<br />
THE PULSE<br />
MAGAZINE SPRING 2015<br />
ADDRESSING DIVERSITY<br />
IN TODAY’S WORLD<br />
Rochester, Michigan<br />
INSIDE THIS ISSUE<br />
Code Breaker: Nurse on a Mission<br />
Nurse Practitioner Organization<br />
Makes a Home at OU<br />
Nursing student honors<br />
civil rights legacy<br />
MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN<br />
Welcome to the Spring 2015 edition of the Pulse Magazine.<br />
After the frigid temperatures we’ve experienced this winter,<br />
we are ready to embrace spring! Spring is a time for us to<br />
wish our new graduates well, honor the nursing professionals<br />
at our 27th Annual Nightingale Awards for Nursing<br />
Excellence®, close out the current academic year<br />
while preparing for a successful 2015-2016 academic year.<br />
I am finishing up my first year as interim dean and have<br />
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