Health
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.
It Takes Two to Tango: Professors Work Together on Parkinson’s Study
A ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University professor is conducting a collaborative research project to study how ballroom dance can help to manage the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì to Host Faculty From the Center for Koru Mindfulness for Teacher Certification Workshop
This summer, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University will host faculty from the Center for Koru Mindfulness for a at its Kent Campus. This training, which will take place from Aug. 1-3, will equip trainees with the skills that they need to teach Koru Mindfulness, an evidence-based curriculum specifically designed for emerging adults.
Creating Dreamers and Doers: Jasmine Long and Sharon Ware
Jasmine Long and Sharon Ware grew up in different neighborhoods, but their connection transcends residential blocks. Broken barriers now build the dreams to change their communities for the better.
Mental Illness Visualized Through Create Awareness Art Exhibit
Several ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University departments have come together to produce Create Awareness, an art exhibit located on the first floor of the University Library that focuses on using art to depict the personal experiences of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students, faculty and staff with mental illness.
Mental Illness Visualized Through Create Awareness Art Exhibit
Several ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University departments have come together to produce Create Awareness, an art exhibit located on the first floor of the University Library that focuses on using art to depict the personal experiences of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students, faculty and staff with mental illness.