College of Nursing News

Oct 3, 2014 by College of Nursing Marketing

On August 11, college faculty, staff, students and their families gathered to celebrate the completion of their degrees.

Oct 3, 2014 by College of Nursing Marketing

Karen L. Gorton, PhD, RN, MS, ATC, has been named assistant dean of undergraduate programs for the University of Colorado College of Nursing.

Oct 3, 2014 by College of Nursing Marketing

On September 5, the College of Nursing Alumni Association honored four alumni at their awards luncheon.

Jul 3, 2014 by College of Nursing Marketing

The College of Nursing congratulates four faculty members who will be inducted as fellows in the American Academy of Nursing this fall.

Jul 3, 2014 by College of Nursing Marketing

Despite tornado warnings throughout the week, Friday, May 23, was gorgeous for convocation. This year the College of Nursing was proud to award degrees to 248 students. Within that number were 148 BS graduates, 69 MS graduates, 21 DNP graduates, and 10 PhD graduates.

Jun 24, 2014 by College of Nursing Marketing

The Research and Evidence-based Practice (E.B.P.) Symposium, a long-time University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) event, has had many ties with the CU College of Nursing over the years. For the symposium's 25th anniversary, several more College of Nursing alumni were recognized.

Jun 24, 2014 by College of Nursing Marketing

Several years ago, Alice Stephenson, BS '63, RN, PN, looked back over her career as a nurse and was grateful. She remembers her years in nursing school with pride and always felt good when someone noticed her CU School of Nursing pin.

Jun 19, 2014 by College of Nursing Marketing

Cheryl Krause-Parello studies animal-assisted intervention (AAI) and is founder and director of Canines Providing Assistance to Wounded Warriors (C-PAWW), a new initiative at the CU College of Nursing that supports military and veterans’ health and education in Colorado, with the aim of becoming the most military-supportive state in the country.

Jun 17, 2014 by College of Nursing Marketing

​On May 9, during National Nurses Week, faculty, staff and students gathered to celebrate the profession and to roll out the official new image campaign for the CU College of Nursing.

Apr 18, 2014 by College of Nursing Marketing

Dulce Mia Warren is the College of Nursing Alumni Association S. Claire Sandekian Scholarship recipient for 2014.​

Apr 14, 2014 by College of Nursing Marketing

Kathy Magilvy, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Ernestine Kotthoff-Burnell, PhD, APRN, FAANP, from the college participated in the exchange agreement between our sister school, Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences Department of Nursing in Japan, and the University of Colorado College of Nursing.

Apr 9, 2014 by College of Nursing Marketing

On Friday, April 4, the Center for Midwifery (CFM) opened their new Lone Tree clinic.

Mar 26, 2014 by College of Nursing Marketing

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) named Dean Sarah Thompson, PhD, FAAN, to chair their national DNP Implementation Task Force.

Mar 12, 2014 by College of Nursing Marketing

​The University of Colorado College of Nursing has been successful in snagging high rankings in U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 edition of Best Graduate Schools.

Mar 5, 2014 by Julie MW Zavala, DNP, CPNP

As a PNP working in an elementary school-based health clinic (SBHC), I care for an ever-growing number of children with increased BMIs (>85%). Despite my knowledge of the importance of the problem, my engaging conversational style, and my endless supply of 5-2-1-0 handouts, I became frustrated with my inability to make much improvement.