Celebration at the UK Alumni House. The event recognizes deserving African American alumni, faculty, staff and students who exemplify the passion and courage exhibited by Lyman T. Johnson as he led the racial desegregation efforts at UK more than 60 years ago. Congratulations to our oustanding students!

Faculty Members, PhD Student Represent College of Nursing on Capitol Hill

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff Oct 16, 2017

Representatives from the University of Kentucky College of Nursing recently met with eight Kentucky legislators on Capitol Hill on behalf of Friends of the National Institute for Nursing Research (FNINR), the advocacy arm of the National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR) which is one of 27 institutes of the National Institutes of Health that funds nurse researchers.

Faculty Members, PhD Student Represent College of Nursing on Capitol Hill

Oct 12, 2017

College of Nursing Employees Receive Outstanding Staff Awards

Oct 10, 2017

Two University of Kentucky College of Nursing employees, Kathy Collins and Kevin Garland, received Outstanding Staff Awards on Tuesday, October 10.

Homecoming 2017 - Celebrating the Class of 1967, our Golden Wildcats!

Oct 10, 2017

The College of Nursing celebrated the 50th anniversary of the class of 1967 - our Golden Wildcats - and the classes of 1977, 1987, 1997 and 2007 at the Signature Club on Friday, Oct. 6. Students and faculty gathered for lunch and heard from Dr. Janie Heath, dean and Warwick Professor of Nursing, to honor the legacy and tradition of nursing excellence left by the Golden Wildcats.

hCATS to Appalachia: Inaugural Trip Marks College’s First Collaborative Clinical Practice with College of Dentistry

Oct 3, 2017

Click here to read an article from the Daily Independent, Ashland's local newspaper.

UK College of Nursing Promotes Two Faculty to Rank of Associate Dean

Oct 2, 2017

The University of Kentucky College of Nursing recently promoted two faculty to the rank of associate dean. Kristin Ashford, PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC, FAAN, was promoted to associate dean of Undergraduate Faculty & Interprofessional Education Affairs, and Sheila Melander, PhD, APRN, ACNP-BC, FCCM, FAANP, was promoted to associate dean of MSN & DNP Faculty and Practice Affairs.

Scholarship Brunch 2017

Sep 18, 2017

Students, families, members of the College and scholarship donors gathered on Saturday, September 9 at the Hyatt Regency for the College of Nursing's annual Scholarship Brunch to celebrate the academic successes of and scholarships for several undergraduate and graduate students. One such student, Heather R. Hollingsworth, received the Sally G. Siebert Scholarship for Nurse Practitioner Students. "I plan on making a difference in the world and your generosity is helping me making that a reality," she says.

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