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ABOUT US
Who we are
Founded in January 2023, the Black Student Nurse Association (BSNA) mission is to establish a safe space for African American/Black/African nursing students. The Association aims to provide support services to minority nursing students and help them overcome the challenges they may face in the nursing profession.
BSNA aims to educate students by holding events to bring awareness to Black nurses' struggles in healthcare. This association provides community services to Black or minority communities, and presents mentorship and leadership opportunities to student nurses. BSNA is a non-segregated group that strives to bring a diverse representation and awareness to the student nurses at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore.  
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Our Purpose
Our Purpose
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Provide a communication link between the African/African American/Black BSN nursing students at the University of Maryland School of Nursing at the Universities of Shady Grove Campus. 
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Provide a forum for the discussion of issues involving but not limited to healthcare and Nursing workforce inequities including but not limited to the communities we serve, Nurses, and Nursing students.  
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Plan events with the purpose of educating, volunteering, or serving members of the community inside and outside the school of nursing campus. 
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Aid in building minority students’ professional portfolios through opportunity awareness and their educational journey through support services.  
Founders
While earning their BSN during their second and third semester of nursing school, Founding President Sherry Rollins and Founding Vice-President Sakeenah Nasser established the Black Student Nurses Association. The group was formally recognized and approved by the Universities at Shady Grove in January 2023 and by the University of Maryland Baltimore School of Nursing in April 2023.
