UTC College of Nursing

09/01/2026

Are you a CON student that needs a little extra help making nursing concepts click? Make plans to attend tutoring with our GA and AGACNP DNP student, Michael Wells every Tuesday in Davenport 305 between 1 and 5 PM.

08/14/2026

Interested in becoming a Family Nurse Practitioner? Join an upcoming information session with the UTC College of Nursing to learn more! (Both virtual and in-person options available) RSVP here - https://forms.gle/2AHnyNJ2M6pzG59DA

08/13/2026

Changing course: Dr. Kristen Singletary’s road from law to nursing.

Dr. Kristen Singletary knows that the first path you take doesn’t always lead you to your destination. Sometimes you must reroute, even though it may not be the quickest or easiest way forward.

08/04/2026

UTC DNP students provide free health screenings, build skills at Chattanooga Wellness Expo

Despite the rain, hundreds of Chattanooga community members came to McKenzie Arena and the Wolford Family Athletic Center on Saturday, Aug. 1, for the Chattanooga Wellness Expo. Among them were 20 faculty members and students from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Doctor of Nursing Prac...

07/30/2026

‘We are service-driven people’: DNP students treat patients in rural Peru

In June, a woman in rural Peru walked five hours to receive a pap smear at a health clinic. Those treating the woman—and others like her—included UTC Doctor of Nursing Practice students Karent Gresbrink, Chyna Germany and Kelly Jourdan, alongside faculty member Dr. Kate McKinney, the Kay K. Chit...

07/28/2026

DNP Nurse Anesthesia cohorts 2026,2027, and 2028 completing their summer Intensives.

07/28/2026

A journey back to nursing earns March of Dimes scholarship

For Kate Powers, becoming a nurse wasn’t a matter of if—it was a matter of when. Now a student in the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s College of Nursing, Powers recently received a March of Dimes Undergraduate Nursing Sc...

07/20/2026

Difficult discussions: How UTC nursing faculty are using AI to teach the hardest conversations in care.

Two University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Nursing faculty members recently shared their work on AI-assisted simulation with an international audience, leading a webinar on how the technology can help prepare graduate nurse practitioner students for difficult conversations in palliative c...

07/09/2026

Help us celebrate two College of Nursing staff members who were honored with University Awards this summer!

✨Leah Barrett Collins, Professional Advisor, received the Scrappy’s Unsung Hero Award—an award for a staff member that goes above and beyond their job description to help others across the department and University.

✨Bethany Weaver, Recruitment Coordinator for the FNP Program, received a Newbie Award—an award for a staff member who has worked at the University for 3 years or less who has done their job exceptionally well.

Congratulations, Leah and Bethany, on your well-deserved recognition!

07/09/2026

Behind the research at UTC: Dr. Jason Peter.

For Mary B. Jackson Assistant Professor of Nursing Jason Peter, service has always been a passion. Teaching at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Nursing, Peter serves as the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program director, a concentration within UTC’s Doctor of Nu...