Academics

Cindy Sickora, D.N.P., RN, has joined the School of Nursing as vice dean for practice and engagement.

School of Nursing Hires Vice Dean for Practice and Engagement

May 15, 2017

Cindy Sickora, D.N.P., RN, has joined the School of Nursing as vice dean for practice and engagement.



Karine Crow, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, was inducted as a 2016 Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) at the academy’s annual policy conference in Washington, D.C.

Professor Inducted as AAN Fellow

May 15, 2017

Karine Crow, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, was inducted as a 2016 Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.



M. Danet Lapiz Bluhm, Ph.D., RN, has been named a Collaborative Academic Research Member on a multi-state project called Veterans’ Action League with the goal of improving veteran health care delivery.

Associate Professor Named to VA Project

May 12, 2017

M. Danet Lapiz Bluhm, Ph.D., RN, was named a Collaborative Academic Research Member on a multi-state project called Veterans’ Action League.



For her dissertation, Gretchel Gealogo, Ph.D., RN, gathered data from dementia patients with the goal of improving the quality of care by health care providers and the patients’ ability to contribute to their health care decisions.

Giving Patients a Voice

May 12, 2017

Alumna Gretchel Gealogo, Ph.D., M.S.N., RN, gathered data from dementia patients with the goal of improving the quality of care by health care providers and the patients’ ability to contribute to their health care decisions.



Venetia Cantrell, D.N.P., M.S.N., FNP-BC, monitors the blood pressure of a member of the Covenant Community Church in San Antonio.

More Than a Leap of Faith

May 12, 2017

As a graduate of the School of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, Venetia Cantrell, D.N.P., M.S.N., FNP-BC, used her nursing leadership skills to help church members improve their heart health.



Charles Hoag, B.S.N., RN, joined the School of Nursing as clinic manager for the school's clinical enterprises.

New Clinic Manager Oversees School’s Clinical Enterprises

May 12, 2017

Charles Hoag, B.S.N., RN, has joined the School of Nursing as the clinic manager for the school’s clinical enterprises.



Cecelia Acosta-Cruz, Traditional B.S.N. student, and Sarah Grimmer, Accelerated B.S.N. student (middle in black scrubs), spent spring break in Bogota, Colombia, as part of an educational exchange program with the Universidad Manuela Beltran.

Students Travel to Colombia for Educational Exchange Program

May 10, 2017

Cecelia Acosta-Cruz, Traditional B.S.N. student, and Sarah Grimmer, Accelerated B.S.N. student traveled to Bogota, Colombia, as part of an educational exchange program.



Eileen T. Breslin, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, serves as dean and the Dr. Patty L. Hawken Nursing Endowed Professor for the School of Nursing.

Alumni, Faculty, Students Improving Lives

May 9, 2017

Nursing knowledge impacts health and health care around the world. The School of Nursing’s alumni, faculty and students make lives better by promoting health as an act of social justice.



The Department of Lifelong Learning offers live and online continuing education, hosts three annual conferences, and provides an online RN Refresher Course.

Keep Learning: Department of Lifelong Learning Reaccredited

May 1, 2017

The School of Nursing’s Department of Lifelong Learning offers both live and online continuing education.