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First Generation Day University of Missouri - Linnsi Polewski

Meet Linnsi Polewski – First-Generation Day 2022


As a first-generation student, Linnsi knew she would find her home with Mizzou Nursing.

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Meet Brittney Stephens – First-Generation Day 2022


Meet Brittney Stephens, an SSON first-generation graduate turned simulation program coordinator and a true Mizzou Nursing success story.

First Generation Day - Jachelle Powell

Meet Jachelle Powell – First Generation Day 2022


Jachelle Powell is a first-generation nursing student, small business owner, and mentor paving the way for future students like herself.

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Edith Harrington – Alumni Spotlight


SSON alumna, Edith Harrington, will turn 100 years old next year, but during 1943 at age 20, she left her life at Mizzou to join the WWII effort in the US Cadet Nurse Corps.

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Karry Weston – PhD Spotlight


Karry Weston’s work in maternal health care was showcased in a recent article in Show Me Mizzou.

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Malaika Gallimore – PhD Spotlight


Malaika Gallimore was highlighted in a recent Show Me Mizzou article for her recently funded and extremely competitive F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award.

MU nursing students give up break to help with patient care


From KOMU Channel 8 Link to original post here. Lauren Schwentker, KOMU 8 Reporter   COLUMBIA- MU Health Care's hospital beds are quickly filling up with patients, which has caused nurses to spread thin, according to a recent press release. In early December, Robin Harris, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Sinclair School of…

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2020 Living Legend Marilyn Rantz, PhD, RN, FAAN


Every year the American Academy of  Nursing honors a small number of fellows as Living Legends.

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Getting Through the Times – Thoughts from a Registered Nurse


By Wendy Boren Tuesday, April 7, 2020   It's coming. The end of this awful pandemic is coming because this too shall pass. But we've got an ugly fight ahead of us in our area. I'm a nurse, and I'm proud to say we're up for it. But we need your help. In one week's…

Verna Adwell Rhodes Endowed Professorship


Friday, May 3, friends, family, former students and faculty from the Sinclair School of Nursing filled the Jesse Rotunda for the announcement and celebration of the establishment of the Verna Adwell Rhodes Endowed Professorship in Nursing.  In honor of Rhodes’ achievements, service and generosity, her family and friends have come together to give $1 million…