Grand Valley State University Kirkhof College of Nursing

There is still time! 🕔

Pursue a career as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) or a Nurse Practitioner (NP). Options include MSN, DNP, and certificate tracks.

Spaces are limited for the Fall 2026 cohorts, so act today! Learn more at www.gvsu.edu/kcon/graduate.

We are thrilled to announce some big GVSU nursing news, almost a year in the making! 🌟

The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Board of Commissioners has notified KCON of accreditation approval for all programs for 10 years, through June 2036. This notice of reaccreditation represents a lot of hard work by a number of folks throughout the college, and demonstrates 's strong commitment to world-class nursing education.

Congratulations to all involved! 💙

As we close out National Nurses Week, we want to again celebrate the incredible nurses who have paved the way as well as those we work alongside each day. 👏👏👏

Here at KCON we are grateful for the opportunity to walk alongside current and future nurses as they hone their skills to thrive in their career. During this season of graduation, we celebrate the good work of those completing nursing programs and shifting into a new phase in their journey, like 2026 graduate Sophia Curtis (pictured). Read more about Sophia's journey into nursing by visiting https://www.gvsu.edu/gvnext/2026/commencement-stories-graduates-reflect-on-their-time-as-lakers.htm

Interested in pursuing a career in nursing? Or looking to add to your prior training and experience to further you career? Applications are now open for a variety of programs, including our Second-degree BSN track and all our graduate programs. Visit www.gvsu.edu/kcon to get started!

Happy National Nurses Week!

Running from May 6 - May 12 (ending on Florence Nightingale's birthday 🎉), National Nurses Week is a time to celebrate and appreciate all of the hard work and dedication nurses around the world show every day. This week, we honor the legacy Florence Nightingale has as the founder of modern nursing.

Additionally, we are grateful for and honor brilliant nurses throughout history such as: Mary Mahoney, the first Black woman to earn a professional nursing license; Mary Seacole, a British-Jamaican nurse and businesswoman who set up the British Hotel to care for soldiers during the Crimean War; Harriet Tubman, a widely known abolitionist and conductor of the Underground Railroad who also served as a nurse during the Civil War; and so many other trailblazers who paved the way for today's nurses and the nurses to come.

Want to get involved this week? The has some great webinars planned for the week, opportunities to donate, and more ways to celebrate.

We at KCON are so grateful for the hard work and dedication nurses have shown throughout history and continue to show as they give back to their communities in incredible ways. Join us this week in celebrating the 5,000,000+ nurses across the country!

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Congratulations to Shawn Ulreich, Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations and Chief Nurse Executive at , and the winner of this year's GVSU Transformational Nursing Leader Award! 🏆

On receiving this award, Ulreich shared her thoughts with a talk titled "What the Journey has Taught Me", reflecting on her experience in providing and modeling nursing leadership. In addition to KCON faculty, Ulreich was joined by colleagues from Corewell, other nursing educators from around the state, and her family during this time of celebration!

KCON is proud to award this honor to Shawn Ulreich, celebrating her dedication to the field of nursing We are thankful for her commitment to the field and for her example to the next generation of nursing leaders. 💙

What a weekend!

Congratulations to all our nursing graduates, and we celebrate your hard work and accomplishments. Welcome to the growing family of Laker Nursing alumni and we can't wait to see what will happen in your nursing career!

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Our graduating DNP students have been busy these last few days sharing their defense presentations with the KCON community.

We celebrate with them as they showcase their research and findings! 🎉🎉🎉

It was a beautiful Friday afternoon, but our graduate nursing students were busy in the GVSU Simulation Center last week, working on perfecting their skills! 💪

GVSU's world-class simulation center is one of many reasons students choose to get their nursing degree the Kirkhof College of Nursing.

Applications are open now for the Fall start of all our nursing graduate programs. Learn more at https://www.gvsu.edu/kcon/graduate-program-overview-498.htm.

"Announced earlier this year, Grand Valley State’s Kirkhof of College of Nursing (KCON) is adding a Certificate in Child/Adolescent Acute Care option for professional nurses looking to expand their knowledge and advance their careers."

🌟 Learn more about this exciting new post-graduate certificate option at https://www.gvsu.edu/kcon/acutecarecertificate. 🌟