New Building Progress
Recently, the Joint Finance Committee of the Wisconsin State Legislature passed a building commission omnibus motion that enumerated the construction of a new School of Nursing Facility at UW–Madison as part of the 2009-11 state building program. The building had been in the UW System capital budget request for enumeration in 2011.…The Assembly Democratic caucus passed a motion to remove from the 2009 budget funding for construction of the Nursing Science Center. Leaders at the UW and in the Legislature were concerned that this enumeration short circuited a traditional process for construction. More »
James Patterson's Badger Spirit Inspires Nursing Gift
Best-selling author James Patterson admits he's been taken over by Badger enthusiasm, and that's translated into a significant gift for the School of Nursing....While speaking at a June 15 campaign event, UW–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin announced that a gift from James and Susan Patterson will establish the Lorraine and O.B. Solie Nursing Scholars Fund in honor of Susan's parents. Nursing students who plan to pursue their doctorates in nursing will be eligible for $10,000 a year in scholarships. More »
Exponential Impact:Improving Health Through Nursing Education & Research View »