The University of Akron School of Nursing

Transforming lives through caring, competence and commitment.

Welcome to the School of Nursing! We are a school within the College of Health Professions along with our partners in Speech-Language Pathology/ Audiology, Child Life, Nutrition/Dietetics, Sports Science & Wellness and Social Work. This interprofessional structure supports our belief that excellence in the emerging healthcare system can only happen through collaboration. The School of Nursing also houses the Master of Public Health program, a partnership with NEOMED. 

Our students gain the added educational value of learning to work as a team in the delivery of healthcare, health promotion, disease prevention, and in the management of health systems, meeting our patients wherever they are in the community. In the coming months our new curriculum will provide student opportunities at both the undergraduate and graduate level to learn to respect the values of all health care professionals. Our faculty and staff remain committed to preparing our graduates to have the skills and competencies to work in diverse and challenging healthcare systems through our fully accredited nursing programs.

As Nursing writes a new chapter in its proud tradition at The University of Akron I hope you will take advantage of the opportunities afforded in our programs to grow and transform as you prepare to enter the new era in healthcare.  

Sincerely,

Elaine Fisher, PhD, RN, CNS
Professor and Interim Director, School of Nursing