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Welcome to IPN, the nursing organization committed to offering nurses opportunities for professional development, education, and collaboration that are intelligent, fun, and creative. 

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Please SAVE THE DATE for our SPRING PROGRAM on Wed., May 13, 2026. This event includes dinner, our spring awards announcement, and a continuing education program on whole health and wellness (1.0 contact hour of CE). It’s a great way to celebrate spring with friends and colleagues. The venue is Mediterrano Restaurant in Ann Arbor

Our speaker is Jenna Arnould, MS, RDN, the Employee Whole Health Coordinator at Veteran’s Affairs in Ann Arbor. Here is the agenda for the event:

  • 5:00 – 6:00 PM: Check-in/ Social Hr/ Cash Bar
  • 5:45 – 6:00 PM: Presentation of Leadership & Educ. Awards 
  • 6:00 – 7:00 PM: Buffet Dinner
  • 7:00 – 8:00 PM: CE presentation: Whole Health & Wellness
    • Q & A, Coffee & Dessert
  • 8:15 PM – Door Prizes; Adjourn (100% of Door Prize Proceeds go to Food Gatherers)

To download the flyer for this event, click HERE.

To register for this event, click HERE or use the QR code below. (You can save money by joining IPN before you register.)

  • Registration information:
    • General Admission – Meal & Educ. Program                                 $50.00
    • Member Discount Price – IPN members and STTI Eta Rho & Rho members (EMU & UM chapters):                                                      $40.00
    • Retiree Discount Price (Member & Non-Member retired RNs):       $35.00
    • Student Discount Price – for Generic RN students (those working on first RN degree only, not advanced degrees)                                             $20.00

 

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Please consider nominating a deserving colleague, or yourself, for one of our spring 2026 awards, either the LEADERSHIP AWARD or the EDUCATION AWARD. Click HERE for information about those awards. 

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Congratulations to our 2025 Nursing Leadership and Education Award winners:
  • 2025 Leadership Award – Valerie Pauli EdD, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CNE
    – Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
  • 2025 Education Award – Deanna Gower, MSN, RN – Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.
And Congratulations to our newest award winner, for the new Career Achievement Award (given ad hoc):
  • 2024 Career Achievement Award – Carol Williams, MS, RN
    – Education Specialist, Retired, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor
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For nursing education information for our TAKING THE LEAD program, or for education provided by our other nursing partners, see links below:

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Check this website for other upcoming conferences, awards, and information about the benefits of becoming an IPN member.

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