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Driving through Ohio’s farmland to meet my students, I felt a calm simplicity. Bright white laundry swung in the breeze. Corn was as it should be knee-high by the fourth of July. Women in their clean, simple, self-made dresses wore their plain, solid colors pinned or…
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¾«¶«Ó°ÒµAmerican Academy of Nursing recently announced that Versie Johnson-Mallard, Ph.D., APRN-BC, FAAN, FAANP, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University College of Nursing Dean, professor and Henderson Endowed Chair, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors until 2024. In this role Johnson…
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Cheryl Swinehart Dariushnia graduated from the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ School of Nursing (as it was referred to at the time) in 1977. As was the case for many students of her generation, Cheryl’s journey to become a nurse was not always easy. With limited scholarships available, she was…
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Giving Tuesday provides a great opportunity for the College of Nursing community to help bolster the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University College of Nursing Emergency Fund. This fund provides immediate and flexible support for students in need and allows our future nurses to focus more on the…
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Two-time ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University alumnus John Mastrojohn III, MSN ‘96, MBA ‘01, RN, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer at Hospice of the Western Reserve (HWR), credits ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ for helping him to create a future he had not previously imagined. “My life and…
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¾«¶«Ó°Òµ selected a national leader as the new Dean of the College of Nursing. Dr. Versie Johnson-Mallard is a researcher, academician, clinician, and executive leader in nursing and higher education and most recently served as Associate Dean at the College of Nursing in the…
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With the start of the Fall semester, three new full-time faculty members are contributing their knowledge and expertise to College of Nursing research endeavors.
Please join us in congratulating the following individuals on their recent recognitions, publications, presentations, and awards.
Faculty
Recognitions
Mary K. Anthony, PhD, RN, has been elected to serve as President for the Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS)…
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Nurses are givers. During each shift, our nursing grads proudly perform their jobs giving their all every day. For nurses, giving is a job requirement and a passion. One of the great prides of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University College of Nursing is the tradition of alumni, former…
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Although widely acknowledged that greater diversity among nurses reduces health disparities and improves quality of care, the U.S. nursing workforce does not mirror the nation’s increasingly diverse population.