Category: Education

QU School of Nursing students observe National Nurse Anesthetists Week
Rachel Petree, left, Sarah McDevitt, Daveneet Randhawa, Natalie Hutchinson and Michael Droniak, students in the doctor of nursing practice program in the School of Nursing at Quinnipiac University, celebrated National Nurse Anesthetists Week.

Hill Regional Career High School students learn about nurse anesthetists while visiting Quinnipiac University
Natalie Hutchinson, a student in the doctor of nursing practice program at Quinnipiac University, demonstrates on a mannequin, while explaining what nurse anesthetists do during a Jan. 26 visit to the School of Nursing by students from Hill Regional Career High School of New Haven.

Childhood trauma expert to speak at Connecticut Women’s Consortium at QU
Dr. Vincent J. Felitti, one of the world’s foremost experts on childhood trauma, will present at the daylong program, “The Relationship of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) to Adult Well-Being, Disease and Premature Death,” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6.

QU to host information sessions for prospective graduate students
Quinnipiac University will host three information sessions in February and March for prospective graduate students on its North Haven Campus

Dr. Karen Morris-Priester to deliver keynote address Jan. 20 at Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine’s Martin Luther King Jr. event
Dr. Karen Morris-Priester is a board-certified anesthesiologist, who as a single mother of five, put herself through college and medical school while working full time and raising a family.

Jean Lange appointed to the advisory board of the Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation
Jean Lange of Woodbridge, founding dean and professor of the Quinnipiac University School of Nursing, has been appointed to the advisory board of the Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation.

Quinnipiac University students make blankets and holiday cards for New Haven homeless shelter
Forty members of the Quinnipiac Student Nurses Association (QSNA) and residents of the Commons Residence Hall recently made 25 fleece blankets and festive greeting cards for the New Reach homeless shelter in New Haven.

Quinnipiac University students give back to the community by volunteering at New Haven homeless shelter
Twelve Quinnipiac University students gave back to the community by spending three days of their Thanksgiving break volunteering at Columbus House in New Haven.

U.S. Department of Agriculture certifies Quinnipiac University’s School of Law to operate mediation program
The Quinnipiac University School of Law’s Center On Dispute Resolution has received certification from the United States Department of Agriculture to establish and operate the Connecticut Agricultural Mediation Program on the North Haven Campus.

Quinnipiac University to host panel discussion on refugees around the world Nov. 16
Two experts will discuss the current status of refugees around the world during a panel discussion from 12:30-2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, in the Carl Hansen Student Center, Room 225, at Quinnipiac University.

Quinnipiac University law students win American Bar Association’s annual ABA Criminal Justice Advocacy Competition
Four members of the Quinnipiac University School of Law Mock Trial Society won the American Bar Association’s annual Criminal Justice Advocacy Competition.

Quinnipiac University rates No. 26 nationally and first in state in Military Times’ ‘Best for Vets: Colleges 2016’ rankings
Quinnipiac University ranked 26th among four-year schools nationally and tops in Connecticut in the Military Times media group’s Best for Vets: Colleges 2016 rankings released on Nov. 9. The rankings factor in the results of …