Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Open House Agenda

Universities at Shady Grove
Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025

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

Welcome – Auditorium

  • 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

  • Daniel Diaz, BSN Alum
  • Ki-Yong Park, BSN Alum
10:25 a.m.

Applying 101

  • Kelly Pawlak, Associate Director of Recruitment and Counseling
  • Bianca Chandler-Bagwell, Manager of Student Scholarships and Grants
10:35 - 11:30 a.m.

Question-and-Answer Session

  • Nicole Smith
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Concurrent Activities

Campus Life/Student Organization Fair – Building I 1st Floor Lobby

UMSON Scholarships, Asian Students Inspired to Advance Nursing, Black Students Nurses Association, Latinx Association of Nurses at University of Maryland, Office of Strategic Engagement and Impact, Nurses Christian Fellowship, and Packaged Hearts

Tour of the Facility – Instructions will be provided in the Auditorium (See ticket for tour times.)

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