Calendar of Events
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Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) LIVE Q&A Session
Are you interested in learning about FNU's Post-Master's DNP program? Join us for a Q&A session. Register
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Frontier Bound #1 – Winter Term 2024, MSN & PGC (WHNP) Class 210
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, […]
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Frontier Bound #2 – Winter Term 2024, DNP Class 53
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, […]
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Frontier Bound #3 – Winter Term 2024, MSN & PGC (CNM, WHNP, PMHNP) Class 210
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, […]
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Frontier Bound #4 – Winter Term 2024, MSN & PGC (CNM, FNP, PMHNP) Class 210
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, […]
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Frontier Bound #5 – Winter Term 2024, MSN & PGC (CNM, FNP, PMHNP) Class 210
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, […]
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Frontier Bound #6 – Winter Term 2024, MSN & PGC (CNM, FNP, PMHNP) Class 210
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, […]
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FeaturedSpring Term 2024 Application Deadline
Spring Term 2024 FNU accepts applicants on a rolling admission process versus a standard admission process. Applicants can learn the status of their application within four to five weeks after […]
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Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) LIVE Q&A Session
Are you interested in learning about FNU's FNP program? Join us for a Q&A session. Register
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Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health LIVE Q&A Session
Are you interested in learning about FNU's Nurse-Midwifery program or Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner program? Join us for a Q&A session. Register
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Psych-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) LIVE Q&A Session
Are you interested in learning about FNU's Psych-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program? Join us for a Q&A session. Register
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Frontier Bound #1 – Spring Term 2024, MSN & PGC (WHNP) Class 211
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, asking questions, and planning to be a successful Frontier student after returning home. Spring 2024 term begins April 8, 2024.
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Frontier Bound #2 – Spring Term 2024, DNP Class 54
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, asking questions, and planning to be a successful Frontier student after returning home. Spring 2024 term begins April 8, 2024.
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Frontier Bound #3 – Spring Term 2024, MSN & PGC (CNM, WHNP, PMHNP) Class 211
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, asking questions, and planning to be a successful Frontier student after returning home. Spring 2024 term begins April 8, 2024.
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Frontier Bound #4 – Spring Term 2024, MSN & PGC (CNM, FNP, PMHNP) Class 211
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, asking questions, and planning to be a successful Frontier student after returning home. Spring 2024 term begins April 8, 2024.
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Frontier Bound #5 – Spring Term 2024, MSN & PGC (CNM, FNP, PMHNP) Class 211
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, asking questions, and planning to be a successful Frontier student after returning home. Spring 2024 term begins April 8, 2024.
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Frontier Bound #6 – Spring Term 2024, MSN & PGC (CNM, FNP, PMHNP) Class 211
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, asking questions, and planning to be a successful Frontier student after returning home. Spring 2024 term begins April 8, 2024.
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FeaturedSummer Term 2024 Application Deadline
Summer Term 2024 FNU accepts applicants on a rolling admission process versus a standard admission process. Applicants can learn the status of their application within four to five weeks after their application materials are received by FNU. Apply today…the sooner you apply, the sooner you know. We look forward to working with you.
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National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) Annual Convention
Location: Orlando, FL
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Kentucky Association of Nurse Practitioners & Nurse-Midwives (KANPNM)
See you in Lexington, KY!
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Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) LIVE Q&A Session
Are you interested in learning about FNU's Post-Master's DNP program? Join us for a Q&A session. Register
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Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health LIVE Q&A Session
Are you interested in learning about FNU's Nurse-Midwifery program or Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner program? Join us for a Q&A session. Register
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Psych-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) LIVE Q&A Session
Are you interested in learning about FNU's Psych-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program? Join us for a Q&A session. Register
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Florida Colleges of Nurse-Midwives (FCNM) Annual Meeting
Cruise starting in Port Canaveral, FL
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Frontier Bound #1 – Summer Term 2024, MSN & PGC (CNM, FNP, WHNP) Class 212
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, asking questions, and planning to be a successful Frontier student after returning home. Summer 2024 term begins July 8, 2024.
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Frontier Bound #2 – Summer Term 2024, DNP Class 55
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, asking questions, and planning to be a successful Frontier student after returning home. Summer 2024 term begins July 8, 2024.
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Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) LIVE Q&A Session
Are you interested in learning about FNU's FNP program? Join us for a Q&A session. Register
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Frontier Bound #3 – Summer Term 2024, MSN & PGC (CNM, WHNP, PMHNP) Class 212
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, asking questions, and planning to be a successful Frontier student after returning home. Summer 2024 term begins July 8, 2024.
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Frontier Bound #4 – Summer Term 2024, MSN & PGC (CNM, FNP, PMHNP) Class 212
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, asking questions, and planning to be a successful Frontier student after returning home. Summer 2024 term begins July 8, 2024.
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American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) Conference
Location: Rockville, MD
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Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Conference & Reception
Location: Tucson, AZ Alumni & Friends Reception - Saturday, June 8, 2024 5:00 - 7:00 pm MST Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Estrella Room
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Frontier Bound #5 – Summer Term 2024, MSN & PGC (CNM, FNP, PMHNP) Class 212
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, asking questions, and planning to be a successful Frontier student after returning home. Summer 2024 term begins July 8, 2024.
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Frontier Bound #6 – Summer Term 2024, MSN & PGC (CNM, FNP, PMHNP) Class 212
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, asking questions, and planning to be a successful Frontier student after returning home. Summer 2024 term begins July 8, 2024.
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FeaturedFall Term 2024 Application Deadline
Fall Term 2024 FNU accepts applicants on a rolling admission process versus a standard admission process. Applicants can learn the status of their application within four to five weeks after their application materials are received by FNU. Apply today…the sooner you apply, the sooner you know. We look forward to working with you.
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American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Conference & Reception
Location: Nashville, TN Alumni & Friends Reception - Thursday, June 27, 2024 7:00 - 8:30 am CST Omni Nashville Legends Ballroom E
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Diversity Impact Conference – Virtual
The Frontier Nursing University (FNU) Diversity Impact Planning Ad-hoc (DIPA) Committee is proud to announce that the Diversity Impact Conference “Representation Matters: Breaking Down Contributing Factors of Health Inequities” will be held on July 18-19, 2024, on the Zoom platform! FNU is extremely excited about this year's conference. The DIPA Committee has been diligently working […]
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National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) Conference
Location: San Francisco, CA Marriott Marquis
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National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) Conference
Location: Atlanta, GA Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Center
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Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) LIVE Q&A Session
Are you interested in learning about FNU's Post-Master's DNP program? Join us for a Q&A session. Register
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Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health LIVE Q&A Session
Are you interested in learning about FNU's Nurse-Midwifery program or Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner program? Join us for a Q&A session. Register
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Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) LIVE Q&A Session
Are you interested in learning about FNU's FNP program? Join us for a Q&A session. Register
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Psych-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) LIVE Q&A Session
Are you interested in learning about FNU's Psych-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program? Join us for a Q&A session. Register
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FNU Documentary Premiere
The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among wealthy nations. Over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. are preventable. According to national data, 1,200 women around the U.S. die of pregnancy complications per year, while another 50,000 have life-threatening complications, and maternal mortality happens with women of color three to four times […]
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Triple Crown Trot 5K
Location: Versailles, KY
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Frontier Bound #1 – Fall Term 2024, MSN & PGC (CNM, FNP, WHNP) Class 213
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, asking questions, and planning to be a successful Frontier student after returning home. Fall 2024 term begins October 7, 2024.
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Frontier Bound #2 – Fall Term 2024, DNP Class 56
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, asking questions, and planning to be a successful Frontier student after returning home. Fall 2024 term begins October 7, 2024.
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Miles for Midwives 5K
Location: Lexington, KY Coldstream Park
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Frontier Bound #3 – Fall Term 2024, MSN & PGC (CNM, WHNP, PMHNP) Class 213
Subject to change due to COVID-19. Students begin their journey with an orientation to Frontier Nursing University. Time is spent learning skills needed for distance education, making lifelong friends, reviewing courses, asking questions, and planning to be a successful Frontier student after returning home. Fall 2024 term begins October 7, 2024.
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).