Nese College of Nursing Student Success Center

08/07/2026

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Liza Behrens, assistant professor of nursing in the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, received the 2025 Claudia J. Beverly Innovation Award from the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence for her work developing DIGNITY, a program designed to help nursing home staff supp...

07/29/2026

At Penn State’s Spend A Summer Day, we hosted over 300 students and their families, over the course of five days, and had a blast! Our open house allowed them to meet with faculty, advisers, and current Nursing students. There was an opportunity to push IV fluids into a Sim Manikin and even assist in a “birth”. Good times.
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07/17/2026

Amber Bisking and Lexy Fortney both graduated this spring with bachelor of science in nursing degrees from the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing. Soon they’ll be colleagues. But, for all they have in common, their paths to the degree were quite different.

07/15/2026

Congratulations to our 36 newest Fox scholarship recipients! These talented scholars come from 32 master's or doctoral degree programs were awarded scholarships of up to $10,000 to support high-impact academic or professional development activities.

The Fox scholarships — made possible by Jeff and Ann Marie Fox's $20 million commitment to advance excellence in graduate education at Penn State — recognize achievement in research and other academic pursuits, as well as military service. Students were nominated by the academic colleges or campuses in which their program is housed.

Read the full announcement on Penn State News: https://www.psu.edu/news/fox-graduate-school/story/fox-graduate-school-awards-36-graduate-students-fox-scholarships.

07/13/2026

A $5.25 million grant from the Bedford Falls Foundation-DAF will expand scholarship support for undergraduate nursing students in Penn State’s Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, building on an earlier $2 million commitment that established the Joanne and William Conway Nursing Scholarship at ...

07/02/2026

Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, a nurse scientist and leader whose work has shaped evidence-based practice, mental health and clinician well-being, has been named a "Living Legend" by the American Academy of Nursing. Melnyk’s ties to the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing span more than a decade.

06/15/2026

Congratulations to Emily Campbell, BSN, RN, who's spending her summer at the Pennsylvania House of Representatives!

Emily, a student in our Doctor of Nursing Practice – Leadership program, was selected for a Pennsylvania House Fellowship, where she will build on the health policy analysis skills she has developed through her DNP project, Improving Mental Health Examination: A Health Policy Initiative.

Through the fellowship, Emily will get an inside look at how bills are drafted, analyzed, and sponsored. She said the experience supports her goal of becoming a health policy leader.

06/12/2026

Through early clinical experiences and strong partnerships with regional healthcare providers, Penn State Schuylkill is helping build a nursing pipeline that supports local hospitals and the communities they serve.

06/09/2026

Kudos Christina Lightner! 🎉

Penn State’s Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing has been selected by the National Academy of Medicine as a member of the second cohort of its Change Maker Accelerators program, a yearlong initiative designed to help health organizations implement and measure professional well-being efforts.