The School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership prepares undergraduate and graduate students in nursing, health administration, and community health services for life-long learning, caring service, leadership and global citizenship. The interdisciplinary approach integrates professional nursing, health services management and community health programming. Faculty members bring together comprehensive curricula which focus on current issues in the expanding areas of healthcare. Students in each major develop the skills and abilities essential for a career of leadership in healthcare. The nursing program is accredited at both the baccalaureate (BSN) and master’s (MS in nursing) levels by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The Long Term Care emphasis within Health Services Administration is approved by the Minnesota Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (BENHA). The RN to BSN baccalaureate nursing completion track is approved by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) for fully online delivery.
1:30-2:50 p.m., Wednesday, March 7 – CMU 203 Colleges and universities play an integral role in providing opportunities for dialogue and critical thinking around sometimes controversial topics. However, there tends to be a hesitation to have too public of a dialogue around these topics out of fear of creating conflict or upsetting the “Minnesota nice” conversation [...]
Melinda Thompson, a senior in the baccalaureate nursing program, attended the National Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA) Convention in Louisville, Kentucky October 13-16. Thompson was one of two students in the country to receive the Student Leadership Award, which covered the cost of the conference. The theme for this year’s conference was “Unbridled Nursing Innovation and Care [...]
Amy LaValla, a senior BSN nursing student was chosen as a recipient of the American Psychiatric Nursing Association Scholarship, which provided an all expense paid trip to the 2011 APNA Conference at Disney Land Resort in California in October 2011. She was one of 15 students chosen nationwide for this honor. The scholarship recipients were [...]
Vicki Teske, Nursing, was chosen to attend the Faculty Learning About Geriatrics (FLAG) summer institute, Aug. 8-12, 2011 at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus, joining representatives from 24 schools, universities and tribal colleges from across the country. The institute is followed by a yearlong mentorship centered around specific geriatric nursing educational projects. The program provides [...]
Samantha Kundinger, Health Services Administration Major
