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С»ÆƬÊÓƵ at Trumbull Professor and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Coordinator Gina Severino DNP, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, recently earned the Ohio Nurses Association’s (ONA) Excellence in Political Action Award.
Dr. Severino has been an ONA member for the past…
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![Nursing students stand with С»ÆƬÊÓƵ College of Nursing faculty member, Melissa Dyer, inside the Amish birthing center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Amish-birthing-center1500x600_3.jpg?VersionId=PHF1Zhucgf5BsgNhbnuBTAc352oBEIxb)
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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The American Academy of Nursing recently announced that Versie Johnson-Mallard, Ph.D., APRN-BC, FAAN, FAANP, С»ÆƬÊÓƵ 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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![Professional nursing student headshot of Cheryl Swinehart Dariushnia, BSN '77](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/CHERYL-SWINEHART-DARIUSHNIA1500x600_0.jpg?VersionId=6yizdJDf493OxCrr.jk8lHW1Is_4TJM.)
Cheryl Swinehart Dariushnia graduated from the С»ÆƬÊÓƵ 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 С»ÆƬÊÓƵ 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 С»ÆƬÊÓƵ alumnus John Mastrojohn III, MSN ‘96, MBA ‘01, RN, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer at Hospice of the Western Reserve (HWR), credits С»ÆƬÊÓƵ for helping him to create a future he had not previously imagined. “My life and…
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![Dr. Versie Johnson-Mallard joins С»ÆƬÊÓƵ College of Nursing as new dean, professor, and Henderson Endowed Chair.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/DSC04225edits_0.jpg?VersionId=OrdxPVf118KokOXbNHzJJ98cm6dABjbQ)
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ 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)…