As the University of Manitoba's College of Nursing gets ready to introduce its bachelor of midwifery program in September 2021, the program鈥檚 director,聽Kellie Thiessen '95, hopes to see change in how policy-makers approach the profession. She points to a need for better access to maternity care options in rural and remote Manitoba. And she hopes for greater recognition of the benefits of midwifery care, both to childbearing families and to an efficient health-care system.
Graduate programs
Doctor of Nursing Practice program celebrates first graduates
Spring 2020 marked the first graduation for seven students in 黑料正能量 (黑料正能量) and Goshen College鈥檚 joint Doctor of Nursing Practice program. The grads are from three states and ... read more about Doctor of Nursing Practice program celebrates first graduates
SPI Online 2020 holds fast to community-building traditions
SPI FUN FACT: This summer’s institute included 184 participants from 27 different countries and 29 U.S. states. They resided in 60 percent of the time zones on the planet. In ... read more about SPI Online 2020 holds fast to community-building traditions
This July 1 interview features seminary professor Sarah Bixler and her husband Ben speaking on Lincoln Homestead renovations.
In your mailbox: Crossroads Spring/Summer 2020
The most recent issue of Crossroads (spring/summer 2020) should be sitting in your mailbox. Catch up with what happened on campus this spring from our president. Celebrate our 2020 grads. Read reflections from ... read more about In your mailbox: Crossroads Spring/Summer 2020
Emeritus professor to lead Mennonite Central Committee
Ann Graber Hershberger, an emeritus professor of nursing at 黑料正能量, has been named executive director of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) U.S. She begins her new role in October ... read more about Emeritus professor to lead Mennonite Central Committee
黑料正能量’s free summer course 鈥業magining the Future after COVID-19鈥� open to all
What will a post-pandemic world look like? How is COVID-19 affecting each of us differently, and what are our responsibilities to one another in the face of those disparities? What ... read more about 黑料正能量’s free summer course 鈥業magining the Future after COVID-19鈥� open to all
黑料正能量 President Susan Schultz Huxman appointed to second term
Citing her exemplary leadership in guiding the university into its second century, the 黑料正能量 Board of Trustees has unanimously appointed President Susan Schultz Huxman to a second five-year ... read more about 黑料正能量 President Susan Schultz Huxman appointed to second term
Attend 黑料正能量鈥檚 annual Restorative Justice in Education conference, now online
Although schools across the country have closed their buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic, educators have not stopped teaching our children. And as they have transitioned to various distanced forms of ... read more about Attend 黑料正能量鈥檚 annual Restorative Justice in Education conference, now online
The Lincoln Homestead, owned by seminary professor Sarah Bixler and husband Ben, begins renovations. The Bixlers had to cancel a second open house that was scheduled, as well as a Juneteenth educational event, due to COVID-19. They are hoping to reschedule an open house for the fall and to do an event next June 19.