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BSN program moves up 80 places in national rankings
The College of Nursing's Bachelor of Science in Nursing program moved up 80 places in the national ranking to #74 according to U.S. News & World Report undergrad rankings for 2025.
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Top Cadet, Jaiden Childs, ’24, Honored as Distinguished Military Graduate
Jaiden Childs is a senior in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program and Nursing Cadet in the Brady Battalion Army ROTC at Seattle University. A native Washingtonian, Cadet Childs credits her decision to pursue a career in Army nursing with her passion for leadership and helping others, which she developed at a young age.
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Staff Spotlight: Brian O'Malley, Simulation Specialist Technician
Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, Brian O'Malley joined the College of Nursing’s Clinical Performance Lab team as a Simulation Specialist Technician in 2020. Since then, he’s become an integral part of the team providing a safe, equitable learning environment for SU students to learn through simulation. An avid trail-runner, when not in the office he says he’s usually “prancing out and
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Recent Diagnostic Ultrasound Graduate Published in the Journal for Vascular Ultrasound
Kacey Jaenicke is a recent graduate from the post-baccalaureate Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Ultrasound program at Seattle University. She and her classmate Riley Davis, ’23, had their senior capstone papers published in the September issue of the Journal for Vascular Ultrasound. In her capstone paper, 'Deep Venous Thrombosis in the Setting of Fever,' Jaenicke discusses the correlat
College of Nursing Faculty, Alumna, Inducted as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing
Drs. Diane Fuller Switzer, Kumhee Ro, and Mo-Kyung Sin, along with former faculty members, Drs. Sofia Aragon, '97, and Carrie Miller were inducted as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) Saturday, October 7, 2023. These colleagues and other inductees were recognized for their substantial, sustained, and outstanding impact on health and health care.
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Dr. Jaime Navetta, SU Alumna, to Serve as Interim Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
Jaime Navetta, DNP, RN, CNE, who began her one-year appointment as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs at the College of Nursing on August 1, 2023, is a graduate of both its Doctor of Nursing Practice and Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs.
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Student Spotlight: Mebel Christian-Ezeofor, DNP ‘26
Mebel Christian-Ezeofor, ’26, is a doctoral student in the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) program at Seattle University. Her decision to pursue a career in nursing was influenced by her experience growing up in Cameroon, Africa, where she said, “socioeconomic disparities are not only apparent but consequential.”
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