News from the School of Nursing & Health Studies
Alumni Update: Kathleen Johnson, Master of Nursing
Kathleen Johsnon, MN '09, has received the School Nurse Administrator of the Year from the School Nurse Organization of Washington.
May 6, 2016
First Annual NHS Spring Celebration a Success!
The first annual School of Nursing and Health Studies Spring Celebration, honoring retiring faculty, faculty and staff promotions, and our community partner, Robin Fenn was a resounding success.
May 6, 2016
Master of Nursing Graduation Celebration
Master of Nursing students will be honored at this year's MN Graduation Celebration. Congratulations!
May 6, 2016
Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society Induction Ceremony
This spring, eligible RN-BSN and MN students will be inducted into the nursing honor society, Sigma Theta Tau International.
May 6, 2016
Master of Nursing Final Presentations 5/27/2016 – 6/8/2016
Our current MN students will be presenting their final projects as they prepare for commencement.
May 6, 2016
Saibo Tunkara, MN Student, Wins the “Distinguished Advocate, Administrator, Leader” Award.
Saibo Tunkara, MN Student, was nominated by his colleagues at Valley Medical Center in the Critical Care Center for this University of Washington Seattle School of Nursing award.
May 6, 2016
NHS Partners with National Association of School Nurses
In a partnership with the National Association of School Nurses, Nursing faculty are conducting a study of school nurses and you may receive a request to participate. The survey launched in March and will continue through June 2016.
May 5, 2016
NHS Faculty Member, Maureen West, Appointed to WWU Board of Trustees
Western Washington University, in Bellingham, WA, is governed by an eight-member Board of Trustees. One NHS faculty member, Maureen West, has been selected to serve on this Board through September of 2021.
April 25, 2016
Alumni Update: Eleanor Marsh Trujillo, Nursing
Eleanor Marsh Trujillo, UWB Nursing alum, is one of this year's outstanding nurses honored at the UW Seattle School of Nursing's annual Nurses Recognition Banquet. Eleanor has been awarded the Distinguished Diversity Advocate Award.
April 20, 2016
Butch de Castro Awarded Five Year Grant
Dr. Butch de Castro, Associate Professor of the UW Bothell School of Nursing & Health Studies, along with collaborators at the UCLA School of Public Health and the University of San Carlos Office of Population Studies (Cebu, Philippines), have been awarded a five-year grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development of the National Institutes of Health to study obesity risk in the context of international migration.
April 15, 2016