Anna Williams

Williams Honored by Great 100 Nurses Foundation

Anna Williams, UA Little Rock assistant professor of nursing, has been named a 2023 Honoree of The Great 100 Nurses Foundation. Continue reading “Williams Honored by Great 100 Nurses Foundation”

Dr. Sloan Davidson, director of the School of Nursing, speaks to nursing students in the Center for Simulation Innovation. Photo by Ben Krain.

UA Little Rock School of Nursing Earns Reaccreditation from ACEN

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Nursing has received continuing accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), considered the leading authority in nursing education accreditation, through 2030 for its associate and bachelor’s degree programs. Continue reading “UA Little Rock School of Nursing Earns Reaccreditation from ACEN”

Belinda Nix

Nix Named Next President of Staff Senate

Belinda Nix, academic counselor and enrollment coordinator for the School of Nursing, has been elected as the next president of the UA Little Rock Staff Senate for the 2023-24 academic year. Continue reading “Nix Named Next President of Staff Senate”

Heba Sadaka

Sadaka Honored with Arkansas’s Great 100 Nurses Award

Heba Sadaka, assistant professor of nursing at UA Little Rock and a nurse of 29 years, has been selected for Arkansas’s Great 100 Nurses Award! Continue reading “Sadaka Honored with Arkansas’s Great 100 Nurses Award”

Joanna Hall

UA Little Rock Nursing Professor Earns Healthcare Simulation Educator Certification

Joanna Hall, director of simulation and assistant professor of nursing at UA Little Rock, has earned the Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) certification. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Nursing Professor Earns Healthcare Simulation Educator Certification”

Kennedy Whitehead, School of Nursing, First generation student spotlight 2021

First-Generation Student Spotlight: Kennedy Whitehead

In honor of First-Generation College Student Celebration Month, UA Little Rock is profiling some of its outstanding first-generation students.

Kennedy Whitehead is a sophomore nursing major from North Little Rock. She is the first in her family to pursue a post-secondary education. Continue reading “First-Generation Student Spotlight: Kennedy Whitehead”

Lakeisha Falls; First-generation student profiles 2021

First-Generation Student Spotlight: Lakeisha Falls

In honor of First-Generation College Student Celebration Month, UA Little Rock is profiling some of its outstanding first-generation students and alumni.

Lakeisha Falls is a first-generation UA Little Rock nursing faculty member from Blytheville, Arkansas.

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UA Little Rock nursing students administer a flu vaccine during a campus wide clinic. Students and staff were able to receive a free flu vaccine at the annual event held by UA Little Rock Health Services and the Department of Nursing.

UA Little Rock to Hold Flu Clinics Oct. 13-19

UA Little Rock Health Services will offer flu shots to the campus community during campuswide clinics Oct. 13-19.
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Senior nursing students in the UA Little Rock School of Nursing prepare for transition to practice by participating in an Emergency Room simulation in the Center for Simulation Innovation.

UA Little Rock Receives $165k Grant for Center for Simulation Innovation

The Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation has awarded the University of Arkansas at Little Rock a $165,000 grant for the Center for Simulation Innovation in the School of Nursing.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock Receives $165k Grant for Center for Simulation Innovation”