- Impact Report Introduction
- Letter from Dean Mason
- Facts and figures
- Preparing nurses. Statewide impact.
- Employee spotlights
- Community impact
- Healthy people + healthy pets
- Giving that changes lives
- A Lasting WIN & Smart Giving From Your IRA
- Partnerships that transform care
- WSU nursing students gain global health perspective in Zambia
- First-generation student spotlight: Called to care
- Alumni spotlights
- Building confidence through practice
- Empowered Coug nurses
- Lighting up the sky for National Nurses Week in 2026
Employees shape the WSU College of Nursing through research, teaching, leadership, service, and work that supports student success. These spotlights feature four people whose contributions strengthen nursing education, health policy, scholarship, and accessible learning.
Julie Postma Selected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
Julie Postma, PhD, RN, professor at the WSU College of Nursing, has been selected for induction as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. The honor recognizes her contributions to environmental health nursing, health equity, climate justice, and improved health outcomes.
Tracy Klein Advances Safer Prescribing Through Nursing Education and Policy
WSU College of Nursing professor Tracy Klein connects research, teaching, clinical practice, and policy to advance safer prescribing. Her national work on benzodiazepine tapering guidelines and her teaching in pharmacology and rational prescribing help future nurse practitioners reduce harm and make evidence-based decisions.
How Instructional Design Supports Student Success
Megan Connolly, instructional design consultant at the WSU College of Nursing, helps faculty build courses that are clear, accessible, and aligned with student learning. Her work supports course design, digital accessibility, faculty development, and the behind-the-scenes planning that shapes the student experience.