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Joan Baker with College of Nursing and Health Sciences Dean Butch de Castro and Diagnostic Ultrasound program director Mirette Aziz.
A Pioneering Powerhouse
As ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ celebrates 50 years of Diagnostic Ultrasound, the story of Joan Baker reveals how one unexpected career turn helped create what is now a vital tool in modern health care.
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Meet the Sauvage Endowed Professorship in Nursing Recipients
Drs. Gayle Robinson and Mo-Kyung Sin are recipients of the Dr. Lester and Mary Ann Sauvage Endowed Professorship in Nursing for 2023-2024. This professorship named in honor of Dr. Lester and Mary Ann Sauvage, BSN '56, focuses on wellness, disease prevention, and health promotion to improve the physical, emotional and spiritual quality of life to help individuals maintain heart health and
New Academic Nursing Advisory Board
Thank you to all the members of the newly convened Academic Nursing Advisory Board. This advisory board will provide a channel for perspectives from nurses in professional practice, health systems leadership positions, and community-/public-service roles to guide our pursuits to fulfill our mission and actualize our vision.
Staff Spotlight: Rebecca Severson, ‘14, ‘20, Academic Advisor, Advanced Practice Nursing Immersion (APNI) Program
As a double alumna of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ and staff member of the College of Nursing, Rebecca Severson, ‘14, ‘20, has had a long relationship with the SU community, which she describes as both, “holistically formative and transformative. As a student, I felt the mission and values of SU from my faculty and classmates being carried out. As a staff member, I draw from that experience and ai
Meet the N. Jean Bushman Chairs in Nursing
Dr. Suzan Griffis Knowles and Melissa Owen were selected as N. Jean Bushman Endowed Chairs in Nursing for 2023-2024. Established in 1990, the N. Jean Bushman Endowed Chair was the first endowed chair at the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ College of Nursing. Ms. Bushman taught in the College for 35 years before becoming faculty emerita in 1995. Her enduring legacy enables the College of Nursing to st
Nursing Dean a Health Care Hall of Famer
College of Nursing’s Butch de Castro to be inducted into the Washington State Nurses Hall of Fame.