Nursing Project News

Capital Campaign For UNMC College Of Nursing At Northeast Launched

(NORFOLK, Neb.) – The excitement was palpable Tuesday at Northeast Community College when a capital campaign was launched to build a University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) College of Nursing Northern Division on Northeast’s campus in Norfolk. more...

'Stars are aligned' for nursing school

The campaign to raise $12.9 million to build a nursing school in Norfolk received a boost Tuesday morning when supporters gathered for the official kickoff of the fund drive. more...

3,000 healthcare jobs forecast in Madison Co.

In his 14 years as chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Dr. Harold Maurer has never had representatives of a community come and ask him to establish a school in their town. more...

Nursing program expected to spread benefits over Midwest

People who may think that locating a College of Nursing Northern Division in Norfolk will benefit only Norfolk need to think again. more...

Nurse training opens options to small towns

Rhonda Pettit thought she would be done with school when she earned her registered nursing degree in 2003. more...

Benefits of new nursing division many, varied

Everyone wins. Students, health care providers and the general public. That's Dr. Bill Path's assessment of the proposed College of Nursing Northern Division planned for Norfolk. more...

Nursing shortage keeps mother, son in Omaha

O'NEILL - Jesse Peetz knows all about Nebraska's nursing shortage.It's because the lack of nurses in the area has directly affected the young man's life. more...

New nursing division: One project, many goals

What if you could grant one wish?
Would you save lives?
Would you change lives? more...

Stauffer Named General Campaign Chair for Northeast/UNMC Nursing Campaign

Norfolk native Ron Stauffer has been named general campaign chairperson to lead the capital campaign for the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) College of Nursing Northern Division in Norfolk. more...

Norfolk: The beginnings of a new nursing college

The signing ceremony for the letter of intent marked the achievement of a landmark in the initiative to bring a division of the UNMC College of Nursing to Norfolk. The signing ceremony took place at the Northeast Community College (NCC) campus in Norfolk. more...

Letter of intent to establish Norfolk nursing division signed

In a symbolic ceremony in Norfolk on Monday, officials signed a letter of intent that fulfills one of three requirements toward establishing a nursing college in Norfolk. more...