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April 2012

Navy Vet, BSN Student Featured in Iowa Now

Boots on the ground

UI services, support help military veterans transition to college

By Stephen Pradarelli

As a petty officer second class in the Navy, it was Adam Connell’s job to successfully board ships being used for arms smuggling, drug trafficking, and other nefarious activities in South America and the Persian Gulf.

CON Welcomes New Students into Young Nurse Programs

When the fall 2012 semester begins, the College of Nursing will welcome several new students into its Young Nurse Clinician Programs.

One of these programs, the Young Community Nurse Clinician (YCNC) program, is a competitive and selective mentored program for undergraduate nursing students who are strongly considering a career in community and public health nursing.

Dr. Smith Interviewed for ABC News Report

UI College of Nursing Assistant Professor Marianne Smith was recently interview by ABC News for an article on a new nursing home concept for dementia patients.

Written by Katie Moisse, the article, titled “Alzheimer's Disease: Dutch Village Doubles as Nursing Home,” discusses Hogewey, a nursing home in Amsterdam that was designed to look and feel more like a small village than a care facility.

Dr. Smith was asked about this new approach to eldercare and is quoted about halfway down the first page.

PhD Student Awarded Prestigious Scholarship

The Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence will reach an important milestone this fall, as the third cohort of nursing doctoral candidates in its Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar Program brings the program to a national scale. 

Among the scholarship recipients for the fall of 2012 is UI College of Nursing PhD student Emily Higdon.

“This award couldn't have come at a better time. It truly is an honor and a blessing to be a Jonas Scholar. I couldn't be happier,” said Higdon, who was unaware she had even been nominated.