The Intangible Products of Education
This won't seem like a study abroad post at first, but bear with me. I promise it'll all come together in the end. Yesterday was a rich day for the group. But it was an uncharacteristically long day for me, and it ended with me having a sort of unexpected growth...
Ready!
I left out tales of yesterday because it was mostly a day of travel and getting settled in. Say hi to Anna and Micaela (photos below) on the Heathrow Express. It was so fast and convenient - if you listen to the announcements. We made it to Regent's, then...
Getting Ready
Time to Pack! Thanks to my husband who loves exploring and to my daughter, who is a competitive dancer, I travel around the states and Canada a lot. But I haven't been overseas in a loooooooong time. So I visited a few sites to help me prep. Rick...
Why Take Nursing Students To London?
I'm Just Getting Started! I doubt you've stumbled upon this blog accidentally, but if you have, welcome! Let's get the brief introduction out of the way. My name is Taryn Burhanna. I am a faculty member at the College of Nursing at Kent State...
Alumna Shares Feeling of Personal Fulfillment Having Obtained Master’s Degree
Sheely Lopez Brockett, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, graduated with her master’s degree from Kent State University College of Nursing’s Family Nurse Practitioner program in May 2022. “I knew becoming a family nurse practitioner would allow me to be a leader in creating a...
Meet Terrie Adams, Special Assistant
Terrie Adams, Special Assistant, has worked in the Kent State University College of Nursing Graduate Programs office for nearly 13 years. She came to Kent State in 2009 when her previous employer moved its corporate office to Kansas City. “My ties were here, so I...
Proud to Have Earned My Ph.D. in Nursing at Kent State
This was a difficult and long journey for me, but I did it! I had the support of my dissertation chairs who guided and encouraged me along the way. The Ph.D. boot camps were also very helpful as they provided three days of dedicated time to work on writing my...
First-Generation DNP Student Advocates for Underrepresented Nurses
For Latonya Fore, MSN, APRN, CBN, CSOWM, CCM, a first-generation student in Kent State University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program, the drive to ‘always be learning’ came from a memorable conversation with an undergraduate faculty member. “I remember this...
Alumna Shines as Nurse Leader
As a nurse leader, Shenell Hinton, MSN, BSN ‘95, RN, CRRN, CCM, director of nursing for a local health system, loves motivating and inspiring the nurses she oversees. Every person she encounters is an opportunity to treat others with the respect and kindness she...