News from the School of Nursing & Health Studies
Message of support from our Dean
Please read the message from Dean Shari L. Dworkin regarding support for your success spring quarter.
March 30, 2020
Quarantine & Isolation
Read about Stefanie Iverson Cabral's "Quarantine and Isolation" class and current events.
March 30, 2020
Dean’s Corner: SNHS and Global Health
Dean's Corner: Spring 2020. A message from our dean, Shari L. Dworkin, about SNHS and Global Health.
March 26, 2020
BSN alum inspired by study abroad
Bradley Budrow, BSN '14, participated in the 2014 SNHS study abroad trip to Togo. The experience has inspired him to join four more international medical brigades. Read his story, in his own words.
March 26, 2020
Global Health Promotion in Guatemala
Join teams with one of SNHS' Global Community Health Partners, Guatemala Village Health, on a two week service experience. This service-learning course is designed to provide students with hands-on primary care/public health experience in low-resource areas of Guatemala.
January 7, 2020
Dean’s Corner
Dean Shari Dworkin discusses the value and impact of mentorship at the School of Nursing and Health Studies (SNHS) in the Fall Newsletter. SNHS embraces mentoring intensively as both an art and a science. Our faculty and staff also deeply engage the mentorship of students and have experienced numerous successes in this arena.
November 20, 2019
US News and World Report Recognizes UWB MN Program
The UWB MN program has been ranked #4 among public schools that offer a Master's degree and the MN program was ranked #12 overall!
November 19, 2019
Harassment Training for Agricultural Workers
SNHS faculty, Drs. Jody Early and Victoria Breckwich Vasquez, co-led a grassroots effort in Washington state to address the issue of sexual harassment in agriculture.
November 19, 2019
UWB BSN alumna working towards her MN!
A BSN'14 graduate, Miriam Witt, is now working towards her Master of Nursing at UWB! Witt's goals and passions were heavily influenced by her volunteer trip to Kenya and experiences teaching clinical nursing as an adjunct instructor at Skagit Valley College.
November 19, 2019
Dr. Niitsu attends APNA conference
Dr. Niitsu participated in the American Psychiatric Nurses Association 33rd annual conference. The conference, focusing on Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses: The Whole Health Connection, included 300 sessions and poster presentations on topics related to psychiatric-mental health nursing.
November 15, 2019