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Ward Honored by NACADA
April 22, 2013
It was recently announced that Carroll Ward, a part-time nursing faculty member and freshman advisor at James Madison University, will receive the 2013 Outstanding Advisor Award from the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA).
President of Emergency Nurses Association Meets JMU Students
April 16, 2013
ENA President JoAnn Lazarus, MSN, RN, CEN, met with students Taylor Harrison and Marlee Flynt following her presentation at the National Student Nurses Association.
Nursing Faculty Honored for Service Work
April 12, 2013
Dr. Sharon Strang received the Distinguished Service Award from the College of Health and Behavioral Science at James Madison University.
MSN Student Published in Journal
April 12, 2013
When Roberta “Robbie” Wright enrolled in Nursing 651: Leadership Development, a required course for the Certified Nurse Leader concentration of the Master of Science in Nursing degree, she had no idea that a class assignment would lead to an opportunity to publish her work.
Caregivers Receive Some TLC from JMU Students
Spring 2013
Many times, caregivers of the elderly are underappreciated and overlooked. Merle Mast, founder and executive director of the Caregivers Community Network (CCN) and Stacy Hansen the new program director hope to bring awareness to their plight.
Nursing Faculty Works to Remove Barriers for Adult Degree Completion
April 8, 2013
A new articulation agreement is in effect between the James Madison University Nursing department and Blue Ridge Community College.
Announcements
- Faculty openings available for graduate and undergraduate faculty. For further information, please contact Dr. Linda Sobel sobelll@jmu.edu. To apply see http://www.jmu.edu/humanresources/emp/joblink.shtml
- Merle Mast Receives Provost Award for Excellence
- May 3-4
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