Debbie Sheppard-LeMoine

University of Windsor reappoints Nursing Dean to second term

Debbie Sheppard-LeMoine headshotDebbie Sheppard-LeMoine is reappointed to a second five-year term as Dean of the Faculty of Nursing (FILE/University of Windsor)

By Sara Meikle

The University of Windsor has reappointed Debbie Sheppard-LeMoine to a second five-year term as dean of the Faculty of Nursing.

The renewal recognizes her leadership in strengthening the faculty’s academic excellence, research profile and global partnerships since 2019. Under her direction, the faculty earned the maximum seven-year accreditation from the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing for all undergraduate programs.

Nursing dean named Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Nursing

Debbie Sheppard-LeMoine, dean of the Faculty of Nursing, was inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Nursing in recognition of her global leadership in nursing education, research and health policy. (FILE/University of Windsor)Debbie Sheppard-LeMoine, dean of the Faculty of Nursing, was inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Nursing in recognition of her global leadership in nursing education, research and health policy. (FILE/University of Windsor)

By Sara Meikle 

Debbie Sheppard-LeMoine, dean of the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Windsor, will be inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Nursing on Oct. 29, in recognition of her global impact on nursing education, leadership and policy. 

The Fellowship, one of the highest honours awarded by the Canadian Nurses Association, recognizes Canada’s most accomplished nursing leaders whose influence extends across clinical practice, education, administration, research and health policy. 

UWindsor nursing first in Ontario with advanced scope of practice curriculum

BScN student standing in general lab with other students in the backgroundThe University of Windsor is leading innovation in nursing education as the first university in Ontario to integrate Registered Nurse prescribing education into its undergraduate nursing curriculum. Supported by new provincial funding, the initiative will prepare future nurses with expanded skills to enhance patient care and healthcare delivery across the province.

By John-Paul Bonadonna

The University of Windsor will become the first university in Ontario to offer undergraduate nursing students education in medication prescribing — a move that aligns with the province’s expanded scope of practice for Registered Nurses (RNs) and aims to strengthen healthcare delivery across the province.