Alverno College Names Karin Wasiullah Associate Dean of Nursing

Karin Wasiullah, DNP, has been named associate dean of Alverno College’s JoAnn McGrath School of Nursing. In this role, she will help to provide leadership to the School of Nursing, help develop new programs and partner with faculty to foster student achievement.

Wasiullah brings 17 years of experience as a nurse practitioner and 15 years as a nursing faculty member to her new role. She first worked at Alverno from 2001 until 2005, and returned in 2009. In addition to teaching classes in the School of Nursing, she helped coordinate an inter-professional education program with Concordia University. The program, which included students from six different disciplines, worked with clients in the Milwaukee County Drug Court and helped to improve the learning experience, enhance team-based care, and improve patient outcomes.

Wasiullah earned her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Concordia University, her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Alverno College.

About the Joann McGrath School of Nursing

The Alverno College Joann McGrath School of Nursing is the largest nursing school in the state, and has been educating nurses for more than 80 years. The school also boasts a historically high NCLEX pass rate, with 95% passing in 2015 according to the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.

About Alverno College

Alverno College, a four-year independent, Catholic, liberal arts college for women, exists to promote the personal and professional development of its students. The college has earned accolades and respect internationally for its highly effective ability-based, assessment-as-learning approach to education, and has consulted with three U.S. presidential administrations on accountability and outcomes in higher education. For the last six years, Alverno College was ranked one of the top five schools in the Midwest doing “the best job of educating undergrads” by U.S. News & World Report. Educators from throughout the world visit Alverno to learn about its proven, student-centered teaching methods.

Alverno offers more than 60 major areas of study, including graduate programs in education, nursing, community psychology and business that are open to women and men. For more information about Alverno, visit www.alverno.edu or call 414-382-6100.