Events, Recognition

College of Nursing Congratulates UK’s Army ROTC Program on 100 Years

Mar 24, 2017

Pictured above from left to right: Angela Ballard Grubbs, DNP, APRN, MedVet-BSN Option Project Director; undergraduate student Casey Garstang; Fran Hardin-Fanning, PhD, RN, assistant professor; Dean Janie Heath, PhD, APRN-BC, FAAN; and Lt Colonel Thomas D. Krupp, professor of Military Science and director of the UK Army ROTC program. The University of Kentucky Army ROTC program held its 100th anniversary celebration breakfast at Buell Armory on March 22.

December 2016 Pinning Ceremony

Dec 16, 2016

The College of Nursing held its semiannual Pinning Ceremony on Friday, December 16. Eighty undergraduate nursing students earned their bachelor of science degrees in nursing (BSN). Students were met on stage by their friends, families, instructors and mentors to celebrate their journeys and honor them with a UK College of Nursing pin--a longtime nursing tradition seen as a rite of passage for graduates. Congratulations to our December 2016 graduates!

Veteran's Day at the College of Nursing

Nov 11, 2016

Pictured above are some of the College's MedVet-BSN students The College of Nursing thanks the brave men and women who have served our country and protected our freedom. We are honored to have many students who have served in the Armed Forces. Whether you are a veteran or currently serving, we recognize, appreciate and celebrate you today and every day. One of our Second Degree students and a veteran, Rachael Gowins, shares a part of her story:

College of Nursing Celebrates Golden Wildcats with Annual Homecoming Lunch

Oct 14, 2016

The College of Nursing celebrated the 50th anniversary of the class of 1966 - our Golden Wildcats - and the classes of 1976, 1986, 1996 and 2006 at the Signature Club on Friday, Oct. 7. Students and faculty gathered for lunch and heard from Dr. Janie Heath, dean and Warwick Professor of Nursing, Col. Marla De Jong, PhD alum, to honor the legacy and tradition of nursing excellence left by the Golden Wildcats. Below is the Dean's address:

College of Nursing Holds Annual Scholarship Brunch

Sep 26, 2016

The UK College of Nursing held its annual Scholarship Brunch on Sept. 10 in the Hyatt Regency ballroom to celebrate 2016-2017 scholarship recipients and honor their donors for making these scholarship possible.

The College of Nursing Celebrates National Clinical Nurse Specialist Recognition Week

Aug 31, 2016

The following letter is from Martha Biddle, PhD, APRN, CCNS, FAHA, assistant professor at the UK College of Nursing and gerontology clinical nurse specialist for UK HealthCare. College of Nursing faculty, staff and students:

UK is Honored to Schedule 2017 Honor Flight

Jul 5, 2016

BLOG by Anthony Dotson, director of the University of Kentucky Veterans Resource Center:

Spring 2016 Hooding, Pinning Ceremonies

Apr 27, 2016

Pinning Ceremony The College of Nursing will have its annual Pinning Ceremony for the seventy-first baccalaureate graduating class on Friday, May 6 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m at the Singletary Center for the Arts. Hooding Ceremony The Hooding Ceremony will immediately follow at the Singletary Center for the Arts at 1 p.m. For any questions, please contact Michael Hendrix at mwhend2@uky.edu.

Occupational and Environmental Health Nurse PhD Training Program Graduates First Student

Apr 18, 2016

Dr. Sharon Hunsucker is the first PhD graduate of the Occupational and Environmental Health Nurse (OEHN) PhD Training Program at the UK College of Nursing. The program is funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as one of the core training programs of the Central Appalachian Regional Education and Research Center (CARERC). Dr. Hunsucker successfully defended her dissertation, “Effects of Obesity on Work Ability in U.S. Farmers: A Pilot Study” on April 7, 2016.

Norton Healthcare, University of Kentucky BSN-DNP Students Present to Kentucky Governor

Mar 11, 2016

By Baylee Pulliam Dana Cook Pearson is a manager, but she won't be satisfied until she's at least a director. "What got me here was experience," said Pearson, who works as a health information manager for Norton Healthcare Inc. "But what would take me forward is education."

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