Arthur Reid, an ABSN Student, holds his 2-year-old daughter at the UF College of Nursing recently. Reid says that as a recipient of the LINE scholarship, he can pursue a nursing degree and remain active in his daughter’s life. By Carlos E. Medina For Arthur Reid, Florida’s Linking Industry…
By Carlos E. Medina When Colleen McLarnon graduated from the University of Florida College of Nursing with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1983, she only planned to spend three years in the U.S. Navy. Instead, she stayed for 30. “I joined just to see what it was…
By Carlos E. Medina The University of Florida College of Nursing marks National Nurse Practitioner Week, Nov. 9–15, by recognizing the dedicated nurse practitioners who deliver accessible, high-quality care across the state, including those leading the way at UF Health Archer Family Health Care, the college’s nurse practitioner-led clinic…
By Carlos E. Medina Raquel Steiert is used to shouldering a heavy load. As a member of the University of Florida Fightin’ Gator Marching Band, she hefts a 30-pound tuba across the field in the blazing Gainesville heat. As a student pursuing a bachelor of science in nursing degree…
The annual Elevate & Celebrate Award Ceremony was held on Friday, May 9, and honored the outstanding contributions of our dedicated Gator Nursing team.The recognitions included the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurse Educators, College Faculty and Staff Awards and special honors for faculty members moving on to new…
In the latest episode of “Tell Me About It” WUFT’s Sue Wagner talks to Dean Shakira Henderson about the college’s Elevate 2029 strategic plan. The tenets of the plan were determined after months of dedicated collaboration and rigorous analysis, both internally and externally, to chart a course toward making…
As we close out National Nurses Week — a time when we honor the heart and soul of health care — it’s easy to focus on those frontline nursing professionals. But behind every compassionate caregiver is a teacher, a mentor and a leader who believed in their potential and helped…
As we kick off Nurses Week, May 6-12, the spotlight turns on those professionals who serve at the heart of our health care system. For many, the image of nursing remains the caregiver at the bedside, dispensing the comfort and compassion central to the profession. However, nursing has evolved…
While the UF College of Nursing’s pinning ceremony on May 2 continued the time-honored tradition of marking the culmination of years of hard work for nursing students, this year, the college introduced a new tradition: graduates got to choose who pinned them during the ceremony. Traditionally, college Alumni Council members pinned new…
The University of Florida College of Nursing celebrated research, scholarship and the future of health care at the 2025 Nursing Research Summit and Malasanos Lectureship. This year’s theme,Then, Now & Forward: Advances in Nursing Education, Practice and Research, emphasized the power of nursing science to drive meaningful change in patient…
