News and Events

Three MU nursing students sit together at the 2022 Commitment to the Profession ceremony.

MARQUETTE NURSING RANKS 21st FOR ONLINE MASTER'S PROGRAM, 14TH IN NURSING ADMINISTRATION/LEADERSHIP

The College of Nursing’s online program moved up in the U.S. News and World Report rankings this year among Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs, coming in at 21, up 17 spots from 38 in 2022. The college’s online program was also ranked 14th in the Nursing Administration and Leadership specialty category. Read more about it in Marquette Today.

This exciting announcement comes on the heels of our undergraduate nursing program rising to 29th in the 2022-'23 U.S. News and World Report rankings, up from 43rd the year prior.


MARQUETTE NURSING TO MOVE INTO RENOVATED STRAZ HALL PRIOR TO 2024-'25 ACADEMIC YEAR

A rendering of a renovated Straz Hall.

Marquette’s nursing school will move into a newly renovated Straz Hall in the summer of 2024! 

Interior abatement work continues on the future home of Marquette Nursing, with a demolition of a portion of the building expected shortly afterward. The new space will be greatly expanded and allow the college to meet its mission of training at least 5,000 new nurses over the next decade.

Marquette Today has more information on this new, exciting era for the college. 


FEATURED: Nursing MSN program in Pleasant Prairie offers unique opportunity to West Coast students

Two students gather around a laptop

In recent years, the Direct Entry MSN program in Pleasant Prairie has attracted more students than ever before from the West Coast. More than 22% of the students who began their studies in spring 2023 came from California, the highest percentage in any of the last eight Pleasant Prairie groups.

Drawn by a combination of affordability, innovation and student support, these current and future nurses are hoping to leave their mark on Wisconsin.

Marquette Today has more details on the California-to-Wisconsin pipeline.


MARQUETTE NURSING IN THE NEWS

CBS 58 featured the St. Camillus Intergenerational Housing Program, which is run by Associate Professor of Practice Katie Barnes.

Our students get simulation lab experience responding to opioid overdoses. WISN 12 documented this unique program and how it prepares Marquette Nurses to serve the community.


   
UPCOMING EVENTS


Delta Gamma Honor Society Induction Ceremony:

On April 16, we will welcome a new group of inductees to the Delta Gamma chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Please join us at Weasler Auditorium, April 16th from 2-4:30 p.m.


DNP Celebration: Doctor of Nursing Practice students will present their quality improvement projects on May 1, more details to come.