Greg Forbes

Upcoming College of Nursing events

See events happening at the UNMC College of Nursing divisions in the coming months. Nov.  1-3 – AACN Academic Leadership Conference Nov. 6 – UNMC’s Distinguished Scientist Award ceremony Nov. 10 – West Nebraska Division Community Advisory Council Meeting Nov. 18 – Cultivating Safe & Supportive Environments: Physical Safety & Mental Health in Healthcare Nov. […]

Oct 3, 2025

Several events in the College of Nursing are planned for the near future.

Kearney nursing student completes ROTC nurse training program

Lacy Biltoft spends five weeks at Fort Benning sharpening nursing skills in a military environment.

Oct 3, 2025

Lacy Biltoft, right, participates in skill training during an ROTC summer nurse program.

Northern Division celebrates 15 years

More than 70 faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members gathered for a picnic to mark the occasion.

Oct 3, 2025

Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, UNMC College of Nursing dean, speaks with attendees at the Norfolk Division's 15th anniversary celebration.

International phenomenology conference comes to UNMC for second straight year

Susan Bredlau, PhD, phenomenologist and assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Maine, presented her expertise about phenomenology and the informing philosophies.

Oct 3, 2025

Susan Bredlau, PhD, was the traveling philosopher for this year's Institute for Hermeneutic Phenomenology.

PhD nursing student earns African American Leadership Award

Angela Felton-Coleman was red at the Urban League of Nebraska’s annual African American Leadership Awards ceremony.

Sep 30, 2025

Angela Felton-Coleman, PhD student, left, received an African American Leadership Award as a healthcare leader from the Urban League of Nebraska.

Nursing alumni celebrate reunion weekend

The UNMC Alumni Association hosted its 2025 Alumni Reunion Weekend in Omaha on Sept. 12–13.

Sep 30, 2025

Members from the class of 1975 were inducted into the honorary Half Century Club during alumni weekend.

Buchanan earns educator of the year honors

Lynne Buchanan, PhD, was named the 2025 NNA Outstanding Nurse Educator.

Sep 3, 2025

Lynne Buchanan, PhD, was named the 2025 Nebraska Nurses Association Outstanding Nurse Educator

Sweden trip shows PhD students new world of nursing

Kortney Curtman and Melinda Pariser-Schmidt, both PhD students in nursing with infant-related focuses, visited neonatal intensive care units across the country.

Jul 11, 2025

Melinda Pariser-Schmidt, left, and Kortney Curtman, both PhD students in the UNMC College of Nursing

Dr. Black wins award – named after herself

Nursing’s Joyce Black, PhD, received the inaugural Joyce Black Award from the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel.

Jul 10, 2025

Joyce Black, PhD

Sweden trip shows PhD students new world of nursing

Kortney Curtman and Melinda Pariser-Schmidt, both PhD students with infant-related focuses, spent Feb. 2 to Feb. 7 in Sweden visiting neonatal intensive care units across the country.

Jun 19, 2025

Melinda Pariser-Schmidt, left, and Kortney Curtman, both PhD students in the UNMC College of Nursing, visited Sweden to see how NICU units operate in the country.