Nursing faculty and nursing students at Mississippi University for Women will soon be honored with The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty and The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Students. The awards are part of The DAISY Foundation’s mission to express gratitude to nurses with programs that recognize them for…
Nursing & Health Sciences
The Speech & Hearing Center at Mississippi University for Women will empower readers this summer with Camp LIT (Literacy in Turner) June 26-29. The engaging summer program is aimed at helping students ages 6 to 12 who are below grade level in the area of Reading. The specialized camp offers…
Dr. Sally Pearson never imagined her epiphany would impact so many lives. Scott Tollison, provost & vice president of Academic Affairs, and Dr. Sally Pearson Pearson also never envisioned she would become a teacher. But that all changed in 2000 when Pearson was working as an orthopedic nurse at Columbus…
Children who use Words for Life (WFL) vocabulary are invited to Camp TnT (Talking in Turner: A Communication Explosion) June 12-15 from 8:30 a.m. to noon hosted by the Speech and Hearing Center at Mississippi University for Women. Turner Hall “Camp TnT is designed to encourage natural language and communication…
The desire to provide greater care and lasting relationships brings two nursing alumni back to Mississippi University for Women. Dr. Lindsay Kemp (right) demonstrates suturing for graduate student Lauryn Hicks Each week, 21 nurses from Mississippi and neighboring states assemble on the campus of Mississippi University for Women as part…
About The W
Located in historic Columbus, Mississippi, The W was founded in 1884 as the first state-supported college for women in the United States. Today, the university is home to 2,193 students in more than 70 majors and concentrations and has educated men for 40 years. The university is nationally recognized for low student debt, diversity and social mobility which empowers students to BE BOLD.
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