Programs
Our programs are designed to equip students with the knowledge, critical thinking skills, and ethical perspectives necessary for meaningful engagement in today's complex world.
Campus Undergraduate
Online Undergraduate
Non-Degree
School of Nursing, Health, and Sciences Mission Statement
The School of Nursing, Health, and Sciences exists to glorify God by providing a transformative education that cultivates leaders who value integrity and professionalism that results in ethical, compassionate, and client-centered care.
Faculty
Anil Joseph
Asst Professor of Health, Human Perform &Recreation
Michelle Heriford
Director of Nurse Practioner Program and Associate Professor of Nursing
Bruce Baldwin
Professor of Chemistry
Michael Buratovich
Professor of Biology
Bethany Zigler
Chair of the Health, Human Performance and Recreation Department and Associate Professor of HHPR
Dawn Day
Director of DNP and MSN-EDU/MSN-MBA Programs and Professor of Nursing
Alvin Kauffman
Associate Professor of Nursing
Mary Broda
Associate Professor of Nursing
Aaron Wyman
Professor of Biology
Sharyl Page
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Delores Jackson
Professor of Nursing
Alison Stoughton
Associate Professor of Nursing
Mitchell Zigler
Physical Therapist and Professor of Physical Therapy
Michael Nydegger
Chair of the Chemistry Department and Professor of Chemistry
Kelly Velker
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Audra Balcer
Chair of the Biology Department and Assistant Professor of Biology
Rebecca Brueck
Assistant Director Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program and Assistant Professor
Karla Larson
Professor, Chair of Graduate Nursing
Kimberly Cabe
Professor, Assistant Director of NP Programs
Debra Thompson
Assistant Professor
Accreditation and Awards
SAU was recognized as a Nursing College of Distinction for the last seven years!
RegisteredNursing.org ranked SAU as the #1 MSN online program in Michigan and #4 MSN online program in the entire U.S. for 2025!
RegisteredNursing.org ranked SAU as the #1 Nurse Practitioner program in Michigan for 2025!
RegisteredNursing.org ranked SAU as the #2 Online RN to BSN program in Michigan in 2024.
Ranked #1 in Best Online Family Nurse Practitioner Programs by Nurse Practitioner Online.
Ranked #3 in Best Online AGNP Programs by Nurse Practitioner Online.
Ranked #3 in Best Online Nurse Practitioner Programs by Nurse Practitioner Online.
What our students say about Nursing, Health, and Sciences
"The School of Nursing, Health, and Sciences does a good job at creating an engaging, organized environment and providing us with a good foundation with all of the pre-requisites. The professors are very knowledgeable and integrate Christianity within the classrooms, leading by good example. Being an international student, everyone here is so welcoming and cares about each other. SAU does a good job at respecting where students are in their faith journey and cultivates a community where all are welcomed no matter where they are."
Madeleine Paschalis, Nursing, Class of 2028