Presidential Tour Honors Graduates Making a Difference Across the Country

Frontier Nursing University President Dr. Brooke A. Flinders and the FNU team spent 2025 traveling across the country, meeting with more than 400 graduates, students, preceptors, and partners who are transforming healthcare in their communities every day. As FNU celebrated its 100th year of service and nursing education, the Presidential Tour became more than a series of visits, it became a living testament to the power and reach of the FNU mission nationwide.

Across each region we visited — Southeast, Florida, Northwest, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic — the impact was unmistakable. In busy urban clinics, rural birth centers, homebirth practices, community health settings, and innovative mental health and wellness programs, FNU graduates are advancing equitable care, expanding access, and meeting critical needs. Their work reflects a blend of clinical excellence, compassion, and entrepreneurial vision that embodies the heart of Frontier’s legacy.

The tour also highlighted the essential role of preceptors and clinical partners who invest their time, knowledge, and mentorship to prepare the next generation of nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners. Their commitment is the backbone of FNU’s community-based model and a key driver of the nursing profession’s future strength.

Every gathering, whether a practice visit, case day, meeting with a donor, or a community event, reinforced a central truth: the FNU community is a powerful national network improving health outcomes in ways large and small each day. Dr. Flinders delighted in her first year of connecting face-to-face with this community as these experiences revealed not only the depth of the FNU community’s dedication, but also the collective impact of a university rooted in service, innovation, and partnership.

It truly takes a village to educate and prepare nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners. The Presidential Tour illuminated that village – students, alumni, faculty, preceptors, and friends – working together to ensure that individuals and families everywhere have access to competent, compassionate, high-quality care. Through their stories and their service, they are shaping the next century of Frontier’s mission.

To learn more about the Presidential Tour, click here.

Meet some of the inspiring graduates we met during the 2025 Presidential Tour and see the impact they’re making in their communities in our On the Trail video series:

We also invite you to learn more about some of the graduates we visited on our blog:
Brandi Milton, Georgia
Lauren Brannon, North Carolina
Triana Boggs, Florida
Auriel Ciccarelli, Florida
Dr. Marli Parobek, Washington
Dr. Julian Williams, New York