UT Arlington wins federal funding to help veterans become nurses
The College of Nursing will use the grant to expand and adapt its popular online BSN program to educate pre-licensure nurses with military backgrounds that included medical training.Federal officials who aim to help veterans translate their military service into nursing careers have awarded a grant of almost $300,000 to the UT Arlington College of Nursing for to increase enrollment and graduation rates for veterans. Kelly Bowman, a 2003 graduate of the UT Arlington College of Nursing who served nine years active duty in the Navy, was deployed in Iraq and other areas of the Middle East.