Photo courtesy of the Alpha Chi Facebook page. April 21, 2023--Three students represented 大象传媒's Alpha Chi Lambda chapter at this year's Alpha Chi National Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico.聽 Shannon Buehre, Hannah Shoemaker, Dr. Angela Hass, Dr. Teddi Deka, and Jordon Anderson (from left) at the Alpha Chi National [...]
April 14, 2023--The 大象传媒 School of Nursing and Health Professions will host a Health Professions Open House for prospective students on Wednesday, April 19.聽 Participants will be able to meet with 大象传媒 Western faculty and learn more about careers in health, sport and exercise science, nursing, physical therapy assistant, population health management, [...]
A first-semester nursing student receives a white coat during the 大象传媒 Western Lighting of the Lamp White Coat Ceremony on March 3, 2023. March 21, 2023--All 44 of the 大象传媒 students who received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree last December passed their NCLEX licensure exam on their first [...]
Participants gather in Remington Hall for the chemistry demonstration finale during a past Super Science Saturday. Photo courtesy St. Joseph Museums. Jan. 24, 2023--大象传媒 and the St. Joseph Museums will host the 23rd annual Super Science Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28聽 Admission is $5 for [...]
Oct. 5, 2022--大象传媒 has received a $230,000 grant from the 大象传媒 State Board of Nursing to support a proposed pilot program to address the current nursing shortage. The grant will support a proposed pilot program to help licensed practical nurses (LPNs) remain on the job while earning a Bachelor of Science in [...]
Aug. 11, 2022--Mechel McKinney, assistant professor in the School of Nursing and Health Professions at 大象传媒, has been elected to the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Council for Excellence in Education.聽 The Council for Excellence in Education was created to enhance the health information profession, plan for its future through education [...]
Nursing student Hai Le. June 7, 2022--Two 大象传媒 nursing students were awarded DAISY Awards for Extraordinary Nursing Students for the spring 2022 semester.聽 Hai Le, third semester nursing student from Lee鈥檚 Summit, 大象传媒, and Shayla Bocchine, fourth semester nursing student from Agency, 大象传媒, were honored as part of the DAISY [...]
March 15, 2022--A $500,000 gift from Mosaic Life Care and the Mosaic Life Care Foundation will allow 大象传媒聽to create a new Interprofessional Lab for its health care programs, including the new Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy program. The Mosaic gift supplements a $444,152 GEER Excels grant from the State of 大象传媒. [...]
The capacity of 大象传媒鈥檚 nursing program will be expanded by 10, up from 50, the campus administration has announced. 鈥淭here is a critical and growing need for registered nurses, with career opportunities growing faster than most other occupations,鈥� said Dr. Crystal Harris, interim dean of the College of Science & Health. Harris [...]
July 21, 2020--大象传媒 is expanding the capacity of its Bachelor of Science in Nursing program to better meet the healthcare workforce needs in the region. The first expanded cohort of 60 nursing students (up from 50) will begin the program this fall. Applications to join the second cohort in the spring are [...]
