SIUE School of Nursing

05/14/2026

05/09/2026

Our graduating DNP students did a great job presenting their DNP projects on Friday, May 1st, at the MUC. The 1st photo includes FNP and PMHNP students and faculty. The 2nd photo features CRNA students and faculty.

05/08/2026

SIUE Student Nurses Association held its Senior Celebration this past Saturday. Congratulations!

05/08/2026

Our SNAP Program celebrated graduating seniors with a mixer. photo celebrating graduating seniors: Diane Thomas, Jordan Marie Jefferson, Adrianne Gines, Kaelyn Cupil, Aaliya Adams, and Dayshia Farley.

05/07/2026

SIUE Student Nurses Association held its annual Glo Bingo fundraiser. Fun was had by all.

05/07/2026

Several students were honored on April 16 at the BJC HealthCare Student Nurse Symposium: Dara Gestes, Kendra Erdman, Cierra Moye, Emma Sneddon, Katelyn Gutmann, Rylee Thomas, and Kallie Havera. SIUE SON alumna (2025) McKenzie Widel was featured as a guest speaker to share her first year working as a nurse. We were all impressed and proud to know she was an SIUE grad.

05/05/2026

Our own Dean Judy Liesveld was on hand on Sunday, May 3, for the traditional Late Night Breakfast to kick off finals week at the Morris University Center.

05/04/2026

Congratulations to our distinguished alumnus, Verna Hendricks-Ferguson, on her induction.

INDIANAPOLIS — Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) is pleased to announce that 26 exceptional nurse researchers have been inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. These distinguished leaders—representing Australia, Canada, Ireland, Israel, Italy, ...

05/04/2026

SIUE School of Nursing would like to welcome the 8 students who took the dual credit health explorations course through Civic Memorial High School in Bethalto to the 2026-2027 freshman class.

04/23/2026

Kaitlyn Arlt, from St. Luke's Hospital, was nominated and voted as the recipient of the Preceptor Excellence for the Spring 2026 Semester! Her student nurse, Alaina Taylor, had this to say about her:

Kaitlyn embodies the strengths of an ideal preceptor. Since the first day on the unit, Kaitlyn has been nothing but welcoming and kind. She provides me with opportunities for growth, allowing me to complete any skill within my scope that I feel comfortable with. When performing patient assessments or discussing care, she will ask me what I think and we will discuss what we believe the patient needs to enable critical decision making. Not only does she answer questions about patient care that I may have, she invites me to see other patients on the unit with her that require procedures or use new equipment to help me learn. When in my critical care class, she would ask what I was learning and provided me with their unit ICU education book and explained how equipment like CRRT works. I never feel afraid to ask a question, and I've never felt like I was an obstacle in her workflow. She treats me as an individual, rather than just a student who was assigned to her. Kaitlyn is also very intelligent and wonderful with patients. I admire how she involves the family in every step of care and uses great therapeutic communication. I look forward to going to each clinical day, knowing that I will be utilizing my skills and working with an amazing preceptor. She is also a very funny person, and I thoroughly enjoy talking to her. I am very grateful for everything she has helped me with, and her guidance has made me confident to start my nursing career!

We are grateful for nursing preceptors, like Kaitlyn, who dedicate their time and expertise to helping our students thrive. Congratulations to Kaitlyn!