Pitt-Johnstown Baccalaureate Nursing Program

09/11/2026

Today, our sophomore nursing students gathered at the campus Heroes Memorial to pause, reflect, and pay their respects on the 25th anniversary of 9/11.

09/10/2026

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Mallory Ferguson!
🌟We are absolutely thrilled to announce that she has been selected as the 2025-2026 recipient of the prestigious Dean’s Distinguished Teaching Award (Appointment Stream) for Pitt-Johnstown Nursing! 🩺📚The selection committee was deeply impressed by her exceptional materials, dedication to excellence, and profound impact on our nursing students. Along with this well-deserved honor, she receives an $800 prize to help fund her future scholarly endeavors.Please join us in celebrating Dr. Ferguson for her outstanding leadership, teaching excellence, and commitment to shaping the next generation of healthcare professionals! 👏👏💙💛

09/10/2026

Congratulations to Pitt-Johnstown Seniors for their induction to Sigma the Honor Society of Nursing. Bradshaw Knox, Ashlyn Bittner, Shawna Walker, Taylor Diehl, Haley Boyd, and Brooke Burns who were inducted Spring 2026.

09/08/2026

Sharing some positive Greek Life News at Pitt-Johnstown!! Congratulations Acacia Fraternity (Bronze level of distinction). 🎉 Shoutout to Jeremiah Dilts (Respiratory Care Program) and Jake Santo (Nursing) for their scholarship honors inspiring achievements for Nursing and Health Science students!

09/08/2026

Pitt Johnstown was ranked #13 in Best Rural Campuses by Washington Monthly Magazine's Top 50 and is a great place for Health Sciences Majors (Nursing, Pitt-Johnstown Respiratory Care Program and Surgical Technology).

Pitt-Bradford and Pitt-Johnstown made the top 50 of the new Washington Monthly ranking.

09/04/2026

Pitt-Johnstown Proud. Congratulations to senior nursing student River Troutman who received a DAISY award this summer during his internship at UPMC Altoona. Please read his nomination.

River Troutman | DAISY Foundation https://www.daisyfoundation.org/daisy-award/honorees/river-troutman

09/04/2026

Excited to kick-off Virtual Reality (VR) Simulation with the senior nursing students. ✅ VR Tutorial in the books!

08/29/2026

On the road and celebrating big milestones! ⚽️🩺
When your formal White Coat Ceremony conflicts with an away game, you bring the tradition with you! The Pitt-Johnstown Women's Soccer Team made sure student-athlete Madelynn Barrick didn't miss out on her big moment, presenting her official nursing white coat right there on the road. Madelynn perfectly balances the dedication it takes to be both an elite athlete and a future nurse.

08/28/2026

When asked about the dress code for the upperclassmen attending The White Coat Ceremony, Dr Drahnak may have mentioned that Reese has a tendency to present to class comfortably dressed (okay he wears pajamas). She ate her words tonight! Thank you to all of the upperclassmen who supported the sophomores and to Reese for being best dressed and a good sport!

08/28/2026

White Coat Ceremony Class of 2029.