Arizona Nursing Inclusive Excellence (ANIE)

Arizona Nursing Inclusive Excellence (ANIE)

The purpose of the Arizona Nursing Inclusive Excellence (ANIE) program is to support students’ academic success in their Pre-Nursing or Nursing program to cultivate a more diversified nursing workforce.

Eligibility Cohorts
 

Consideration will be given to full-time students that are from at least one of the following backgrounds:

  • American Indian/Alaskan Native or Native Hawaiian
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • First-generation college student
  • From a rural area and/or along the Mexican-American border

Cohorts

Voyager Scholars

The Voyager cohort is comprised of first-year, first-semester Pre-Professional Nursing students already enrolled at the UA.

As part of the Voyager cohort, scholars will:

  • Complete two summer intensives in Tucson on the UA Campus. Intensives will include nursing skill development, academic enrichment activities and BSN program preparation.
  • Receive individualized mentoring from BSN peers, College of Nursing graduate students and select faculty.
  • Participate in professional skills development.
  • Receive individualized tutoring in prerequisites coursework.
  • Have access to a College of Nursing Writing Coach and Academic Success Coach.
  • Regularly meet with the ANIE Pre-Nursing Academic Advisor.

Vanguard Scholars

The Vanguard cohort is comprised of first- and third-semester students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program.

As part of the Vanguard cohort, scholars will:

  • Receive individualized mentoring from BSN peers, CON graduate students and select faculty
  • Participate in the BSN Peer Mentoring program
  • Participate in professional skills development
  • Receive individualized tutoring
  • Have access to a College of Nursing Writing Coach and Academic Success Coach
  • Regularly meet with the ANIE BSN Academic Advisor
  • First-semester students must participate in a summer intensives in Tucson on the UA Campus. The intensive will include nursing skill development, academic enrichment activities and NCLEX preparation

Pinnacle Scholars

The Pinnacle cohort is comprised of first- and second-year Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) students.

As part of the Pinnacle cohort, scholars will:

  • Receive individualized mentoring from select faculty and community partners
  • Serve as mentors to Voyager and Vanguard scholars
  • Participate in professional skills development
  • Regularly meet with ANIE faculty fellow

This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $2,252,707 with no percentage financed with non‐governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
 

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS ABOUT APPLYING CONTACT:

Lydia Parra
Program Coordinator
Email: lparra1@arizona.edu
Phone: 520-626-5699