The College of Nursing at UT Arlington is joining forces with the White House and other schools of nursing in the nation to raise the quality of care available to our nation’s military and veterans as we prepare future generations of nurses.

We will display this icon on our website which provides a link to the Joining Forces website where you can find ways that you might partner with the White House in these efforts in your area.

Elizabeth C. Poster, dean of the College of Nursing since 1995, has announced that she will step down from her administrative position this spring and return to her faculty position in 2014.

Dr. Poster, who holds a doctorate in educational psychology, is credited with developing one of the most successful academic nursing programs in the nation though a blend of traditional, campus-based and online degree programs.

UT Arlington President James D. Spaniolo said: We thank Dean Poster for her remarkable leadership over the past two decades and her unwavering commitment to ensure that our nursing graduates continue to be hired by prestigious health care organizations, Dean Poster and her team have firmly established our University as a leader in online education and nursing education while helping meet increasing demand for highly educated nurses in the workforce.

Jennifer Gray, associate dean of nursing and chair of M.S.N. and Ph.D. programs, will serve as interim dean. A national search will be conducted to recruit Dean Poster’s successor.

The George W and Hazel M Jay Professorship was established in 1992 to support collaborative research. Dr. Jennifer Gray will continue her work to develop research capacity of nurses and other health care professionals in Africa.

The Myrna R Pickard Professorship was established in 1999. Dr. Barbara Raudonis will continue collaborations to continue offering gerontological and palliative care content and current research to nurses in rural Texas.

The Baylor Healthcare Research Professorship was established in 2007 to promote collaboration between faculty at UT Arlington College of Nursing and Baylor. Dr. Mary E (Beth) Mancini will continue to hold this professorship and will continue to support her program of research in patient safety, as well as simulation and education of health care professionals.

The Samuel T. Hughes, Jr. Professorship in Nursing was established in 1994. Dr. Judy LeFlore has been named the Hughes Professor for her collaborative efforts on behalf of distance simulation and serious gaming.

The Carolyn L. Cason Research Fellowship has named the first Cason Fellow, Dr. Mary Cazzell. Dr. Cazzell has demonstrated an ability to plan, receive funding, execute, and disseminate research resulting in professional publications and presentations. Her program of research is based on the neurobiological framework of decision making and learning.

On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 a workshop will be presented in the Conference Center in Second Life (Second Life is a virtual world). Gary Keast of the Mayo Clinic will present "The impact of Meaningful Use on Health Care" at 5:00 Central Standard Time. Mr. Keast will share his knowledge on the topic of meaningful use, the goal of which is to promote the spread of electronic health records to improve health care in the U.S.

Information on creating an avatar and a tutorial for participation is included at this website.