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School of Nursing Debuts Direct Admission Pathway for Fall 2025
St. Thomas 2025 - Grow the Morrison Family College of HealthThe Susan S. Morrison School of Nursing at the University of St. Thomas is debuting a new direct admission pathway for high school students interested in a nursing career. This new admissions option will accept high school seniors – applying to the school for fall 2025 and beyond – directly into the Bachelor of Science…
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In the News: St. Thomas School of Nursing Graduates Inaugural Class
In the NewsAnnette Hines, executive director of nursing at the University of St. Thomas Morrison Family College of Health, recently spoke with KSTP-TV and KARE 11 about the first graduating class of nurses from St. Thomas and the difference they will make through whole-person care and advancing health equity. From KSTP: The inaugural class of the new… -
Susan S. Morrison School of Nursing at St. Thomas Receives Accreditation Approval
Health & EducationThe Susan S. Morrison School of Nursing at the University of St. Thomas has reached another milestone. In addition to seeing its first graduates cross the stage this May, it recently received the final vote of approval for accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). In a May 2024 letter to the school’s… -
School of Nursing Hosts Pinning Ceremony for First Tommie Nurses
St. Thomas 2025 - Grow the Morrison Family College of HealthThe Susan S. Morrison School of Nursing at the University of St. Thomas welcomed its first class of Tommie nurses into the profession at an emotional pinning ceremony on May 23. A longtime dream of university leadership and countless steadfast supporters, the inaugural cohort of Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) candidates will enter the… -
Public Health Student From Rwanda Leads With Compassion and Determination
Diversity, Equity and InclusionLeaving home for college is a daunting task for many, but for University of St. Thomas student Blessed Uwase, there was the added layer of crossing continents and adapting to American culture. Uwase, who was raised in Rwanda and is majoring in public health at the Morrison Family College of Health, has carved a leadership… -
First Class of Tommie Nurses Ready to Advance Equity, Whole-Person Care
St. Thomas 2025 - Grow the Morrison Family College of HealthAfter years working in hotel management, Nuela Cannady ’24 MSN was looking for a career change that would make an impact. The native New Yorker found her path forward through a master’s degree from the Susan S. Morrison School of Nursing at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Cannady is one of 37 Masters… -
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… -
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…