Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences Names Its New Leader

Tracy Poelvoorde was named chancellor of Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences in Rock Island, Illinois. She has been serving as interim chancellor since August 2013. Her appointment as permanent chancellor is effective immediately.

Chancellor Poelvoorde joined the faculty at Trinity College as an assistant professor in 2000. In 2009, she was named dean of nursing and health sciences.

Poelvoorde is a graduate of Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from Idaho State University and is currently pursuing a doctorate in nursing education from the University of Northern Colorado.