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Loretta Aller works with two middle school students in the Henderson Hall skills lab.

Dean Johnson-Mallard Celebrates Faculty Community Outreach Endeavors as 2022 Comes to a Close

Dec. 14, 2022

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��Թ� State student Ashlee Frymier, a registered nurse studying to be a nurse practitioner, has been named the 2022 Big Sister of the Year by Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Summit, Medina and Stark Counties/

��Թ� State Nursing Student Named ‘Big Sister of the Year’

Oct. 18, 2022

��Թ� State College of Nursing student Ashlee Frymier has been selected as Big Sister of the Year by Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Summit, Medina and Stark Counties.

��Թ� State College of Nursing welcomes new faculty (left) Jake Nicholson and Kimberly Haag.

Two Full-time Faculty Join College of Nursing

Oct. 12, 2022

The college welcomed two full-time faculty at the start of the fall 2022 semester.

From left: Tracey Motter, DNP, MSN, RN; Kay Gianantonio, MSN, RN, APRN-CNP, AGPCNP-BC; Nicole Lewis, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, 2020 - 2022 Jonas Scholar Recipient; and Lisa Onesko, DNP, APRN-BC.

��Թ� State College of Nursing Announces Second Jonas Scholar Award Recipient

Oct. 12, 2022

Two-time alumna and current DNP student, Nicole K. Lewis, MSN ‘20, APRN, PMHNP-BC, was selected by Jonas Philanthropies, a leading national philanthropic funder of graduate nursing education, as a 2020 – 2022 Jonas Scholar Award Recipient. Lewis is the second ��Թ� State…

From left: Nursing students Mary Grace Vavruska, Melina Connell, Taylor Monturo and Mia Murphy

Learning the Research Process While Improving Management of Childhood Asthma: Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Program Students Assist Dr. Jo Dowell

Oct. 11, 2022

Last summer, four undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Honors students, Mia Murphy, Melina Connell, Taylor Monturo, and Mary Grace Vavruska, participated in nursing research with Dr. Jo Dowell in the College of Nursing as part of the ��Թ� Summer…

��Թ� State Nursing Student Honored for Lifesaving Effort

Aug. 19, 2022

A ��Թ� State College of Nursing student who graduated Aug. 20 recently was honored by the city of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, along with her sister, for working to save the life of a woman who fell ill while playing volleyball.

��Թ� State nursing faculty pose for a photo outside Henderson Hall on the ��Թ� Campus.

��Թ� State’s College of Nursing Redesignated a Center of Excellence by National League for Nursing

July 29, 2022

For the third consecutive term, the National League for Nursing (NLN) has designated ��Թ�’s College of Nursing as a Center of Excellence in the category of Advancing the Science of Nursing Education. This new cycle of designation will extend from 2022-2026.

Dr. Sandra Cadena stands with a mountain range behind her in beautiful Colombia, South America, where she is working on a community project.

Sandra Janashak Cadena Selected to be Inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

July 27, 2022

The Academy is pleased to announce that Sandra Janashak Cadena, PhD, APRN, PMHCSN, CNE, has been selected to be a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (Academy). Dr. Cadena is Professor at the Universidad de Bosque, Colombia, South America, an alumni of ��Թ� State…

Awards & Achievements – Summer 2022

July 15, 2022

Please join us in congratulating the following individuals on their recent recognitions, publications, presentations, and awards. Faculty and College Recognition Loretta Aller, PhD, RN, CHSE, passed the Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE)…

Collage of the seven ��Թ� nursing faculty members who have retired since 2020.

Honoring Our Retired Faculty