Frontier Alumni and Friends Cruise
Join Frontier Nursing University community members for our 2025 Alumni and Friends Cruise! It’s time for relaxation, connection, and continuing education on the seas. Who: Frontier Nursing Alumni & Friends […]
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International Day of the Midwife
Virtual International Day of the Midwife (VIDM) is a 24-hour FREE ONLINE CONFERENCE for midwives and anyone interested in childbirth.
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Alumni Coffee Chat – Supporting Trans and Nonbinary Patients: Gender-Affirming Care in Primary Practice
Alumni Coffee Chat "Supporting Trans and Nonbinary Patients: Gender-Affirming Care in Primary Practice" with Lauren Brannon, FNP-BC We have heard from so many of our alumni that an area they'd […]
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FNU Community Meet and Mingle – AANP San Diego
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 207 5th Avenue, San Diego, CAWe are delighted to invite you to an FNU Community Meet and Mingle at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (right across the street from the San Diego Convention Center) […]
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Presidential Tour Northwest – California, Oregon & Washington
We hope to see you on our Presidential Tour! Dr. Brooke Flinders will be visiting regions across the U.S. in 2025 to meet with the Frontier Community. View Presidential Tour […]
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Walk with Dr. Flinders – Goldengate Park
We are delighted to invite you to our San Francisco, CA, Walk with Dr. Flinders on the Presidential Tour, happening Monday, June 23, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. in the Goldengate […]
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Community Meet and Mingle at Spark Social Food Truck Park
Join us for an evening with the Frontier Nursing University community at Spark Social SF in San Francisco! Connect with fellow alumni, students, staff and faculty on Monday, June 23, […]
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Community Meet and Mingle at ClarkLewis Restaurant
Calling all Frontier Nursing University alumni, students, staff, faculty and preceptors in the Portland area! Join us for a special Meet & Mingle at ClarkLewis Restaurant on Wednesday, June 25, […]
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Community Meet and Mingle at Citizen Collective Campfire
Join us on Thursday, June 26 at 6 p.m. for a Seattle Meet & Mingle at Citizen Collective Campfire! Enjoy a cozy evening of reconnecting, lawn games, and great conversation. […]
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Diversity Impact Conference
Join us for our 15th annual healthcare workforce conference! This conference brings together renowned thought leaders and speakers to increase awareness of the importance of achieving health equity and reducing […]
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Presidential Tour Northeast – New York and Pennsylvania
We hope to see you on our Presidential Tour! Dr. Brooke Flinders will be visiting regions across the U.S. in 2025 to meet with the Frontier Community. View Presidential Tour Events
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Preceptor Celebration Week
Preceptors play a key role in advanced practice nursing education. Each year, during the second week of August, Frontier Nursing University recognizes the important role of preceptors with a virtual celebration, showcasing their work and their influence on future advanced practice nurses. Learn more here.
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Community Meet and Mingle – Philadelphia
White Dog Cafe 3420 Sansom St., Philadelphia, PA, United StatesCalling all Frontier Nursing University alumni, students, staff, faculty and preceptors in the Philly area! Join us for a special Meet & Mingle at White Dog Cafe in University Heights on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Connect with fellow members of the FNU community, enjoy great conversation, and share your experiences over delicious […]
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Community Meet and Mingle – New York City
LouLou 176 8th Ave, New York, NY, United StatesCalling all Frontier Nursing University alumni, students, staff, faculty and preceptors in the NYC area! Join us for a special evening with Frontier Nursing University at LouLou in New York City! Connect with fellow alumni, preceptors, students, faculty, and friends of FNU in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Enjoy delicious food, a complimentary drink ticket, […]
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Hall of Fame and Annual Service Awards
The FNU Alumni Hall of Fame celebrates and recognizes the incredible individuals whose contributions have influenced and formed the past, present, and future success of the university. We will be […]
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FNU Commencement
Our annual commencement ceremony is a celebration of our nurse-midwife and nurse practitioner graduates from the past year who have completed their Master of Science in Nursing degree, Doctor of […]
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National Midwifery Week
National Midwifery Week was created by American College of Nurse-Midwives to celebrate and recognize midwives and midwifery-led care. Visit www.midwife.org to learn more. Frontier will be hosting a virtual event in celebration of National Midwifery Week.
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American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) Annual Meeting & Exhibition
The ACNM 70th Annual Meeting & Exhibition will take place October 10 – 13, 2025. See you in Palm Springs, CA!
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FNU Community Meet and Mingle at ACNM
Join us for an FNU gathering at American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) Conference in Palm Springs, CA! We would love for you to join Frontier Nursing University at our ACNM Community Meet and Mingle! This is a chance for alumni, preceptors, faculty, students, and friends to come together, catch up, and celebrate being part […]
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American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) Annual Conference
APNA 39th Annual Conference Empowered to Innovate and Collaborate: PMH Nurses Shaping Care Excellence October 15-18, 2025 New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center New Orleans, Louisiana
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FNU Community Meet and Mingle at APNA
Join us for an FNU gathering at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)! We are delighted to invite you to join Frontier Nursing University at our APNA Community Meet & Mingle! This is a chance for alumni, preceptors, faculty, students, and friends to come together, catch up, and celebrate being part of the FNU family. […]
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FNU Day of Giving
Just one Day of Giving can make a lifetime of difference. Learn more about the giving options available at Frontier Nursing University and how your gift impacts our students and the educational programs we provide. Visit frontier.edu/give-to-fnu. October 28 - 29, 2025 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
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Presidential Tour East – Baltimore
We hope to see you on our Presidential Tour! Dr. Brooke Flinders will be visiting regions across the U.S. in 2025 to meet with the Frontier Community. View Presidential Tour Events
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Baltimore Community Meet and Mingle at American Visionary Art Museum
Join us for an FNU Community Meet and Mingle at the American Visionary Art Museum in the beautiful harbor area of Federal Hill in Baltimore, MD! This is a chance […]
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National Nurse Practitioner Week
National Nurse Practitioner Week is held annually to celebrate these exceptional health care providers and to remind lawmakers of the importance of removing outdated barriers to practice so that NPs will be allowed to practice to the full extent of their experience and education. Visit www.aanp.org to learn more. Frontier will be hosting a virtual event […]
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Kentucky Association of Nursing Students (KANS)
Location: Northern Kentucky University
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National Student Nurses Association (NSNA)
Location: Houston, TX
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National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF)
Location: Dallas, TX
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APNA Annual Clinical Psychopharmacology Institute
Location: Reston, Virginia
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Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
Location: Orlando, FL
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American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
Location: Las Vegas
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Nurse Practitioners for Women’s Health (NPWH)
Location: Richmond, VA
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National Midwifery Week
National Midwifery Week was created by American College of Nurse-Midwives to celebrate and recognize midwives and midwifery-led care. Visit www.midwife.org to learn more. Frontier will be hosting a virtual event in celebration of National Midwifery Week.
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American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) Annual Meeting & Exhibition
Location: Kansas City, MO
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American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) Annual Conference
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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American Association of Birth Centers (AABC)
Location: Indianapolis
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National Nurse Practitioner Week
National Nurse Practitioner Week is held annually to celebrate these exceptional health care providers and to remind lawmakers of the importance of removing outdated barriers to practice so that NPs will be allowed to practice to the full extent of their experience and education. Visit www.aanp.org to learn more. Frontier will be hosting a virtual event […]
Carrie Belin is an experienced board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and a graduate of the Johns Hopkins DNP program, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Georgetown University School of Nursing, and Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. She has also completed fellowships at Georgetown and the University of California Irvine.
Angie has been a full-scope midwife since 2009. She has experience in various birth settings including home, hospital, and birth centers. She is committed to integrating the midwifery model of care in the US. She completed her master’s degree in nurse-midwifery at Frontier Nursing University (FNU) and her Doctorate at Johns Hopkins University. She currently serves as the midwifery clinical faculty at FNU. Angie is motivated by the desire to improve the quality of healthcare and has led quality improvement projects on skin-to-skin implementation, labor induction, and improving transfer of care practices between hospital and community midwives. In 2017, she created a short film on skin-to-skin called 
Justin C. Daily, BSN, RN, has ten years of experience in nursing. At the start of his nursing career, Justin worked as a floor nurse on the oncology floor at St. Francis. He then spent two years as the Director of Nursing in a small rural Kansas hospital before returning to St. Francis and the oncology unit. He has been in his current position as the Chemo Nurse Educator for the past four years. He earned an Associate in Nurse from Hutchinson Community College and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Bethel College.
Brandy Jackson serves as the Director of Undergraduate Nursing Programs and Assistant Educator at Wichita State University and Co-Director of Access in Nursing. Brandy is a seasoned educator with over 15 years of experience. Before entering academia, Brandy served in Hospital-based leadership and Critical Care Staff nurse roles. Brandy is passionate about equity in nursing education with a focus on individuals with disabilities. Her current research interests include accommodations of nursing students with disabilities in clinical learning environments and breaking down barriers for historically unrepresented individuals to enter the nursing profession. Brandy is also actively engaged in Interprofessional Education development, creating IPE opportunities for faculty and students at Wichita State. Brandy is an active member of Wichita Women for Good and Soroptimist, with the goal to empower women and girls. Brandy is a TeamSTEPPS master trainer. She received the DASIY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty in 2019 at Wichita State University. 
Dr. Sabrina Ali Jamal-Eddine is an Arab-disabled queer woman of color with a PhD in Nursing and an interdisciplinary certificate in Disability Ethics from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). Dr. Jamal-Eddine’s doctoral research explored spoken word poetry as a form of critical narrative pedagogy to educate nursing students about disability, ableism, and disability justice. Dr. Jamal-Eddine now serves as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in UIC’s Department of Disability and Human Development and serves on the Board of Directors of the National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities (NOND). During her doctoral program, Sabrina served as a Summer Fellow at a residential National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute at Arizona State University (2023), a summer fellow at Andrew W. Mellon’s National Humanities Without Walls program at University of Michigan (2022), a Summer Research Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Othering & Belonging Institute (2021), and an Illinois Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (LEND) trainee (2019-2020).
Vanessa Cameron works for Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nursing Education & Professional Development. She is also attending George Washington University and progressing towards a PhD in Nursing with an emphasis on ableism in nursing. After becoming disabled in April 2021, Vanessa’s worldview and perspective changed, and a recognition of the ableism present within healthcare and within the culture of nursing was apparent. She has been working since that time to provide educational foundations for nurses about disability and ableism, provide support for fellow disabled nursing colleagues, and advocate for the disabled community within healthcare settings to reduce disparities.
Dr. Lucinda Canty is a certified nurse-midwife, Associate Professor of Nursing, and Director of the Seedworks Health Equity in Nursing Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Columbia University, a master’s degree from Yale University, specializing in nurse-midwifery, and a PhD from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Canty has provided reproductive health care for over 29 years. Her research interests include the prevention of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, reducing racial and ethnic health disparities in reproductive health, promoting diversity in nursing, and eliminating racism in nursing and midwifery.
Dr. Lisa Meeks is a distinguished scholar and leader whose unwavering commitment to inclusivity and excellence has significantly influenced the landscape of health professions education and accessibility. She is the founder and executive director of the DocsWithDisabilities Initiative and holds appointments as an Associate Professor in the Departments of Learning Health Sciences and Family Medicine at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Nikia Grayson, DNP, MSN, MPH, MA, CNM, FNP-C, FACNM (she/her) is a trailblazing force in reproductive justice, blending her expertise as a public health activist, anthropologist, and family nurse-midwife to champion the rights and health of underserved communities. Graduating with distinction from Howard University, Nikia holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s degree in public health. Her academic journey also led her to the University of Memphis, where she earned a master’s in medical anthropology, and the University of Tennessee, where she achieved both a master’s in nursing and a doctorate in nursing practice. Complementing her extensive education, she completed a post-master’s certificate in midwifery at Frontier Nursing University.
Dr. Tia Brown McNair is the Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director for the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, DC. She oversees both funded projects and AAC&U’s continuing programs on equity, inclusive excellence, high-impact practices, and student success. McNair directs AAC&U’s Summer Institutes on High-Impact Practices and Student Success, and TRHT Campus Centers and serves as the project director for several AAC&U initiatives, including the development of a TRHT-focused campus climate toolkit. She is the lead author of From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education (January 2020) and Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success (July 2016 and August 2022 Second edition).