News Archive
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Kent Salem Holds Convocation, Pinning Ceremony For 2013 Nursing Grads Kent State University at Salem recently held its convocation and pinning ceremony for its 2013 nursing graduates.
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Kent State East Liverpool Recognizes Nursing Students Prior to the end of the semester, Kent State University at East Liverpool held its annual pinning ceremony at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort for the 2013 graduating class.
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Long-Serving Faculty Member Yoost Awarded for Work with Kent State Honors Students Kent State University College of Nursing faculty member Barbara L. Yoost, MSN, RN, CNS, CNE, ANEF, received the Distinguished Honors Faculty Award for 2013 for her work with nursing honors students.
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Long-Serving Faculty Member Awarded for Work With Honors Students
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Nursing Students Traveling to Dominican Republic Kent State Ashtabula RN to BSN Nursing students will be traveling to the Dominican Republic this May as a culmination of their "Professional Nursing with a Global Perspective" course.
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Spring 2013 Research Incentive Awards The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce Research Incentive awards for Academic Year 2013-2014.
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Kent State College of Nursing Sponsors "Brave Miss World"
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World-Renowned Scientist Ron Mallett to Keynote College of Nursing's “Driving the Future 2013” Kent State University’s College of Nursing presents “Driving the Future 2013,” an event focused on inspiration and innovation and their roles in the education, science and healthcare of the future. The event will take place on Monday, March 4, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and will feature a series of TED TALK-style presentations. The event will take place at the Kent Student Center with morning sessions at the Kiva. Registration is required by Wednesday, Feb. 27.
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Kent State College of Nursing Presents “Driving the Future 2013”
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Why is Change So Hard?
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American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Selects Kent State Alumna as 2013 Distinguished Research Lecturer
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Join the Journey to Japan - Registration Deadline Dec. 1 The Kent State University at Salem nursing program invites students, faculty and staff to be part of the experiential learning opportunity by traveling to Japan next spring.
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A Little Help Goes A Long Way for the Triple Crown of Giving Today, throughout Portage County, 13.7 percent of residents live in poverty. Food banks and shelters are struggling to meet the demands of those in need.
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Kent State’s College of Nursing Honored for Innovations in Education
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Kent State’s College of Nursing Honored for Innovations in Education Kent State University’s College of Nursing has been selected as a recipient of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Innovations in Professional Nursing Education Award. The awards program recognizes the outstanding work of AACN member schools to re-envision traditional models for nursing education and lead programmatic change.
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Ohio Board of Nursing Approves Kent State’s Associate Degree in Nursing Program The Ohio Board of Nursing has approved Kent State University’s associate degree in nursing program offered at four Kent State campuses – Ashtabula, East Liverpool and Tuscarawas and the Regional Academic Center at Twinsburg.
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Kent State Showcases New Nursing Equipment Through a matching grant provided by the Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association (OMEGA), Kent State University at East Liverpool was able to make more than $70,000 in equipment upgrades to its nursing laboratory.
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Two Kent State Professors Bike Three Hours to Work to Mark National Bike to Work Day Kent State University College of Nursing professors Peggy Doheny, Ph.D., and Ann Jacobson, Ph.D., rode their bicycles to work on Friday, May 18, to mark National Bike to Work Day.
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Kent State East Liverpool’s Nursing Lab Receives $70,000 in Upgrades Through a matching grant provided by the Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association (OMEGA), Kent State University at East Liverpool was able to make more than $70,000 in equipment upgrades to its nursing laboratory. Half of the funding was provided by the state through the Appalachian Regional Commission. The remaining funds were provided by Kent State East Liverpool. Recently, all the equipment purchasers were finalized.
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Two Kent State Professors Will Bike Three Hours to Work to Mark National Bike to Work Day Kent State University College of Nursing professors Peggy Doheny, Ph.D., and Ann Jacobson, Ph.D., will ride their bicycles to work on Friday, May 18, to mark National Bike to Work Day. Doheny and Jacobson, both in their 60s, will ride about 30 miles to work in Kent, Ohio, from Jacobson’s home in South Russell, Ohio.
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Fashion Icon Donna Karan to Speak at Kent State about the Importance of Self-Care and Wellness for Nurses Donna Karan, one of America’s most famous fashion designers, will be at Kent State University on Monday, March 5. Karan will serve as the keynote speaker for the Kent State College of Nursing’s annual Driving the Future conference series.
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Fashion Icon Donna Karan Speaks at Kent State about Self-Care, Wellness for Nurses Donna Karan, one of the most famous American fashion designers, will be at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, on Monday, March 5. Karan will serve as the keynote speaker for the Kent State College of Nursing’s annual Driving the Future conference series. This year’s conference explores an integrative approach to incorporating self-care and mindfulness in a balanced personal and professional life.
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LIVE WEBCAST TODAY: Fashion Icon Donna Karan Speaks about Self-Care, Wellness for Nurses Donna Karan, one of the most famous American fashion designers, will be at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, on Monday, March 5. Karan will serve as the keynote speaker for the Kent State College of Nursing’s annual Driving the Future conference series. This year’s conference explores an integrative approach to incorporating self-care and mindfulness in a balanced personal and professional life.
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Nursing Information Sessions March 21 & 22 Kent State University at Stark will host Nursing Information Sessions for high school seniors who are interested in applying to the program and for current college students who would like to transfer into the program.
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Professor’s Passion Inspires Students Associate Professor Susan Taft’s first memory of teaching was as a doctoral graduate student standing in front of a class of students, trying to keep her knees from knocking and her hands from shaking. Now, after enthusiastically teaching at Kent State University for more than two decades, Taft has earned one of the 2011 Distinguished Teaching Awards, which is awarded to full-time tenure track faculty who demonstrate extraordinary teaching.
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Kent State Salem's Trip to Tanzania Featured on Channel 33 Check out Kent State Salem's Trip to Tanzania, which was featured on Channel 33.
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Centennial Black Squirrels Sport Holiday Look
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Attn: MSN & BSN Seniors - University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic Employment Opportunities ATTN: MSN and BSN Seniors - University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic Employment Opportunities
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The Seventh Annual Barbara Donaho Distinguished Leadership in Learning Award The Barbara Donaho Distinguished Leadership in Learning Award has honored 180 nurses from Northeast Ohio.
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Nursing Senior Spends Part of Summer Studying in Switzerland Kent State University at Salem senior Lillian Kavishe took advantage of the University’s Global Health Immersion class this summer. Kavishe, along with other students from the College of Public Health, spent time in Geneva, Switzerland, where Kent State has an international campus.
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Nursing Senior Spends Part of Summer Studying in Switzerland Kent State University at Salem senior Lillian Kavishe took advantage of the University’s Global Health Immersion class this summer. Kavishe, along with other students from the College of Public Health, spent time in Geneva, Switzerland, where Kent State has an international campus. As part of the class, Kavishe had the opportunity to attend the World Health Assembly, which is held every May at the United Nations.
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45 Nursing Students Graduate on National Nurses Day On Friday, May 6, which is recognized as National Nurses Day, 45 Kent State University at Stark bachelor of science in nursing degree (BSN) graduates will officially begin their professional careers as nurses.
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ADN Students Participate in Local District Showcase Students from the associate degree in nursing (ADN) program at Kent State University at East Liverpool recently performed 113 blood pressures in three hours as part of Southern Local High School’s District Showcase, an annual community-wide festival that provides educational information to the public.
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Driving the Future 2011 Join the Kent State University College of Nursing, Cleveland State University and NEONI, CHA’s Nursing Arm, as we bring structure to the growth underway in the healthcare industry in Northeast Ohio
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The Fifth Annual Barbara Donaho Distinguished Leadership in Learning Award This year we are honoring 35 RNs from across Northeast Ohio. This brings the total number of nurses honored to 145 in the award's five year existence.
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Kent State Partners with Lake Health and Lakeland Community College to Expand Nursing Program Kent State University at Ashtabula is partnering with Lake Health and Lakeland Community College to expand educational opportunities for nurses in Northeast Ohio. The new arrangement allows registered nurses with an associate degree to obtain a bachelor of science in nursing (B.S.N.) degree from Kent State by attending classes at Lake Health’s TriPoint Medical Center in Concord Township, Ohio.
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Kent State Partners with Donna Karan’s Urban Zen Foundation The notion of a partnership between Kent State University and fashion mogul Donna Karan isn’t such a strange thing to imagine. Kent State’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is recognized as one of the top fashion schools in the country. So it may come as surprising to learn that the new collaboration between Kent State and Karan involves not fashion, but the university’s College of Nursing.
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Semester Convocation Focuses on Safety Faculty and staff at Kent State University at East Liverpool and Salem participated in multiple safety information and training sessions Tuesday as part of its semester convocation. The campuses are taking a proactive approach to possible situations that could arise in a classroom, or on campus.
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Nursing Students Featured in Town Crier Lots of smiles and even some foot-stomping took place Dec. 8 at Humility House, 755 Ohltown Road in Austintown. It was a farewell party hosted by Kent State University nursing students who have been in clinical rotation at the facility.
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Kent State to Offer New Doctorate of Nursing Practice Degree Kent State University’s College of Nursing today announced approval from the Ohio Board of Regents to offer the Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree, one of two terminal degrees in nursing.
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Professor and Alumna Inducted Into the American Academy of Nursing The American Academy of Nursing recently selected 116 outstanding nurse leaders for induction as Fellows. Kent State University Professor of Nursing Carol Sedlak, director, nurse educator program, is one of the professionals who received the honor.
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College of Nursing Professor and Alumna Inducted Into the American Academy of Nursing The American Academy of Nursing recently selected 116 outstanding nurse leaders for induction as Fellows. The induction ceremony was held Nov. 13 during the Academy's 37thAnnual Meeting and Conference that was held in Washington, D.C.
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Free Health Clinic at Kent State Salem Nov. 4th Kent State University at Salem will offer a free health clinic on Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. in the campus' main lobby. Kent State Salem is located at 2491 St. Rt. 45 S, in Salem. Free screenings include those for the ears, kidneys and blood pressure will be provided.
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The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International -Applications STTI Applications and requirements
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CPR Classes Offered List of CPR classes offered
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11/03/2010 - No Health without Mental Health There are approximately 2.5 million active and reserve members of the U.S. military and nearly 24 million U.S. veterans. They and their families face life and health challenges that differ from those of civilians. Families may have to cope with deployment and separation from each other; illnesses and injuries of their returning veteran; and mental health effects of military service, disruptions in parenting and caregiver stress. The purposes of this program are to explore the mental health needs of veterans and their families and to describe available services
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Flu Clinic at Kent State Stark on Thursday, Sept. 30 Preventative vaccines for seasonal flu and H1N1 will be available on Thursday, Sept. 30.
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Kent State at East Liverpool Nursing Students Volunteer Nursing students from the Kent State East Liverpool took more than 500 blood pressures in four hours while participating at the Ohio Nurses Association Blood Pressure Screening Booth located at the Canfield Fair.
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Kent State Professor Receives Grant to Address Nursing Shortage Dr. Susan Taft, associate professor and director of graduate management programs in Kent State University’s College of Nursing, has been awarded a two-year, $410,000 grant from the Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future (PIN) program, led by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Northwest Health Foundations (NWHF).
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Assistant Nursing Professor Focuses on New Mentoring Program Assistant Nursing Professor Lorene Martin recently won one of Kent State University’s Summer Teaching Awards. Martin, who teaches at Kent State University at Salem, is spending the summer developing a student mentoring program known as "Students Helping Students: A Student Nurse Mentoring Program”
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Kent State’s College of Nursing Receives Scholarship Funding Kent State University’s College of Nursing has received funding to award 10 $10,000 scholarships from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) through the RWJF New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program. This is the third consecutive year that Kent State has received the RWJF scholarship assistance, bringing the total amount of funding in three years to $400,000.
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Nursing Excellence Nursing classes are not known to be easy. However, through determination and a great support system, recent Kent State University at Salem graduate Alana Ward earned the highest grade point average (GPA) in this year’s class of nurses earning their bachelor’s degree.
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Kent State Nursing Professor Receives Fulbright Scholar Grant Dr. Ratchneewan Ross, an associate professor in Kent State University’s College of Nursing, has received a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach and conduct research in Thailand. Ross will teach research methodology to graduate students and doctoral candidates at five universities in Thailand from June to October 2010. While in Thailand, she also will conduct seminars for nursing faculty and conduct her own research project.
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Governor Names KSU a Center of Excellence in Biomedicine/Health Care Gov. Ted Strickland, together with the Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut, today announced Kent State as a Center of Excellence in Biomedicine and Health Care for the state of Ohio. Kent State joins 13 other universities throughout the state to receive this distinction.
