News at the College

For Whitney Shiver, nursing has always been close to home. Raised in Cusseta, Ala., by parents dedicated to caring for others, she grew up witnessing the impact healthcare professionals can have on patients and families. Now, as she prepares to graduate from Auburn University’s College of Nursing, Shiver has been selected to represent the college as its graduation marshal for the Summer 2026 commencement ceremony on Aug. 8. A recognition of academic achievement and leadershi

For most Auburn University students, summer brings a slower pace. For the College of Nursing’s first-semester summer cohort, it is one of the most demanding times of the year. This summer, an already rigorous curriculum became even more challenging after the academic calendar lost nearly a week of instructional time to holidays and scheduled breaks. The compressed schedule meant weekly exams, fewer recovery days and heightened stress for students learning how to balance mult

Eight undergraduate students from Auburn’s College of Nursing are receiving extensive hands-on clinical experience in pediatric healthcare this summer as part of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Pediatric Elective Program, or PEP.

Twenty-six students from AUCON’s Family Nurse Practitioner program celebrated an important milestone Thursday, May 28, in their journey to becoming Nurse Practitioners -- they received their white clinical coats, embroidered with the Auburn Nursing logo. The Nurse Practitioner White Coat Ceremony is a rite of passage marking the transition from classroom coursework to clinical, hands-on patient care. This cohort will now begin the clinical phase of their curriculum and are on

Kaitlin Mixon of Fairhope, Ala., is the 2026 College of Nursing recipient of the President’s Award, one of the university’s highest student honors. Given annually to one student from each college, the award recognizes students who demonstrate outstanding qualities of leadership, citizenship, character and promise of professional ability. Selected by the dean, Mixon received the award from President Christopher B. Roberts earlier this month at the annual President’s Luncheon

Madeline Graf, who is graduating Saturday with her BSN, is an egress systems technician in the Alabama Air National Guard. She served as president of the Auburn Student Veterans Association and was recognized as Auburn Student Invovlement's Student Leader of the Year.

Helene Katzakian of Stockton, California, has been selected to represent the College of Nursing as its student marshal for Auburn University’s spring 2026 commencement ceremony. A recognition of academic achievement and leadership, student marshals are chosen based on their outstanding academic performance, leadership qualities, and involvement in the campus community.

It’s National Apprenticeship Week, and we are excited to celebrate our nurse apprenticeship program and the success of our nurse apprentices! In recognition of this special week, Auburn Mayor Ron Anders signed a proclamation declaring April 26 through May 2, 2026, as National Apprenticeship Week in the City of Auburn.

Auburn University’s College of Nursing is launching its post-graduate Emergency Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program to help meet the needs of preparing highly skilled and specially equipped nurse practitioners to serve specifically in emergency department settings. Classes in the new program are set to begin this fall.

Auburn University College of Nursing graduate student Abby Bell was recognized recently at the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Celebration Service in Birmingham, Ala., marking the culmination of a year dedicated to service, leadership, and advancing health equity. Bell, a member of the 2025–2026 class of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship of Alabama, has focused her fellowship project on improving maternal and infant health outcomes through culturally responsive breastfeeding educ

Learning to identify normal and abnormal cardiovascular and respiratory sounds is a critically important part of nursing education. A brand-new simulator that incorporates RFID with other cutting-edge technology into a one-of-its-kind manikin will make learning to identify those sounds easier for students in Auburn’s College of Nursing. Through Tiger Giving Day on Wednesday, March 25, the College is raising support to provide its students with a Cardiovascular

Auburn University has again earned national recognition for academic excellence, securing several top rankings across its graduate online business, education, engineering and nursing programs in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs rankings. U.S. News believes that online learning is integral to all types of education, including higher education, and that students should have as much information as possible when evaluating online degrees of interest. The U.

Logan’s research examines maternal child health outcomes, focusing on human milk feeding and lactation practices and decision-making beliefs among women of color.