SIGs

What is an SIGs? They are known as Student Interest Groups, and they are a great way to network, mingle, and learn from peers and future colleagues with similar interests and values. SIGs are created by the students for the students, and have been foundational for current, new, and returning students who are navigating through the nursing program and UW as a whole. Whether you are an individual from out of state or have been living in the greater Seattle your whole life, SIGs are a great way to develop interpersonal and interprofessional life skills that will be needed in your future nursing career. Below are just a few of the UW SoN (School of Nursing) SIGs that you could be a part of! 

SLB

• Mission:

  • To represent, advocate for, and build capacity and community for and among all students in the School of Nursing.

• Events:

  • All School Meeting: Quarterly 

• Contact Info:

  • Email: sonslb@uw.edu

  • Website: Leadership opportunities – Current Students 

Disability and Nursing Alliance (DNA)

• Mission: 

  • The Disability and Nursing Alliance (DNA) was established for nursing students with disabilities and our allies by nursing students with disabilities to foster solidarity, community, pride, and mutual support. Together, we strive to create a welcoming, joyful, and meaningful space to grow by embracing disability justice and valuing every body and mind as essential to nursing. We are committed to leadership by students with disabilities to direct DNA’s priorities in community activities and efforts at the UW School of Nursing. We value the voices, actions, and perspectives of students with disabilities as essential in policies for equity and inclusion- nothing about us without us.

• Events:

• Contact Info:

  • Email: sonslb@uw.edu 

UW SoN Diversity Awareness Group (DAwGs):

• Mission: 

  • The Diversity Awareness Group was formed as a means of academic and peer support for underrepresented students at the University of Washington, School of Nursing. We encourage scholarship, collaboration, networking, and leadership through the community on and off-campus.

• Events: 

  • Nurse Camp

• Contact Info:

  • Email: sondawg@uw.edu

  • Instagram: @uwsondawgs

Future Nurses Club (FNC)

• Mission: Provide mentorship to all pre-nursing students, especially underserved and underrepresented individuals

• Events: 

  • Fall: Fall mixer, General Application Seminar, Application Essay Review (in-person & online)​

  • Spring: Spring Mixer and General Q&A with Officers​

  • Summer: Nurse Camp (in collaboration with UW SoN DAwGs)

• Contact Info:

  • Email: uwfuturenursesclub@gmail.com​

  • Instagram: @futurenursesatuw​

  • Facebook: @futurenursesclubatuw

  • Website: https://huskylink.washington.edu/organization/futrnrse 

Hispanic and Latinx Organization for Nursing Students (HOLA)

• Mission: 

  • Empower and advocate for Hispanic/Latinx nursing students and nurses​

  • Foster educational and professional opportunities​

  • Function as a safe resource of support and mentorship

• Events: 

  • Hispanic Heritage Month Event:

    • In collaboration with Latino Medical Student Association and Network of Underrepresented Residents and Fellows

  • Jeopardy & Social Event:

    • In collaboration with Chicanos/Latinxs for Community Medicine

• Contact Info: 

  • Email: holason@uw.edu​

  • Instagram: @holasonuw

Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Organization (MMPNO)

• Mission: 

  • Provide financial aid and scholarships to students of African heritage who pursue studies leading to careers in professional nursing. 

• Events:

• Contact Info:

  • Website: Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Organization – Proud of Our Past and Embracing Our Future 

The Scrub Drive (ReSON)

• Mission: 

  • The Recycle Scrub Outreach Network seeks to provide some financial relief to nursing students across UW who require scrubs. Through this program, we are able to collect gently used scrubs from graduating cohorts and redistribute them to incoming and current students who may benefit from them. The overall goal of this program is to recycle scrubs that may not be of any need and provide assistance to nursing students!

• Contact Info:

  • Email: Reson@uw.edu

UnicoRN

• Mission:

  • UnicoRN’s mission is build queer community consisting of students and alumni within the University of Washington School of Nursing. We will collectively organize for expanded sexual and gender minority (SGM) healthcare education to be embedded throughout graduate and undergraduate nursing curriculum. We will promote awareness of, care for, and research with the queer population through advocacy and collective action.

• Events:

• Contact Info:

  • Email: unicorn1@uw.edu

  • Instagram: @unicorn_nurses

Self-Care Club

• Mission:

• Events:

• Contact Info:

  • Instagram: @uwsonselfcareclub

Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health

• Mission:

  • This organization provides support and training to UW students and staff interested in sexual and reproductive health issues. NSRH provides students, nurses, and midwives with education and resources to become skilled care providers and social change agents in sexual and reproductive health and justice. We envision a world in which all people have access to just and dignified comprehensive healthcare.

• Events:

• Contact Info:

  • Email: nsrhofuw@uw.edu

Community Service Groups

• Mission:

  • The Community Service Group empowers nursing students to make a positive impact by engaging in service projects that build community partnerships, promote equity, and support the health and well-being of the populations we serve.

• Events:

  • Listening Project

  • SHIFA - Student Health Initiative for Access

  • UDSM - University District Street Medicine

  • MHO - Mobile Health Outreach

• Contact Info:

  • sonslb@uw.edu

If there is a SIG that is not listed above that you feel should be here let us know, we want to connect students with as many resources as possible to help them succeed!
If there is misinformation above let us know, this website is still a work in progress :) Thanks for your patience.