Thanks to the generosity of 120 gifts during WVU Day of Giving 2025, the WVU School of Nursing raised more than $1.3 million — the seventh largest total of any department across the WVU system.
During the week of March 17, 12 News and Homefinders Plus Real Estate are celebrating Colleen Kroll for her passion for helping the younger generations.
WVU School of Nursing Beckley Campus junior students recently volunteered during a Day of Service with the Salvation Army. The students dedicated their time and skills to assist with various initiatives, including distributing food, organizing donations, and engaging with community members in need.
Victoria Weser, a senior at the WVU School of Nursing, always knew she wanted to help people, but college wasn’t initially part of her plan. “The plan was to become an EMT or a 911 operator,” said Weser, of Wexford, Pennsylvania. “My godmother has been a nurse for 40-plus years, and she asked, ‘Why don’t you give it a shot?’”
On March 1, Scouts from across the region explored careers in health care during Merit Badge University at West Virginia University Health Sciences.
At the WVU School of Nursing, we define faculty practice as direct patient care and other professional nursing services provided by nursing faculty, through formal relationships with individuals, communities, and other entities, as part of the assigned workload duties.
Bella Haynes, a senior WVU School of Nursing student, recently presented her Honors EXCEL project at the Undergraduate Research Symposium. The project was titled "Associations Between Pet Ownership, Psychological Health, and Loneliness in Undergraduate College Students."
The WVU School of Nursing hosted two interactive booths March 5 at the West Virginia Capitol, inviting WVU Day at the Legislature attendees to learn how to locate a heartbeat on the Student Auscultation Manikin (SAM) and to get some puppy love from Molly, the Beckley Campus therapy dog.
The WVU School of Nursing formally welcomed the Classes of August 2026 and December 2027 into the study of nursing during the Spring 2025 Nursing Pledge Ceremony, held Feb. 21 in the Okey Patteson Auditorium.
The WVU School of Nursing is excited to announce the launch of its new Holistic Nursing Care Continuing Professional Development Course, a fully online, six-week program designed for nurses interested in expanding their knowledge of holistic nursing practices.