The ALANA Nursing Association-
(African American, Latino, Asian, Native American)

The ALANA Nursing Association is a registered student organization, founded in 1999, that supports minority nursing students. The goal is to help each student successfully complete the nursing program. All African American, Latino, Asian, and Native American prenursing and nursing majors are encouraged to actively participate in ALANA.

The purposes of this organization are to: support and represent students of color in the prenursing/nursing program, provide tutorial services for students in need, provide enrichment to the community with mentorship and outreach programs, and facilitate personal growth and enhance students' leadership skills.

The President of the ALANA Nursing Association for the 2007-2008 academic year is Karrian A Tyson who can be contacted by e-mail at: ktyson@student.umass.edu.