Academic Program Director and three-time Kent State University alum, Jay Hays, Ph.D., fell into the advising role. Upon completing his M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration in 2001, Dr. Hays had initially searched for a position[…]
Katie Bowen, M.Ed., academic recruitment and retention coordinator for Kent State University College of Nursing, has called Kent State home for 15 years. A three-time alumna, Katie’s undergraduate experience was shaped through her participation on[…]
Two-time alumnus, Andrew Snyder, RN-to-BSN academic advisor, takes pride in helping students achieve their goals. “There is no ‘one right path’ for everybody to become a nurse, and I try to help each of[…]
Bonyo’s Kenya Mission (BKM), a nonprofit based in Akron, Ohio, has been providing medical care and education in western Kenya for over 21 years. I began traveling with Dr. Bonyo and BKM in 2010. The[…]
“If you’re so into politics, why are you a nursing major?” This is the question that has haunted me throughout my undergraduate career. It is a question that jolts me back into our reality: not[…]
Hannah Miller, Samantha Kenney, Brian Cochran, Ryan Dowling, Paige Barnum, Kayla Norris, and Parker Henderson, who attend the Kent, Salem and Stark campuses, were among 24 northeast Ohio nursing students accepted to intern at Akron[…]
During the spring 2018 semester, I had an incredible opportunity to ride along with the Stat MedEvac crew for a twelve-hour shift. This once in a lifetime experience was a dream come as I have[…]
Dean Barbara Broome, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Kent State University College of Nursing, did not always dream of becoming a nurse. “Many people say they always wanted to be a nurse, but that was not me.[…]
The daughter of a physician, Stephanneth Adams, MSN ‘12, WHNP-BC, had been encouraged to enter the field of medicine from a young age. Her father, Dr. Stenneth Adams M.D., her earliest role model, matriculated through[…]
Anthony Jackson, BSN ’13, did not grow up wanting to work in the medical field. That was his younger sister, Christina’s, dream. With a desire to one day be a doctor, she was studying biology[…]
