West Virginia University

 Twelve percent of applicants to the university’s NCIN program were from backgrounds underrepresented in nursing, while only five percent of the state’s population is from underrepresented backgrounds. Program officials credit their marketing materials, which included articles in a local newspaper and on the university’s website, advertisements, and outreach to alumni, faculty, and career and campus groups, for their success. The NCIN scholars participated in leadership and mentorship activities. They sat on a West Virginia University Health Sciences Center committee on interprofessional collaboration. They learned how legislation affects nursing practice. They were inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International, the international honor society for nursing. And they attended the national convention of the National Student Nurses Association.