Dr. Tamara Bland, interim dean of Borra College of Health Sciences and associate professor of nursing, is the recipient of the 2022 Nurse Influencer Award from the American Nurses Association of Illinois.

Bland was presented with the award during ANA-Illinois’ Professional Issues Conference on Nov. 5.

The Nurse Influencer Award recognizes an exemplary nurse who has influenced the practice of nursing through education, advocacy, policy or practice.

In Krista Hansen’s adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, much of the other worldly magic of the forest happens above the stage.

As its title suggests, Dominican University’s fall production of A Midsummer Night’s Cirque — opening to audiences Nov. 18 — adds the spectacle of circus performance to a new interpretation of the classic Shakespeare comedy about young lovers, fairies and magical spells. Suspended in air, characters set the mythical scene through dance and aerial acrobatics.