College of Nursing

White Coat Ceremony for ABSN students- Blessing of Hands

IN A FLASH: "These Hands Will Deliver Compassion"

Kent State's ABSN program offers students who already hold one degree a path to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). 

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Richard Zarzour teaching a nursing class at the Twinsburg Academic Center.

IN A FLASH: A Passion for Teaching

"Our nursing students are No. 1" is what Richard Zarzour, MSN, M.Ed., could be indicating in this photo as he leads a class of nursing students at Kent State’s Twinsburg Academic Center. Zarzour is a lecturer in the associate degree program for nursing at Kent State Uni…

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Actors from Kent State's School of Theater and Dance perform in a teaching simulation for healthcare students..

Teaching Communication and Compassion at the End of Life

Kent State nursing students and NEOMED medical students viewed a live simulation and received advice from experts in end-of-life care.

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Kent State nursing students read an oath at the university's first White Coat Ceremonies.

IN A FLASH: An Oath of Passage

White Coat Ceremonies were held on five Kent State campuses in January. 

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Students and instructors of Kent State University at Trumbull's Bachelor of Science in Nursing program pose for a group photo following its first White Coat Ceremony.

Kent State Trumbull Celebrates First White Coat Ceremony

For the first time in its history, Kent State University at Trumbull hosted a White Coat Ceremony for students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. Held Tuesday, on the first day of spring classes, the ceremony is a rite of passage for medical and nursing students in their journey toward a career in healthcare.

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Kent State softball player and Honors College student Emily Lippe at bat during a softball game.

Scoring Home Runs On and Off the Diamond

Emily Lippe, a junior nursing major at Kent State University, has challenged herself athletically and academically since an early age. Having taken advanced courses since she started school and playing softball since she was eight, Emily understands what it takes to have a student-athlete minds…

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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

As we once again approach the end of the year with its hustle and bustle of festive preparations, I find myself reflecting on moments of joy and connection. Walking the halls of Henderson Hall, I smile with gratitude as wisps of conversations wash over me. A student who has successfully mastered a n…

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Nursing students learn about muscle structure at the Twinsburg Academic Center

IN A FLASH: Building Muscle Memory

Kent State’s College of Nursing offers programs on five of the university’s eight campuses. 

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Honors College student Kenzie Sklar lines up to throw the ball during a lacrosse home game versus Central Michigan.

Translating Success in the Classroom onto the Field

In recent decades, the game of lacrosse has grown in popularity, especially among the high school and college population. In spring of 2018, the Kent State women’s lacrosse team  became the first new women’s Division I sport to be added to the Kent State University roster since women’s g…

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