$18,610 !! A total 23 nursing students last night raised $1,758 on a rainy, stormy evening. Their good performance puts our three-night Phonathon total pledges at $18,610. Kudos to all who participated in this great fund-raising effort, led by CON Development Associate Oz Beard and Keri Taylor from UAMS Institutional Advancement. Oz will announce the […]

STUDENT PHONATHON BULLETIN Last night (Tuesday, March 8), 30 College of Nursing students raised $10,410 with phone calls to friends, alumni and past donors. This impressive total was done enthusiastically by a group of 30 students, many who themselves contributed. Our running total for Phonathon (two nights) is $16,852. Congratulations, students, and thank you for […]

UAMS College of Nursing was represented at the American Heart Association, Arkansas Chapter, Go Red for Women luncheon in Little Rock on March 8. Dr. Jean McSweeney serves on the Arkansas Chapter Board. Prior to the luncheon, the UAMS group visited with the keynote motivational speaker Holly Hoffman of Eureka, South Dakota. Holly was the […]

Over $6,200 was raised last night by nursing students in the first night of the College of Nursing Student Phonathon. The Phonathon continues two nights next week. Money raised supports our college general scholarship fund & endowed chairs & professorships.

UAMS College of Nursing students will be calling you during the college’s annual Phonathon on March 3, 8, and 10. When a student calls, please consider making a pledge. Gifts made during the Phonathon will be used to strengthen our scholarship program and increase funding for Endowed Chairs. Our student volunteers are looking forward to […]

The UAMS College of Nursing staff and faculty wore red on February 5 in honor of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Day. It was a day showcasing women banding together as a force for change against heart disease. Our college has a long history of involvement with this association and this event. […]

The Nicholas P. Lang, M.D., and Helen F. Lang, RN, Professorship was established by the Langs to provide assistance to the College of Nursing. The professorship became fully endowed in 2014 and on April 29, 2015, Dr. Claudia P. Barone became the inaugural recipient of the professorship. The professorship supports the interprofessional work led by […]

LITTLE ROCK — The College of Nursing Advisory Board at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has elected Benni Fambrough of Little Rock its new chairman and re-elected JoAnn Hennessy Smith of Searcy as vice chair and Mike Spades of Little Rock as secretary-treasurer. Each officer will serve a two-year term, which began Jan. […]

LITTLE ROCK — Two College of Nursing faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) were recently inducted as fellows to the American Academy of Nursing. Ellyn E. Matthews, PhD, RN, and Angela L. Green, PhD, RN, were two of 163 nurse leaders to be inducted Oct. 17 in Washington, D.C., as part […]

LITTLE ROCK — Developing an innovative approach that helped older women incorporate physical activity into their daily lives has led to national award for Leanne Lefler, PhD, APRN, an associate professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing. Lefler was one of ten nurses in the United States to receive […]