UNC Greensboro prides itself on providing students with access to excellence inside and outside the classroom. Now, thanks to a $715,000 investment from UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina, UNCG’s School of Nursing will expand its goal of providing health care in rural and underserved areas of the state.
Zack Wiggins ’25 sometimes worked four jobs a semester to earn enough money to attend UNC Greensboro’s School of Nursing. As he inched closer to achieving his dream of becoming a registered nurse, he suddenly realized he did not have enough money for his senior-year tuition. Then good news arrived. The Tom and Paula Dille Support Fund was available to keep him on track to commencement.
School of Nursing clinical nurse professor Mary Jo Helfers, who passed away in 2023, has continued to make an impact through her legacy.
North Carolina’s maternal mortality rate has risen significantly in recent years, and UNCG School of Nursing (SON) faculty are developing new simulation‑based training to better prepare nurses to respond to postpartum hemorrhage — the leading cause of maternal deaths. It’s why Assistant Professors Tammy Hall and Lisa Anders piloted a Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice (RCDP) to teach nursing students an intervention practice… Continue reading…
The inaugural class of the BSN, First-Year, Direct Admit Arrived in the fall of 2025. UNCG is currently the only UNC System School to offer this program The academic year kicked off with a bang as the School of Nursing welcomed its inaugural class of BSN First-Year, Direct Admit students…. Continue reading…
For Dr. Kate Clouse, accepting a role at UNC Greensboro is more than a career milestone. It is a homecoming with a mission. Originally from western North Carolina, Clouse brings two decades of experience in HIV/AIDS research and an unwavering commitment to public health back to her home state. Clouse… Continue reading…
September 12, 2025 – The Minerva Mobile Health Unit at the UNCG School of Nursing received the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA) Best Practice Award for “Caring for Others” at the NCNA annual conference, which took place on September 11, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. This award is presented to programs… Continue reading…
A gift from Dale S. Phipps ’82, ’86 and Barbara M. Phipps establishes the Dale and Barbara Phipps Nursing Scholarship Fund.
Within minutes of speaking with Vivian Dennis ’85, you know she is a leader.
