Be a Part of the Future of Nursing with MNSA

Get ready for the 2025 MNSA Annual Convention!

Calling ALL Michigan Nursing Students!

We are excited to bring the 2025 Annual Convention to the west side of the state! This exciting event brings together nursing students from across the state for networking, professional development, and inspiring sessions designed to prepare you for success in your nursing journey.

Don’t miss this chance to connect with peers, learn from nursing leaders, and celebrate the future of nursing in Michigan.

10/17/25

GVSU’s Eberhand Center

2025 CONVENTION SPEAKER LINEUP

This year’s keynote speaker is Grand Rapids very own… global keynote speaker, 3-Time best-selling author, top-charting podcast host, and huge yo-yo nerd… Seen on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX TV, & TEDx…

Matt Brauning!

This year’s keynote presentation will be based on The Firebox Principle: Building Motivation that lasts. Matt’s very own methods will help you build & keep your motivation through nursing school & your nursing career!

This year’s Breakout Sessions will help you grow and navigate through adulting as a student and professional nurse! Each attendee will get to choose from 2-3 sessions hosted by amazing organizations that want to help you succeed throughout your journey! Sessions include info about nursing unions-get the facts from the Michigan Nursing Association’s (MNA) Katie Pontifex & Yousef Rabhi. Find out how to grow your nursing network & why it’s important from American Nurse Association - Michigan’s current President Barb Medvec & Future President Beth Skillen. PNC Bank will host a session to help with money management, Matt will host a session on Energizing Change, and we will end with an NCLEX Prep Session!

SAVE THE DATE

10/17/2025

2025 Convention Sponsors & Exhibitors

The MNSA would like to thank all of this year’s sponsors and exhibitors for their dedication to the MNSA & the nursing community. Each of these amazing sponsors & exhibitors helped ensure we were able to provide the attendees with fun gifts, scholarships, and an overall GREAT Day!

Student Area

2025 Convention Forms

October 17, 2025

Eberhand Center - GVSU
Grand Rapids, MI

As we continue along our campus tour, we are excited to have this years convention at GVSU’s Eberhand Center in Grand Rapids! We hope this location makes it easier for our western & northern MI students to attend our annual convention! We encourage all MNSA members and nursing students across MI to join us & share your SNA/NSA wins with our peers from around the state! It all begins with you, we aim to make each convention better than the last. YOU help us do that each year!

Individual Registration

Group Registration

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Michigan Nurses Foundation

The Wellbridge Group

2024 Convention through Pictures

Thank you to the over 200 attendees who joined us for the 2024 Convention! We hope we exceeded your expectations and that you had an amazing day with us! We plan to bring you a great convention every year & are already working on the 2025 convention! PLEASE each out via the “contact us” tab with any ideas or suggestions you have for 2025!