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College of Health Receives Grant to Support School Social Worker Pipeline
St. Thomas 2025 - Grow the Morrison Family College of HealthThe School of Social Work at the Morrison Family College of Health just received a $622,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Education to help attract and prepare students for a career in K-12 school social work. Facing a shortage of support services staff in schools across Minnesota and the nation, the funds will allow…
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Community Healing in Focus at Second Annual Whole Person Health Summit
St. Thomas 2025 - Grow the Morrison Family College of HealthWhen Dr. Antony Stately took over as president of the Native American Community Clinic in south Minneapolis, he decided to launch a traditional healing program. Hiring Ojibwe and Dakota elders to perform ceremonies and provide patient consultations, the program integrated centuries of Native wisdom into the clinical model and put a deliberate emphasis on community… -
College of Health Receives Nearly $1 Million Grant to Address Opioid Epidemic
St. Thomas 2025 - Grow the Morrison Family College of HealthA $900,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services will allow the Morrison Family College of Health at the University of St. Thomas to quickly train more students to serve on the front lines of the opioid crisis. The School of Social Work will use the funds to develop and launch a new co-occurring… -
Student Success Director Jessica Nelson Puts Nursing Students at Ease
St. Thomas 2025 - Grow the Morrison Family College of HealthA new generation of compassionate nurses is taking shape at the University of St. Thomas’ Susan S. Morrison School of Nursing. And Jessica Nelson, the school’s student success director, is implementing programs that will help nursing students succeed in their new careers. “Our nursing program is unique in the sense that we start building in… -
Susan S. Morrison School of Nursing Names New Executive Director
St. Thomas 2025 - Grow the Morrison Family College of HealthThe University of St. Thomas has named Dr. Annette Hines as the new executive director of the Susan S. Morrison School of Nursing. Hines joins St. Thomas from Queens University of Charlotte in North Carolina, where she has served as faculty member since 2000 and as director of the Presbyterian School of Nursing since 2019.… -
In the News: MayKao Hang on Whole Person Health and Lessons from the Pandemic
In the NewsDr. MayKao Hang, founding dean at the University of St. Thomas Morrison Family College of Health, recently spoke with the Star Tribune about the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic ahead of the inaugural Whole Person Health Summit. From the story: The summit is well-timed, because the pandemic revealed the consequences of poorer overall health and the need for… -
In the News: MayKao Hang on the Transition From Awareness to Action in Addressing America’s Health Disparities
In the NewsDr. MayKao Hang, founding dean at the University of St. Thomas Morrison Family College of Health, recently contributed an article to MinnPost on the shortfalls of the current health care system in the U.S., and the importance of whole person health in addressing health disparities. From the article: Currently, our health care system is not… -
In the News: MayKao Hang Joins Jan Malcolm to Discuss Whole Person Health and Learnings From the Pandemic
In the NewsMayKao Hang, founding dean at the University of St. Thomas Morrison Family College of Health, recently joined former Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm in the WCCO Radio studios to discuss the upcoming Whole Person Health Summit and what has been learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. From the interview: “If you think about our workforce being… -
St. Thomas to Host Inaugural Whole Person Health Summit
St. Thomas 2025 - Grow the Morrison Family College of HealthUnder the theme “From Awareness to Action,” the Morrison Family College of Health will host its inaugural Whole Person Health Summit on April 19 in the Anderson Student Center at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. The goal is to bring together practitioners and advocates who are dedicated to advancing health equity based on… -
Interprofessional Teaching Leads Students to Collaborative Careers
St. Thomas 2025 - Grow the Morrison Family College of HealthNurses and social workers collaborate daily when caring for patients, but the students training for these professions almost never cross paths. The Morrison Family College of Health at the University of St. Thomas is changing that thanks to a plan of integrated learning and teaching across health disciplines. Together, students from the Susan S. Morrison…