College of Nursing
Nursing Student Reflects on Volunteer Experiences at Vaccine Clinics
Allie Rodriguez was a senior nursing student in her community rotation at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ College of Nursing when the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Field House was designated as a mass COVID-19 vaccination site clinic for Portage County and the surrounding areas. She and her classmates were among the first nursi…
College of Nursing Faculty Creates Simulation Escape Room for Undergraduate Students
Janet Reed, MSN, RN, CMSRN, Associate Lecturer at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Stark, always enjoys incorporating new creative ideas in her classroom. After observing her undergraduate nursing students struggle with heightened anxiety during traditional simulations over the years, she desired a way to make the experience more fun and less stressful.
Assistant Dean of Operations & Student Services Presented with Academic Advising Administrator of the Year Award
Two-time Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ alumni Curtis Good, Ph.D., Assistant Dean of Operations & Student Services for Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State College of Nursing, was presented with the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Academic Support and Advising Association (K.A.S.A.D.A.) Academic Advising Administrator of the Year Award on Friday, April 9. …
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Selects New Deans for College of Nursing and College of the Arts
Following separate national searches, Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ has selected Versie Johnson-Mallard, Ph.D., for the position of dean of the College of Nursing and Diane H. Petrella, D.M.A., for the position of dean of the College of the Arts. Since 2018, Johnson-Mallard has been the associate dean at t…
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Ranks in Top 20 in the Nation for Library and Information Studies Program in U.S. News 2022 Best Graduate Schools Rankings
U.S. News & World Report ranks Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ in the top 20 Best Library and Information Studies Programs in the country in its 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Overall, Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State is recognized in 12 new national rankings in the 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools, including three specialty rankings.
Buzz Starner ’67 leaves lasting legacy supporting Senior Nursing Students
Buzz Starner ’67 was a Golden Flash through and through. As the second-generation in his family to attend Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State, and having met the love of his live Marilyn Starner ‘71 on campus, Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State held a very special place in his heart. Wanting to stay connected with the university after graduation, …
Alumna Uses Social Media Influence to Share COVID story, Provide Encouragement to Others
Just before the start of the pandemic, alumna Jasmine Jones, BSN ‘17, RN, a med-surg nurse at a large hospital system in the greater Indianapolis area, was not in a good mental place. Pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl, Jones had just learned her daughter would be born with Heterotaxy syndrome, w…
Nurses on Boards Provide a Unique Perspective
Nurses should be everywhere decisions are being made, advocates Kimberly Cleveland, JD, MSN, RN, C-MBC, Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ College of Nursing lecturer, who currently serves as the Chair-Elect on the Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC) Board of Directors. Cleveland has had the opportunity to sit on …
The Hannah and Jan Kirkland Memorial Scholarship
The Hannah and Jan Kirkland Memorial Scholarship provides tuition relief to nursing students from Columbiana county. The scholarship was created by Sally Kirkland to honor the lives of her late daughter Jan, and her late granddaughter Hannah. This generous scholarship will provide students with the …
Health Care at Home: Telehealth Research and Practice by Dr. Lisa Onesko, DNP, APRN-BC
Infrequently practiced just one year ago, the seemingly overnight implementation of telehealth (healthcare offered to patients remotely) during the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the nature of primary care delivery. An Associate Professor for the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ College of Nursing and Director …
