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  • DAISY in Training: Call for Nominations

    What is the DAISY in Training Award?
    The DAISY in Training Award ™ is designed to remind students – even on the hardest days in nursing school – why they want to be a nurse. By recognizing nursing students who go above and beyond, providing care and compassion to patients and their families, we celebrate what it truly means to be a nurse.

  • STUDENT LIFE: Strike up the Band!

    Dan DiMonte has two distinctly different professional interests: music and health care.

    DiMonte, who just finished his first semester at the College of Nursing, is also working toward a B.A. in Music. It’s possible that he will eventually find a way to combine these interests … perhaps via music therapy.

    Dan recently took time out of his hectic schedule to talk about what inspires him, his experience at UI thus far, and where his career path might lead.

  • Student Life: The Word is Fight, Fight, Fight (and Care) for Iowa!

    Like most college students, Jessica Carroll is busy … really busy. As a UI cheerleader and full-time BSN student, her time management skills are put to the test on a daily basis.

    “Jessica is a great example of a student athlete who manages our rigorous curriculum while maintaining an active campus life,” said Ellen Cram, PhD, RN, assistant dean for undergraduate programs.

  • Student Life: Q&A with a Crooner

    While James Kinney has only been singing “seriously” for a couple of years, he still possesses enough drive and talent to be part of a group that performed before President Barack Obama last month.

    With that kind of innate aptitude and determination, imagine what he could accomplish in a health care setting. More so, just think of what he will bring to the table in the nursing profession after receiving four full years of leading-edge education from one of the country’s best BSN programs!

  • ‘MiN’ to Attend Marque Conference in San Francisco

    The University of Iowa College of Nursing’s student organization, Men in Nursing (UI MiN), is sending six students to San Francisco to participate in the American Assembly for Men in Nursing’s (AAMN) annual convention.  

    Themed “Men in Nursing: Partners and Leaders in Nursing’s Future,” this year’s conference will provide the opportunity to network with member nurses and other students from around the United States.  

    UI College of Nursing students attending the event are:

  • Student Life: Q&A with a Rising ‘Star’

    In only a few short weeks into the fall 2012 semester, the research of Staja Booker has been getting nationally noticed. It could even be said that Booker, a first-year student in the College of Nursing’s PhD program, has a bright future in front of her—so it’s fitting that she has been nicknamed “Star” nearly all of her life.