Penn State’s Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing is one of the largest educators of pre-licensure students in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with over 2200 undergraduate and graduate students on 13 campuses. Our College is positioned to lead the next generation of nurses and nurse scientists while enhancing the health of all people through quality care and education. To learn more about the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, check out our printer-friendly fact sheet.
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Nese College of Nursing named a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence
The college achieved this recognition for “creating environments that promote the pedagogical expertise of faculty,” according to the league, exemplifying the college’s investment in its nurse educators and their professional growth.
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Nese College student elected to National Black Nurses Association leadership (7/22/2026)
Bryan Thelisma, a current fourth-year bachelor of science in nursing student at the Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, has been voted student representative of the National Black Nurses Association in the organization’s 2026 national election.
Nese College of Nursing graduates’ paths meet in critical care (7/14/2026)
Amber Bisking and Lexy Fortney both graduated this spring with bachelor of science in nursing degrees from the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing. Soon they’ll be colleagues. But, for all they have in common, their paths to the degree were quite different.
Fox Graduate School awards 36 graduate students Fox scholarships (7/14/2026)
Thirty-six Penn State graduate students have received scholarships of up to $10,000 from the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Endowment, established by Jeff and Ann Marie Fox’s $20 million naming gift to Penn State’s J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School. The 36 students are studying in 32 master’s or doctoral degree programs.
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