by Contributor | Feb 9, 2012 | Briefs
For nontraditional student Chris Swartout, balancing school, family and his leadership roles in student organizations keeps him busy, too busy to study abroad — or so he thought. Swartout had never traveled overseas before he took the Community Clinical class during...
by Contributor | Apr 13, 2011 | Business, CONtact Magazine
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s College of Nursing and its Board of Visitors celebrated the 18th-annual Nightingale Awards Dinner at Reeve Memorial Union in May 2010. The Nightingale Award Program, established in 1993, recognizes registered nurses and licensed...
by Jennifer Monroe | Dec 30, 2010 | Business, Headlines
Colleen Monroe, 37, has had a long time to think about the positive impact of higher education. After leaving the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 1993, she always considered returning to college to finish her degree. One semester and two courses later, Monroe will...
by Kristen Manders | Dec 16, 2010 | Alumni News, Headlines
The traditional view had been that men are doctors and women are nurses, but as women strive to break gender stereotypes for becoming doctors, an increasing number of men are joining the nursing field. Nursing is a career intended for anyone who enjoys people, job...
by Jennifer Monroe | Nov 17, 2010 | Business, Headlines
The number of college-degree holders in Wisconsin soon will increase, thanks to a grant awarded to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s Graduation Project. What began in 2004 as a small pilot project has evolved into a full-time program focused on helping UW Oshkosh...