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The University of Minnesota School of Nursing and the Hanoi Medical University in Vietnam signed a 10-year agreement with the goal of establishing reciprocal exchanges and cooperative activities.

Laurissa Stigen, MS, RN, system campus partnership and project coordinator at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing and registered nurse at the Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls, was named the recipient of the 2021 Minnesota Rural Health Hero Award.

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The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) has re-accredited all of the University of Minnesota’s programs eligible for CCNE accreditation, including the school’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice and post-graduate certificate programs.

The Fall 2021 Commencement Ceremony will be held in person on Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. at Northrop. Shonda Craft, PhD, LMFT, dean of the College of Health and Wellness Professions at St. Cloud State University, will deliver the commencement address.

Collaboratory to be a nursing think tank and incubator for creativity and innovation

Known for her selfless sharing of herself and her gifts, Tollefsrud was a professor of nursing at St. Olaf College for 44 years and served as a colonel in the U.S. Army Nurse Corp for 29 years.

The University of Minnesota School of Nursing and the Pal College of Nursing and Medical Sciences in India signed a 10 year agreement for academic and research association. Leaders from Pal College and the University of Minnesota participated in a virtual signing ceremony in September.

Christine Mueller, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, professor and senior executive associate dean for Academic Programs, received designation as a Distinguished Educator in Nursing from the National Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE). She was also elected to the NHCGNE Board of Directors.

A virtual launch event for latest issue of Creative Nursing, In It Together: Promoting Planetary Health, will be hosted by the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Creative Nursing and Springer Publishing.