Nursing Programs News, Publications & Research

Perkins serves on national nursing education panel

Mar 18, 2026 | Dr. Connie Perkins, founding director of Nursing, served as a panelist for a national webinar titled “Teaching with Families in Mind: Family Caregiving Competencies in Nursing Education: A Panel Presentation from the National Consortium for Family Caregiving in Nursing Education.”

SBU gets $1.1 million for Center for Rural Health Innovation

Feb 04, 2026 | �鶹ӳ�� has received $1.1 million in federal funding to support the development of a Center for Rural Health Innovation and Training, a major initiative designed to strengthen healthcare access, workforce development and training across underserved rural communities in Western New York.

SBU to partner with CABOCES on Health Professions program

Feb 04, 2026 | �鶹ӳ�� will partner with Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES on its New Vision – Health Professions program beginning this fall, creating expanded dual-enrollment opportunities for high school seniors interested in exploring careers in the healthcare field.

SBU receives $750,000 Cabrini grant to launch mobile health clinic

Jan 28, 2026 | �鶹ӳ�� has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to launch “Wellness on Wheels: Expanding Rural Health Access through Mobile Clinic,” an initiative designed to address persistent health disparities across the Southern Tier’s rural communities.

SBU’s DePerro School receives grant for specialized equipment

Jan 14, 2026 | �鶹ӳ�� has been awarded a $120,199 grant from the Institute for Technology in Health Care (ITHC) to strengthen hands-on education, research and community outreach through advanced health care technologies aimed at improving rural health outcomes.

SBU honors five nursing grads at traditional Stethoscope Ceremony

Dec 18, 2025 | �鶹ӳ�� honored five graduates of its Master’s Entry to Practice (MEP) nursing program Saturday during a traditional Stethoscope Ceremony, marking their transition into the nursing profession.

Join us for SBU's 5th annual Fall in Love with Science on Oct. 4

Sep 29, 2025 | �鶹ӳ�� faculty and students are once again inviting the public to “Fall in Love with Science” and explore the science behind their food, health and community.

Perkins presents innovative tabletop escape room at conference

Sep 24, 2025 | Dr. Connie Perkins, founding director of Nursing, delivered a podium presentation at the New York Organization of Nurse Leaders conference in Tarrytown, New York, on Sept. 8.

Dual Degree in Nursing program celebrates exam success

Sep 16, 2025 | All six students in the second cohort of �鶹ӳ��’s Dual Degree in Nursing program have passed the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses.

Perkins publishes research, represents U.S. at Nursing Congress

Aug 21, 2025 | Connie Perkins, founding director of Nursing, co-authored an article in the Journal of Professional Nursing, which is the journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

Article by SBU's Lundeen, Perkins republished for Nurses Week

May 16, 2025 | An article by Dr. Erin Lundeen, clinical assistant professor of Nursing, and Dr. Connie Perkins, founding director of Nursing, was republished by American Nurse Journal in a special edition celebrating National Nurses Week, May 6-12.

SBU's Perkins lobbies in support of legislation impacting nursing

May 01, 2025 | Dr. Connie Perkins, founding director of Nursing at SBU, recently lobbied in Albany with members of the American Nurses Association-New York for bills associated with health system transformation, expanding patients' access to care, attaining health equity, ensuring workplace health and safety, and expanding nursing workforce development and support.

Abstract by SBU's Perkins published in Journal of American Nurses-NY

Apr 06, 2025 | An abstract by Dr. Connie Perkins, founding director of Nursing, titled "Master's Entry to Practice: An Efficient Pathway to Grow the Nursing Profession in NYS," was published in the Journal of the American Nurses Association - New York (JANANY).

SBU’s Perkins, Padilla advocate for nursing during trip to D.C.

Apr 01, 2025 | Dr. Connie Perkins, founding director of Nursing at �鶹ӳ��, and Angelina Padilla, a second-year student in the Master’s Entry to Practice program, spent two days in Washington, D.C., advocating for nurses.

Banik named dean of SBU’s DePerro School of Health Professions

Nov 12, 2024 | Swagata Banik, Ph.D., has been named the new dean of the Dennis R. DePerro School of Health Professions at �鶹ӳ��.

�鶹ӳ��’s Perkins elected president of ANA-NY

Nov 04, 2024 | Dr. Connie Perkins, founding director of Nursing at �鶹ӳ��, has been elected president of the American Nurses Association-New York (ANA-NY).

Soltysik publishes article and presents at state conference

Oct 03, 2024 | An article co-authored by Dr. Suzanne Soltysik, RN-BC, NPD-BC, CNE, focusing on an evidence-based practice initiative she spearheaded with the staff development team at Olean General Hospital was published in the American Nurses Association-New York news magazine.

Perkins earns Best Practices award for event presentation

Oct 03, 2024 | Dr. Connie Perkins, RN, CNE, received a Claire Murray Best Practices award for her presentation titled "Dual Degree Nursing Program: the Ultimate Double Dip."

Team organized by �鶹ӳ��'s Nursing Department walks to help prevent suicide

Sep 19, 2024 | A team organized by the Department of Nursing at �鶹ӳ�� raised $740 in the Cattaraugus County Out of the Darkness Community Walk, held Sept. 13 in Olean, to raise awareness of suicide prevention and funding in support of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).

Lundeen and Perkins published in American Nurse Journal

Sep 19, 2024 | Dr. Erin Lundeen, clinical assistant professor of Nursing, and Dr. Connie Perkins, founding director of Nursing, published an article in American Nurse Journal, the premier journal of the American Nurses Association.