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The baccalaureate degree program in nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Ashland University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
Ashland University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, is a member of the North Central Association and is authorized by the Ohio Department of Higher Education to grant bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees.
The baccalaureate nursing program at Ashland University is fully approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN), 17 South High Street, Suite 660, Columbus, OH 43125, 614.466.3947.
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Alumni Host Annual Banquet
The Dwight Schar College of Nursing Alumni Association held their annual alumni banquet at the Ontario Events Center on October 5, 2019. They honored the 50 year (class of 1969) and the 25 year (class of 1994) from Mansfield General Hospital School of Nursing.
Three of the scholarship winners were present. The winners of the $1000 scholarships are Janet Arnold, Alena Holmes and Rachael Westler. The winner of the Endowed Scholarship, Hollie Dowalter, was unable to attend. She received $2350.00
The new Dean of the College of Nursing, Carrie Keib PhD, RN, was present. She introduced herself to the attendees and made brief remarks.
The Nursing Alumni are celebrating 100 years of nursing education in Richland and Ashland Counties. The Mansfield General Hospital School of Nursing opened in 1919 with four students. Only one completed the requirements and graduated in 1922. The school closed in 2001 after having graduated 1731 nurses. MedCentral College of Nursing began accepting students in 1999 and graduated the first students in 2003. Ashland University acquired MedCentral College of Nursing in 2010 and the first students graduated from AU Dwight Schar College of Nursing (now Dwight Schar College of Nursing & Health Sciences) in 2011.
The winners of the $100 raffle were Sandra Burnett Wigton (MGH 1969), Brunda Bedell Benson (MGH 1963) and Judy Greer Davis (MGH 1965).
Class of 1960 Mansfield General Hospital School of Nursing
L to R: Rowean Calderhead Santolucito, Fran Baxter Hoeppner and Lois Pealer Senokozlieff
1969 graduating glass from Mansfield General Hospital School of Nursing. They were honored as the 50 year class at the banquet.
Front row: Sandra Burgett Wigton, Jane Brooks Taylor, Judy Spearman Hysong, Nancy Tinkey Holtrey, Kendra Shanklin MartinBack row: Carol Goldsmith Williams, Carolyn Withrow Bloodhart, Cynthia Wolfarth Schwall, Myra Loyer Grove, Alice Hankhammer Herrel
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Three of the scholarship winners were present. The winners of the $1000 scholarships are Janet Arnold, Alena Holmes and Rachael Westler. The winner of the Endowed Scholarship, Hollie Dowalter, was unable to attend. She received $2350.00
The new Dean of the College of Nursing, Carrie Keib PhD, RN, was present. She introduced herself to the attendees and made brief remarks.
The Nursing Alumni are celebrating 100 years of nursing education in Richland and Ashland Counties. The Mansfield General Hospital School of Nursing opened in 1919 with four students. Only one completed the requirements and graduated in 1922. The school closed in 2001 after having graduated 1731 nurses. MedCentral College of Nursing began accepting students in 1999 and graduated the first students in 2003. Ashland University acquired MedCentral College of Nursing in 2010 and the first students graduated from AU Dwight Schar College of Nursing (now Dwight Schar College of Nursing & Health Sciences) in 2011.
The winners of the $100 raffle were Sandra Burnett Wigton (MGH 1969), Brunda Bedell Benson (MGH 1963) and Judy Greer Davis (MGH 1965).
Class of 1960 Mansfield General Hospital School of Nursing
L to R: Rowean Calderhead Santolucito, Fran Baxter Hoeppner and Lois Pealer Senokozlieff
1969 graduating glass from Mansfield General Hospital School of Nursing. They were honored as the 50 year class at the banquet.
Front row: Sandra Burgett Wigton, Jane Brooks Taylor, Judy Spearman Hysong, Nancy Tinkey Holtrey, Kendra Shanklin MartinBack row: Carol Goldsmith Williams, Carolyn Withrow Bloodhart, Cynthia Wolfarth Schwall, Myra Loyer Grove, Alice Hankhammer Herrel
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Jackie Owens Publishes Article
Dr. Jackie Owens, associate professor of nursing, published an article, "Bad Language and Scholarly Publishing: Use It or Lose it?," on July 20 in Nurse Author & Editor, Volume 29, Issue 3. The article discusses editorial decisions about the use of profanity, slang, and colloquialisms that are hurtful or possibly incendiary versus the desire to preserve quotes and original context. Owens serves on the editorial board as an Author-in-Residence for Nurse Author & Editor. This newsletter has been published since 1991 as an international publication appropriate for nurse authors, editors, and reviewers. It is currently published by Wiley-Blackwell as a free, biweekly online publication.
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Owens Attends Annual Clinical Research Conference
Dr. Jackie Owens, Associate Professor of Nursing, and Theresa Lattner, BSN, RN, CMSRN, a 2011 RN to BSN Program alumna, attended the Cleveland Clinic 15th Annual Clinical Research Conference on April 29-30, 2019, in Warrensville Heights, OH. Owens, who serves as Editor of the scholarly journal of the American Nurses Association, OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, presented a breakout session entitled, Responding to Peer Reviewer Feedback: Tips from an Editor. Lattner, a nurse manager at Fairview Hospital, offered a poster and oral presentation about results of a research project entitled, Medication Side Effect Education: Are Patients and Clinicians on the Same Page?Read more
Nursing Faculty Present Research at Transcultural Nursing Society Conference
Department of Nursing Professors Sharon See and Patti Clayburn, both Clinical Assistant Professors; Dr. Jacqueline Owens, Associate Professor; and Brenda DeHaan, Adjunct Nursing Faculty; participated in a panel discussion to present their cultural research, The Influence of Cultural Simulation on Perceptions and Intent to Act, at the 44th Annual Conference of the Transcultural Nursing Society. The conference was held October 17-20, 2018 in San Antonio, TX. The aims of this mixed methods study were to understand the impact of the BaFa BaFa cultural simulation game on senior nursing students’ perceptions about culture and intent to act in their future practice and to inform nurse educators regarding practices to incorporate cultural simulation games.
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