Dear Friends,

Homecoming 2023 was a fun, joyous event, as it was intended to be. Adding to its importance, however, was that it marked the return of a beloved tradition at Frontier Nursing University. The combination of the pandemic and the move to the Versailles campus brought Homecoming to a pause for a couple of years. Now it’s back, and while it might be in a new “home” at Frontier, the feeling of being home comes from reuniting with the classmates, faculty, staff and Couriers who make each individual journey at Frontier so special. We are already looking forward to Homecoming 2024 and will share the details of how you can attend soon.

Another long-standing Frontier tradition – the Courier program –returns this summer after, much like Homecoming, being paused for a couple of years. The Courier program is such a unique and special opportunity for college students with an interest in public health and healthcare to gain invaluable experience. We are excited to share this program with our friends in the city of Versailles and Woodford County. This represents another opportunity for us to further connect with and serve the community.

Fortunately, the Diversity Impact Conference was not halted by the pandemic, though it did transition from an in-person event to a virtual one. In June, this amazing annual virtual event returns and, for the first time, it will be open to people outside of the university. The speakers and agenda for Diversity Impact Conference 2023 are truly outstanding, and we are excited to share this special event with an even larger audience this year.

As you can tell, there is so much to celebrate this spring and summer, and we are happy to share all these great events and stories with you once again in this issue of the Quarterly Bulletin. We also encourage you to stay up-to-date on the events and news at Frontier between issues of the Quarterly Bulletin by subscribing to our blog, connecting with us via our many social media platforms, and subscribing to our e-newsletters. We love to hear from you and welcome your feedback and suggestions. As always, we thank you for your continued support of Frontier Nursing University

Sincerely,

Susan Stone, CNM, DNSc, FAAN, FACNM