Still Life
University Park Airport Emergency Response Exercise
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium
Did They Get It Right? - RedTails
Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
On a sunny morning in early May, 10 nurses walked in their coveted caps and gowns and received their bachelor's degrees from Penn State Abington Chancellor Karen Wiley Sandler. Quite an accomplishment for these newly minted nurses considering the degree program at Abington campus was launched only nine short months ago, during the fall semester in 2011. (more)
The Penn State Lehigh Valley Practical Nursing Program is accepting applications for its spring 2012 cohort.
The program aims to provide a high quality noncredit certificate program, delivered through a part-time, 18-month evening and weekend curriculum, to prepare individuals with the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes essential for practical nursing practice.
For more information, or to apply, visit www.lv.psu.edu/nursing online, or call 610-285-5238.
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Judith Hupcey, associate dean for graduate education in the School of Nursing, recently received two awards for her contributions to nursing science and research. (more)
Amy M. Sawyer, assistant professor of nursing at Penn State, has been appointed to the Research Committee of the Sleep Research Society, an international organization that fosters scientific investigation of sleep and sleep disorders. Sawyer's appointment is effective June 2012 through June 2015. (more)
In 2011, Penn State's School of Nursing was ranked 17th in NIH research funding for schools of nursing, its highest ranking ever. (more)
Dr. Ann Kolanowski, a School of Nursing faculty member and director of the Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, will be an expert panelist at "Lunch with Mimi Live!" May 1 at The Nittany Lion Inn. (more)
Dr. Marjorie Funk, professor at Yale University School of Nursing, will speak on "The Wise Use of Technology in the Care of Critically Ill Patients" at the Jean Vallance Lecture in Nursing Innovation April 20 at Mount Nittany Medical Center. This endowed lecture series is presented by Penn State's School of Nursing. (more)
To observe its one-year anniversary, Penn State's Center for Nursing Research will hold an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. April 19 at its offices on the first floor of the Health and Human Development East Building on the University Park campus. (more)
Promoting wellness for the mind, body and spirit is the theme of Penn State New Kensington's Holistic Nursing Conference that is set from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 27, in the campus Conference Center. Caring for the whole person is central to the nursing profession. The program can help nurses gain insights into holistic care, which is caring for the whole person. Topics of presentations include "The Role of Nutrition," "Relaxation Techniques," "Spirituality,' and "Tapping and Energy Generation." Registration is $65 and includes lunch. Reservation deadline is April 20. The conference is sponsored by the campus' RN to BS Nursing program, which offers registered nurses the opportunity to earn a baccalaureate degree in their profession. For more information and to register for the conference, visit http://www.nk.psu.edu/Academics/Degrees/nursing_overview.htm online. (more)
Gather a team of family, friends and co-workers and join the Penn State Hershey Department of Nursing for the second annual Dress for Success Power Walk and Scrub Drive on Saturday, May 12. (more)
