University News
Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Online MBA Program Ranked No. 26 by The Princeton Review
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s College of Business Administration offers one of the nation’s most outstanding online Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles the college in its Top 50 Online MBA Programs for 2021 ranking.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Selects Peggy Shadduck to Serve as New Vice President for Regional Campuses and Dean of the College of Applied and Technical Studies
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University has named Margaret (Peggy) Shadduck, Ph.D., of Richardson, Texas, as its new vice president for Regional Campuses and dean of the College of Applied and Technical Studies. Shadduck was selected following a national search.
2020 President’s Award of Distinction Recipients Announced
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University President Todd Diacon recently notified 23 Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ staff members that they are the 2020 recipients of the President’s Award of Distinction. The award was created as a recognition program to reward staff members who have demonstrated outstanding achievements, service, leadership and dedication to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ in advancing the university’s strategic priorities and core values.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ community continues record-breaking philanthropy during Giving Tuesday
Despite the economic impact of COVID-19, alumni, friends, faculty and staff came together to raise $2.3 million to support more than 2,300 students.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Board of Trustees Ratifies Fiscal Year 2020 Efficiency Report That Indicates More Than $31 Million in Savings
The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Board of Trustees ratified the university’s Fiscal Year 2020 Efficiency Report and Master Recommendations report, which showed an effectiveness and efficiency savings for Fiscal Year 2020 of $31,286,881. The savings is $6.2 million more than originally estimated.
College of Nursing Receives Multiple Large Gifts to support Faculty Research and Student Success
As the year draws to an end, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University College of Nursing would like to express its gratitude to the following donors for their generous gifts. Through their support, our faculty and students will have the opportunity to expand their research interests, attend leadership conferences…
Giving Tuesday: College of Nursing Community Supports Nursing Student Emergency Fund
This year during our Giving Tuesday Campaign from November 9 through December 1, the College of Nursing community rallied together to help raise over $10,000 in support for the Race into Finals Emergency Fund. This featured Giving Tuesday fund was created several years ago to provide emergency finan…
Doubling Down: DNP and Ph.D. Collaboration at the College of Nursing
Both the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in nursing, established in the 1960s, and the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), initiated in the early 2000s, provide doctoral degree programs allowing graduates to address the needs of patients and improve the constantly changing healthcare system. However, the…
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University College of Nursing to Launch Redesigned Ph.D. In Nursing Program
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s College of Nursing will welcome its first nursing cohort into the revised Ph.D. in Nursing program in the fall 2021 semester. The newly developed, state-of-the-science curriculum was thoughtfully constructed to prepare students to address emerging areas of nursing science by …