General News

On October 25th, 2024, Christopher Smith PhD, MSN, RN, GCQM, a valued faculty member at UNC Charlotte’s School of Nursing, was inducted into Appalachian State University’s Trillium Society at the Beaver College of Health Sciences. This honor recognizes Dr. Smith’s exceptional contributions to the nursing profession and his remarkable leadership as a two-time graduate of […]

The School of Nursing proudly announces that Dr. Horne has been elected as a Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA), awarded by the Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing. This honor recognizes Dr. Horne’s contributions to scholarship, practice, education, and volunteer service within the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Stroke Association (ASA). Dr. […]

We are proud to announce that our Graduate Program Specialist, Fredrica Higgs, MS. Ed is as a UNC Charlotte Sustainability Ambassador. She has participated in monthly training, collaborated with campus experts, and worked with departments across the university on sustainability initiatives. As her sustainability project this past spring, she mobilized School of Nursing faculty and staff to […]

We are thrilled to announce that three of our outstanding faculty members, Tiffany Jackson, DNP, NP-C, ACHPN, Suzanne Trotter, MSN, BSN, and Jessica Hernandez, MSN, have been selected to participate in the second stage of the University of North Carolina System Nursing Open Educational Resources (OER) Initiative! Beginning in Fall 2025, this phase aims to […]

Katryna McCoy, PhD, MSN, FNP-C, a faculty member at UNC Charlotte School of Nursing and a UNC CFAR Developmental awardee, has been featured in the latest UNC Center for AIDS Research’s HIViews CFAR E-bulletin. Dr. McCoy is making significant strides in tackling HIV disparities in North Carolina, with a particular focus on Black communities who […]

The School of Nursing would like to announce that Kathleen Jordan, DNP, MS, FNP-BC, ENP-C, SANE-P, FAEN, FAANP was recently appointed as a Faculty Marshal by Jenifer Troyer, Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at UNC Charlotte. This role, which will span the 2024-2028 term, officially begins with the December 2024 Commencement and concludes […]

October not only marks the arrival of fall, but also the start of flu season. At the UNC Charlotte School of Nursing, we believe in the power of community health, and this month, our senior nursing students are taking a proactive step to help limit the spread of influenza on campus. In collaboration with the […]

The Academy for Clinical Research and Scholarship (ACRS) at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte School of Nursing is pleased to announce that Lufei Young, PhD, ACCNP-BC and Teresa Cronell, EdD, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNE have been awarded the ACRS Advancement of Nursing Excellence Research Grant. Dr. Young and Dr. Cronell’s innovative project, “Enhancing […]

UNC Charlotte’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program rose 58 spots to No. 54, its highest-ever ranking, in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings released Sept. 24. “This ranking reflects the strong reputation of Niner nursing graduates among our peers regionally and nationally,” said Susan McLennon, director of UNC Charlotte’s School […]

The UNC Charlotte School of Nursing proudly congratulates Charlene Whitaker-Brown, DNP, MSN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, CHFN, on receiving a prestigious scholarship from the Alzheimer’s Association to attend the 2024 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and the pre-conference workshop, Multi-Sector Collaboration to Train the Current and Future Dementia Workforce. This opportunity further highlights Dr. Whitaker-Brown’s […]