A world-class city filled with art and culture and an incredible campus that offers cutting edge resources–that’s what students receive at Penn Nursing. And that’s just the start. Penn Nursing and the wider university offer something for everyone, as well as a lifelong community.
Penn Nursing is globally known for educating dynamic nurses—because our School values evidence-based science and health equity. That’s where our expertise lies, whether in research, practice, community health, or beyond. Everything we do upholds a through-line of innovation, encouraging our exceptional students, alumni, and faculty share their knowledge and skills to reshape health care.
Penn Nursing students are bold and unafraid, ready to embrace any challenge that comes their way. Whether you are exploring a career in nursing or interested in advancing your nursing career, a Penn Nursing education will help you meet your goals and become an innovative leader, prepared to change the face of health and wellness.
Penn Nursing is the #1-ranked nursing school in the world. Its highly-ranked programs help develop highly-skilled leaders in health care who are prepared to work alongside communities to tackle issues of health equity and social justice to improve health and wellness for everyone.
Penn Nursing’s rigorous academic curricula are taught by world renowned experts, ensuring that students at every level receive an exceptional Ivy League education. From augmented reality classrooms and clinical simulations to coursework that includes experiential global travel to clinical placements in top notch facilities, a Penn Nursing education prepares our graduates to lead.
HUP Alumni Association
The HUP Nurses Alumni Association embodies the legacy of excellence of nursing education at Penn. In 1886, the newly established training school at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) put the University at the forefront of nursing clinical leadership, where it remains today.
Welcome, HUP Alumni
As president, I am joined by a dedicated group who volunteer to provide you with a vibrant HUP Alumni Association. I would like to publicly thank our current and past volunteers, and I invite you to contact me if you are interested in getting involved.
As graduates of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, we were the first Penn Nurses. Today’s School of Nursing at Penn has embraced our alumni and honors our founding date of 1887 as the beginning of nursing education at Penn. We value our association with Penn’s School of Nursing, and I regularly represent you on the Penn Nursing Alumni Board. The HUP legacy is in good hands.
Warm regards, Linda S. Knox, RN, Ph.D., HUP’74, Nu’81, GNu’86, GRN ’95 President, HUP Alumni Association
Since 1887, Mary J. Burns, the first graduate, has been followed by many distinguished alumni including Theresa I. Lynch, a 1920 graduate, who founded and served as the first dean of the Penn’scurrent School of Nursing. From 1886-1978, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania educated over 5,000 nurses.
HUP alumni continue this rich tradition as educators, clinicians and administrators who elevate the quality of care for each and every patient.
The HUP Nursing Alumni Association works in partnership with Penn Nursing Alumni to honor this legacy. Alumni volunteers on the HUP Nursing Alumni Board plan spring and fall luncheons in rotating locations in the greater Philadelphia area, a major reunion every five years, and sends members a biannual newsletter to communicate HUP Nursing alumni news.
