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Using Nursing to Build the Way to Better Health Care Environments

Posted on March 31, 2025

Igor Kleytman ’08, CPEN, uses his nursing experiences to consult with medical facility designers.

Posted in Alumni News & Events, Alumni Profile, ForwardNursing, News, Traditional BSN profileTagged Igor Kleytman, medical facility design

Resilient by Nature

Posted on March 24, 2025

Sydney Scharrer ’20 proves that obstacles aren’t setbacks, but rather a door opening to new opportunities.

Posted in Alumni Profile, ForwardNursing, News, Traditional BSN profileTagged COVID-19, Sydney Scharrer, TBSN

Opening the Door to a World of Opportunity

Posted on March 4, 2025

Deanna DeBower Bowers credits the School of Nursing’s broad preparation for her successes in nursing leadership across the world.

Posted in Alumni Profile, ForwardNursing, NewsTagged Alumni, Class of 1960, Deanna Bowers, global health

Excelling Beyond the Ordinary

Posted on February 25, 2025

Famara Sanneh ’19 uses his nursing skills to provide free health care screenings in his hometown community in The Gambia.

Posted in Alumni Profile, ForwardNursing, Health Equity, News, Traditional BSN profileTagged Alumni, BSN, Famara Sanneh, global health, TBSN

Badger Prints Across the Globe

Posted on February 24, 2025

Richard Henker ’81, PhD, CRNA, FAAN, FAANA impacts global health with his commitment to helping advance nursing practice through teaching and mentorship

Posted in Alumni Profile, ForwardNursing, NewsTagged Alumni, ForwardNursing, global health, PhD profile, PhD program, Rick Henker

We Celebrate Wellness

Posted on December 11, 2024

The School of Nursing strives to advance the wellness of every individual and connect the School community with wellness resources across campus and within the greater Madison community.

Posted in Centennial, ForwardNursing, History, NewsTagged Signe Skott Cooper Hall, wellness

We Celebrate Helping Those in Need

Posted on October 14, 2024

UW–Madison School of Nursing students have helped international schools of nursing in times of need, including during a disastrous earthquake in Nicaragua in 1973 and another in Haiti in 2010.

Posted in Centennial, ForwardNursing, History, NewsTagged centennial, ForwardNursing, global health, nursing history, School of Nursing history

Caring Through Shared Experience

Posted on October 14, 2024

For Katey Olsen ’20, nursing is a way to give back after beating childhood cancer.

Posted in Alumni News & Events, Alumni Profile, ForwardNursing, News, Traditional BSN profileTagged Alumni, BSN, Katey Olsen, TBSN

We Celebrate 25 Years of Littlefield Leadership Lectures

Posted on October 1, 2024

This annual event honors the 16-year contribution of Dean Emerita Vivian Littlefield in her role as dean and professor of the School of Nursing.

Posted in Centennial, ForwardNursing, History, NewsTagged Littlefield Leadership Lecture, vivian littlefield

We Celebrate Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Posted on October 1, 2024

The evolution of inclusive excellence, reducing health disparities, and advancing health equity at the School of Nursing.

Posted in Centennial, ForwardNursing, Health Equity, History, Inclusive Excellence, NewsTagged Diamond D. Williams, Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Health equity
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