Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Open House Agenda

Universities at Shady Grove
Saturday, April 18, 2026

Time Event
9:30 a.m. Registration – Building II Lobby
10

Welcome – Germantown Room

  • Sheena Jackson, Director of Admissions and Student Scholarships
  • Emily New, Coordinator, Office of Strategic Engagement and Impact

Greetings from Faculty and Staff

  • Crystal DeVance-Wilson, Assistant Professor and Vice Chair, UMSON Program the Universities at Shady Grove
  • Jana Goodwin, Assistant Professor and Chair, UMSON Program at the Universities at Shady Grove
  • Nicole Smith, Assistant Professor and Co-Director, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program

UMSON Student Academic and Career Resources

  • Laura El Shafei, Director, Academic and Career Success

Hearing from Alumni

  •  Christopher Ousley, BSN Alum
10:45

Applying 101 - Germantown Room

  • Arthur Caesar, Admissions Counselor
  • Bianca Chandler-Bagwell, Manager of Student Scholarships and Grants
10:55 - 11:45

Question-and-Answer Session

  • Nicole Smith
11:45 - 11:55

UMSON Partnership Roundtable Discussion – Germantown Room

  • Kelly Pawlak, Associate Director of Recruitment and Counseling
11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Concurrent Activities

Student Organization Fair – Building II Lobby

  • Black Students Nurses Association
  • Latinx Association of Nurses at University of Maryland

Tour of the Facility – Meet at tour table in Building II Lobby (See ticket for tour times.)


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