"Done well, simulation doesn't just teach skills. It shapes safer, more thoughtful clinicians," said Dr. Fogg, an associate professor and assistant dean at the Texas Woman's University College of Nursing. "When it's interprofessional, it prepares them to work as part of the collaborative healthcare teams patients depend on."
Born in 1820 in Florence, Italy, Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing and health informatics. A collection of materials chronicling her life and service are now housed at Texas Woman's University Libraries.
Debra Mollen of Texas Woman's University has been named president of the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs. Sharon Oliver of North Carolina Central University was elected national chair of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
Texas Woman's University's enrollment growth is partly due to a larger increase in graduate student enrollment. Graduate students currently represent over a third of the university's entire student body.
Hilda Tagle, the first Mexican American woman to serve as a federal judge in Texas, has donated over 14,000 materials documenting her life and career to Texas Woman's University.
The newly established Center for Leadership Research and Workforce Development at Texas Woman's University aims to position the institution as the national leader for women's leadership research. It will focus on advancing scholarly research on leadership studies and developing pedagogies for teaching leadership and workforce development skills.
"Every day, I see how our incredible administrators, faculty, and staff enrich students’ lives," said Dr. Bulmer. "As interim president, I’m excited to work hand-in-hand with faculty, staff, students, community members, and other key stakeholders to take Southern to new heights and build on its legacy.”
The new deans are Wendy Powers at the University of Maryland's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dawn Conway at Wright State University's Raj Soin College of Business in Ohio, and Brigitte Vittrup at Texas Woman's University's College of Professional Education.