Health
Peg’s Foundation Gifts ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s College of Nursing $165,000 Grant to Advance Mental Health Care in Northeast Ohio
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s College of Nursing recently received a grant totaling $165,000 from Peg’s Foundation, formerly the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation, a private grant-making foundation that supports mental health programs in Northeast Ohio.
$1,000 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Grant Establishes ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Geauga Mental Health and Wellness Center
The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Geauga Campus Wellness Club, in conjunction with Counseling Services, recently received a $1,000 Seeds of Wellness Grant from ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì. The grant is designed to benefit the entire ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Geauga student body with the establishment of a new Mental Health and Wellness Center.
Collaborative ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Team Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Develop and Implement Drug Prevention Infrastructure in Three Ohio Counties
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s College of Public Health is teaming up with the Department of Computer Science to develop and implement drug prevention infrastructure in Portage, Geauga and Lake counties.
Flashfleet Debuts New Bike-Share Program
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s newest Flashfleet is changing the landscape of using a bike-share program on campus. Flashfleet is available to students, faculty, staff and surrounding community members.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Magazine: Partners in Nursing Practice
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s College of Nursing is partnering with the School of Theatre and Dance to stage challenging scenarios related to death, mental health crises and more to help student nurses learn how to handle some of the most difficult patient situations they may encounter on the job.
Faculty Member Combines Passion for Nursing and Technology
Technology and computers have always interested ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University College of Nursing Senior Lecturer Jeremy Jarzembak, RN, who co-coordinates the Olga A. Mural Simulation Lab and teaches informatics at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
Kognito Software Kick-Starts Mental Health Initiatives
What do you do if a student in class or at work starts showing up distracted, less talkative or stops showing up at all? Ignore it? Ask about it? But how do you start that conversation?
Future Nurses Get Ahead by Giving Back at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Geauga
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Geauga Campus is a rigorous academic environment that requires serious discipline, study, practice, and testing. It’s also an intimate environment of friends, instructors, and mentors who support each other from one challenge to the next, and inspire one another to reach out for the benefit of others. As a student association, they give back to the community through fundraising, strengthening the nursing program for future students and charitable outreach throughout the region.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Ashtabula Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Moving to State of Ohio’s First Hybrid Model
Targeted at widening students’ educational opportunities in preparing them for a career in occupational therapy, the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University at Ashtabula Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Technology program recently announced the creation of a hybrid model, combining online learning with more convenient on-campus laboratory sessions.
Alumna Reconnects to Passion of Nursing While Volunteering in Africa
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì alumna Shannon Gardiner, BSN ’09, RN, CCRN, always knew she wanted to help people, but also longed for a career that would provide flexibility along the way. After a few years working in Akron Children’s Hospital’s pediatric Intensive Care Unit, followed by some time as a traveling nurse, a Google search for volunteer opportunities led her to Mercy Ships, who own and operate the largest non-governmental hospital ship in the world.
