UNMC College of Nursing teams with Columbus Public Schools
The UNMC College of Nursing and Columbus Public Schools formalized an early high school admission program at a signing event on Nov. 9. As part of the agreement, Columbus High School students can receive a reserved seat in the UNMC College of Nursing BSN program, as long as they meet all nursing prerequisite requirements and complete the UNMC College of Nursing’s admission process.
“Signing this MOU is an exciting step forward for Columbus High School to create an early pathway to the UNMC College of Nursing BSN program at our Northern Division in Norfolk,” said UNMC College of Nursing Dean Lepaine Sharp-McHenry. “By reserving seats in our nursing program for these students, we’re opening doors to opportunity and investing in the future of our community’s rural nursing workforce.”
The college has now signed MOUs creating similar pathways with multiple Nebraska high schools.
Retirements announced
Bobbi Shook, parking services, and Li Wu, pharmacology and experimental neuroscience, were the two longest-tenured UNMC employees whose retirements were announced this month by the UNMC Department of Human Resources.
Shook, who retired on Oct. 28, joined UNMC on April 22, 1997, 29 years of service at the university. Wu, who retired Oct. 2, joined UNMC on Dec. 22, 1998, nearly 28 years of service at UNMC.
Other announced retirements included:
- Jack Wagner, facilities management and planning, retired Nov. 7 (start date Nov. 13, 2000)
- Sonia Ditter, office of medical education, retired Nov. 5 (start date Jan. 11, 2010)
- Ruth Cavalieri, internal medicine-infectious diseases, retired June 24 (start date March 8, 2010)