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LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 5, 2016)— University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Dean Juliann Sebastian, a graduate and former assistant dean of the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, will deliver the Sexton Weaver Lectureship as part of the spring Nursing Leadership Lecture Series on Friday, April 8 at noon in the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital Pavilion A Auditorium.
The three-part lecture series brings national leaders in the nursing profession to UK for discussions about the role of nursing in an evolving health care environment. The series is designed to cultivate the next generation of nursing leaders in health administration, academics, research and patient care.
Sebastian’s lecture is titled, “Leadership: Big Challenges, Big Opportunities.” The free lecture is open to UK College of Nursing students and faculty and UK HealthCare nursing staff and employees.
Sebastian earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the UK College of Nursing and a master’s in business administration from the UK Gatton College of Business. She was appointed dean of the University of Nebraska College of Nursing in 2011. Prior to her current position, she served as dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and as the assistant dean of advanced practice nursing at the UK College of Nursing. Her areas of expertise include organization of care delivery systems, care for underserved populations, academic nursing practice, nurse-managed health centers and doctor of nursing practice (DNP) program curricula.
The lecture series is coordinated in partnership by the UK College of Nursing and UK HealthCare.
MEDIA CONTACT: Elizabeth Adams, elizabethadams@uky.edu
