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Reflecting on a Year of Community and Impact

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As we wrap up 2025, we’re taking a moment to reflect on a year marked by growth, momentum, and meaningful impact across the University of North Dakota College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines. From program expansion and new opportunities for students to continued engagement in research, scholarship, and service, 2025 has been a year of […]

UND’s STEM and Health Professions Facilities Shape Tomorrow’s Workforce

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Originally Published by UND TODAY How UND’s STEM Complex and proposed Health Professions Collaborative Facility will grow key components of the state’s workforce The STEM Complex — STEM for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math — now under construction at the University of North Dakota, represents a commitment to the state of North Dakota’s people and industry. […]

Susan Luparell on stage speaking to faculty and staff

College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines drafts blueprint for civility in academia

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Susan Luparell on stage speaking to faculty and staff

by Walter Criswell for UND Today College hosts workshop on how civility’s effects reach beyond classroom During a workshop for faculty and staff, guest speaker Susan Luparell leads an exercise to identify goals for College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines educators. Photo by Walter Criswell/UND Today. Like a house that’s stood too long without care, the […]

Scrubs & Scopes: Outfit a Future Nurse!

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Each semester, UND nursing students arrive ready to care, lead, and make a difference. But before they take their first step into the classroom or clinical setting, they need the essentials: a pair of scrubs and a stethoscope. A gift to Scrubs & Scopes outfits UND nursing students for their first day. $210 provides both […]

A student standing next to a poster responds to a question from Dean Shogren.

Exploring Ideas, Impacting Practice: 2025 CNPD Research & Scholarship Day

Categories: News, Research

A student standing next to a poster responds to a question from Dean Shogren.

The 2025 University of North Dakota College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines (CNPD) Research and Scholarship Day celebrated student scholarly work in Nursing, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Social Work. “We have such a great variety of topics today, and posters from all three of our departments in the college,” stated CNPD Dean Dr. Maridee Shogren […]

nursing students in a simulation

Healthcare Simulation Week at UND

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nursing students in a simulation

The medical simulation teams at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) and College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines (CNPD) are celebrating Simulation in Healthcare Week 2024 Sept. 16-20. The largest and most active center of its kind in North Dakota, the SMHS Simulation Center is a hands-on simulation training facility for multidisciplinary […]

Students at poster

Health, wellness take spotlight at CNPD Research & Scholarship Day

Categories: News, Research

Students at poster

Presentations and awards highlight College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines’ annual research showcase The College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines recently hosted its annual Research & Scholarship Day in the Memorial Union and online. Following last month’s visit by Shannon Zenk, director of the National Institute of Nursing Research, CNPD students had the chance to showcase how research […]

Opportunities abound around the world

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In a remarkable journey spanning across continents, John Mundy, CRNA, DNP ‘00, recently shared his and his wife Arlee’s (CRNA ‘08) inspiring story as graduates of the University of North Dakota’s Nurse Anesthesia program. Originally hailing from New Zealand, John Mundy immigrated to the United States in 1991, and his connection to UND has played […]

Greetings from Nurse Anesthesia

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From Dr. James Sperle Nurse Anesthesia Program Director Like many others throughout the country, our region continues to adapt to life after COVID. The pandemic exacerbated and highlighted the growing demand and need for specialized healthcare professionals in our state and region, such as Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists. Being a large rural state, North Dakota […]