Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing

09/03/2026

World-class academics and a commitment to caring for our planet, this recognition is powered by the passion and purpose of our students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Recognized in The Princeton Review for:
🏆 Best Colleges
🌎 Best Midwestern Colleges
🌱 Best Green Schools
💼 Best Business Schools

Read more: https://bit.ly/4cgODik

09/01/2026

"In our ever-changing health care environment, it's more important than ever to have DNP-prepared advanced practice nurse leaders."

Advance your career with a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing. Our rigorous curriculum is grounded in Jesuit values and prepares you to be a change agent in the lives of patients, families, and communities.

Learn more here: https://bit.ly/460UrsI

Register for an upcoming DNP information session: https://bit.ly/3Lfudvm

"It's more important than ever to have DNP prepared, advanced pract...

08/28/2026

Week One of the semester is a wrap!

Check out our story on Loyola's Welcome Week and the start of the new academic year, featuring a peek into Clinical Assistant Professor Matias Morales' Microbiology for Health Professionals class: https://bit.ly/3UrQkDl

08/27/2026

Announcing the next installment of the Marcella Niehoff Endowed Chair for Nursing Research Distinguished Scholar Series!

Dr. Shannon Gillespie, associate professor at The Ohio State University College of Nursing, will present next month on "Rethinking Risk in Pregnancy and Postpartum: Toward Biologically Informed Prediction of Adverse Outcomes."

The event is free, with virtual and in-person attendance options.

📆 Sept. 24, 2026, 12-1 pm
📍 Loyola's Health Sciences Campus, SSOM 170

Dr. Gillespie is an expert in maternal-infant health and a leading scientist in clinical and translational psychoneuroimmunology. Her innovative work examines the complex interactions between the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems to better understand and prevent maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.

Scholars from all disciplines are welcome!

Learn more and register at https://bit.ly/3SEeZnJ

08/25/2026

Honoring Sister Jean on her 107th birthday, welcoming faculty at Convocation, and cheering on our newest at last week's Rambler Welcome Day!

08/24/2026

It's the start of a big year at the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing!

As the fall semester kicks off, we're welcoming our largest-ever Bachelor of Science in Nursing class AND celebrating the launch of our prelicensure Master of Nursing program.

Learn more about our record growth and plans for the future (which include a new building!) at https://bit.ly/4ghNdqf

08/19/2026

Home sweet home (to be!) Check out the progress on Loyola's new nursing-science building, opening in Fall 2028! The building will house our growing, top-ranked Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.

08/12/2026

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Ginger Schroers, who has been selected as a Fellow of the prestigious National League for Nursing Academy of Nursing Education!

NLN Fellows are leaders in nursing education who are selected through a highly competitive and rigorous review process.

Dr. Schroers is investigating an interruption management strategy called Stay SAFE that aims to increase patient safety. Thanks to her work, more nursing students and nurses have a structured, practical strategy to reduce the risk of errors on the job.

Dr. Schroers will be inducted during a ceremony at the NLN Education Summit in September. Learn more about her research on Stay SAFE at https://bit.ly/4xJxRRS

08/06/2026

Loyola Nursing students live and learn in the world-class city of Chicago, but did you know that they can also receive specialized training in rural acute and long-term care?

Our new Rural Health Care Nursing Scholars Program, launched with a $3.8 million federal grant, prepares students to work in rural environments through supplemental learning and firsthand experiences in remote locations.

Our goal: to graduate more nurses ready to work in vital but hard-to-fill rural positions.

Learn more about our Rural Health program at https://bit.ly/4hdP7ZL

📷 Loyola Nursing faculty and students during our March 2026 immersion trip to at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota

08/03/2026

Congratulations to our Doctor of Nursing Practice students who were honored last month at our Day of Scholarship!

Please join us in congratulating: Erica Cordes, Laurentia Cuddihy, Alexis Devine, Shiara Jackson, Wendy Kim, Rachel LeDeaux, Patrick Librandi, Anielyn Magsino, Stacie Petty, Alyvia Priore, Jackie Rincon, Savanna Rusch, Grace Schwab, Gayathri Shankar, Rebecca Tallis, Kathryn Wagner, and Whitney Weiss