Laney Smith, a first-year graduate student in Mississippi University for Women’s speech-language pathology department, was named as one of the recipients of a $500 scholarship through Sidekick Therapy Partners, a Tennessee-based speech therapy and related resource provider. “It is such an honor to receive this scholarship. Speech-language pathology is such…
Nursing & Health Sciences
Mississippi University for Women’s Vandergriff College of Nursing and Health Sciences continues to ring in the new year with accolades. Martin Hall, location of The W’s nursing programs The registered nurse (RN) program was ranked No. 1 in the state by RegisteredNursing.org, an online resource for finding nursing education and…
Nursing students at Mississippi University for Women will have the opportunity to peruse a wide variety of jobs and graduate programs in the field during the Healthcare Career Fair, hosted by the Career Services and Professional Development Center. The event will be held Feb. 1 from 11 a.m. to 2…
Mississippi University for Women’s Debra Rhinewalt, instructor in the baccalaureate nursing program, was named the 2023 Best Nurse in The Commercial Dispatch’s Best of the Triangle. “To be named the Best Nurse is quite humbling. Through Christ’s calling as a nurse, I have touched and cared for people in a…
Grant funds through the Nursing and Allied Health Grant Program will allow Mississippi University for Women’s Bill and Jo-Ann Vandergriff College of Nursing and Health Sciences to hire a wellness coordinator to further improve the student experience. “The pandemic impacted the retention and graduation of current nursing students in undergraduate…
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 2,371 students in more than 70 majors and concentrations and has educated men for 40 years. The university is nationally recognized for low student debt, community and social mobility which empowers students to BE BOLD.
Be Bold.