College of Nursing
How Covid Created a New Career Path for Kacie Gikonyo
°µÍø½ûÇø alumna and former nurse Kacie Gikonyo has founded the Death Doula Collective, a nationwide group for death doulas, and plans to establish her own death doula school in the Cleveland-Akron area to provide clinical hands-on training.
IN A FLASH: Honoring The MVPs of Nursing Education
Educators from the nursing programs at °µÍø½ûÇø and The University of Akron were honored at last week's °µÍø½ûÇø at Akron football game.
IN A FLASH: The White Coats Have Arrived!
°µÍø½ûÇø's College of Nursing held two White Coat Ceremonies on the Kent Campus last week.
‘Deep Down, I’m Just a Regular Guy’
°µÍø½ûÇø alumnus Kyle Craven, aka "Bad Luck Brian," leads a happy - and lucky - life.
°µÍø½ûÇø Welcomes Freshman Class of 2027
°µÍø½ûÇø welcomed the Honors College’s largest incoming freshman class this fall, and the students are full of ambition, drive and focus. Despite the ongoing challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on incoming college students, these °µÍø½ûÇø students are resilient and ready to em…
IN A FLASH: White Coats and Big Smiles
The Fall 2023 White Coat Ceremony marked nursing students' transition to professional nursing classes.
°µÍø½ûÇø and University Hospitals Awarded $4 Million Grant to Develop an LPN-to-BSN Pathway, Further Nursing Education and Careers
Faculty researchers from °µÍø½ûÇø’s College of Nursing recently received nearly $4 million in grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration to develop an LPN-to-BSN pathway called the LPN Education Advancement Program (LEAP). The program will provide licensed practical nurses at University Hospitals the opportunity to increase their skill set by removing barriers that may have prevented them from furthering their education.
Donor supported scholarship change our students lives
Each year, dozens of College of Nursing students open their inbox and are greeted with a message notifying them that they have been awarded a scholarship. These scholarships ignite a chain reaction of positive change in the students’ lives. The ripple effects of our donor’s generosity reach far beyo…
Two Nursing Students Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
°µÍø½ûÇø College of Nursing juniors Melina Connell of Mansfield, OH, and Caleb Faust of Columbus, OH, were among 53 °µÍø½ûÇø students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Society, America’s most prestigious academic honor society which recognizes a student’s exceptional achievement…
Top Honors: °µÍø½ûÇø Recognized Among the Best Graduate Schools in 2023-2024 US News Rankings
U.S. News & World Report ranks 11 °µÍø½ûÇø programs among the best in the nation in its recently released 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings.