The School of Nursing

Welcome to this web site for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte School of Nursing. Whoever you may be, potential student, current student, alumnus, or a person who just wants to find out more about the School, it is my pleasure to tell you a little about the School of Nursing. We are proud of our reputation for preparing excellent, well-qualified professional nurses. Our students are prepared to practice in a variety of settings including community health agencies, home health care, advanced practice settings such as clinics, and acute care settings usually found in hospitals and medical centers. Our graduates find positions locally, nationally, and internationally.

Cynthia Toth Honored as 2010 Woman of the Year

Women of the Year honorees recognized at luncheon

Women of the Year honorees Haran, Todd and Toth with Lisa Lewis Dubois (second from left).

Employees Hedona Todd and Cynthia Toth along with undergraduate student Cassandra Haran recently were honored as 2010 Women of the Year.

The award, presented by the Office of Women’s Programs, is in recognition of efforts “to improve the lives of women and others around them.” Recipients received the honor at a special luncheon hosted by Lisa Lewis Dubois at Bissell House. Todd is a customer service representative for the Graduate School, and Toth is a lecturer in the College of Health and Human Services School of Nursing. Haran is majoring in middle grades education.

Winners were nominated by their peers based upon a number of criteria, including leadership and service to the University and community. Other faculty and staff nominees for the award were Elizabeth Hardin, business affairs; Pinku Mukherjee, biology; Mary Nies, public health sciences; and Coral Wayland, women’s and gender studies. Student nominees were Heather Harding, communication studies; Ashley Hathcock, public health sciences; Devona Keel, pre-communication studies; Shakima Stokes, psychology; Rebecca Turner, civil engineering; and Melissa Word, dance.