College of Nursing

By Alli Benjamin, College of Nursing SPOKANE, Wash. – Joyce P. Griffin-Sobel has been named dean of the College of Nursing at Washington State University, effective May 16.

RICHLAND, Wash. – Representatives from Washington State University Tri-Cities and Kadlec Regional Medical Center today announced a landmark $18 million gift to support the WSU Tri-Cities College of Nursing. It is the largest single gift in WSU Tri-Cities history.

Kawkab Shishani SPOKANE – Researchers from WSU’s College of Nursing plan to embark on a pilot study on the health and dependency risks of heavy waterpipe smoking for intermittent users, a virtually unexplored topic.   Smoking tobacco through a waterpipe, or hookah, originated in the Middle East and has been a growing trend over the […]

SPOKANE – The WSU College of Nursing Building that broke ground in late 2006 and welcomed its first class of students this past January will be dedicated at an invitation-only event at 5 p.m. on May 7.   The dedication will feature remarks by Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown; Rich Hadley, President and CEO of […]

RICHLAND — Tri-City graduates of the WSU College of Nursing will be recognized at Convocation, a special pinning and candlelight ceremony, at 5 p.m. May 14 at the Battelle Auditorium, 904 Battelle Blvd., Richland.   Convocation is a thoughtful occasion where faculty, staff, medical professionals, and students’ family members celebrate the hard work and special […]

  Daratha SPOKANE – There appears to be an increased awareness of the need to get our nation’s youth moving and eating well—schools are taking a critical look at the meal options provided to students, and with the emergence of interactive exercise video games, game-loving teens don’t necessarily equal couch potatoes. So have things improved […]

SPOKANE – Juniors in the nursing program at the WSU College of Nursing anticipate the opportunity to gain hands-on experience at Washington’s only Level I adult and pediatric trauma center.   Beginning in spring 2009, Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and the WSU College of Nursing will extend the opportunity for 10 juniors to participate in […]

SPOKANE – Two years after a groundbreaking attended by hundreds of community leaders, students, faculty, staff, and alumni, the WSU College of Nursing will move into the new Nursing Building on the Riverpoint Campus. The Clinical Simulation and Performance Lab will move over the weekend, followed by about 200 faculty and staff who will move […]