Cynthia Dove is a December 2019 graduate of the Accelerated Second Degree (ASD) Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at Shenandoah University. Like a majority of the students in the ASD BSN ... Continue Reading Nursing Alumna Turns a Dream…
Shenandoah Nursing Graduates Excel on Exam University bests national rates on NCLEX
Shenandoah University May 2019 nursing graduates outperformed national test-takers on the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) National Council Licensure Examination ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Nursing Graduates Excel on…
Nursing Faculty Members Honored By American Red Cross Three receive disaster services and nurse hero awards
Three Shenandoah University nursing faculty members received honors at the Celebration of Heroes event of the American Red Cross of Central and Shenandoah Virginia for their years of innovative and ... Continue Reading Nursing Faculty Members Honored By…
Nurse Practitioner Ranked Number 2 of the 30 Best Jobs for the Future View the rankings in Kiplinger
Total number of jobs: 172,102 Projected job growth, 2017-2027: 35.2% Median annual salary: $103,947 Typical education: Master's degree Advancing technology, greater focus on preventive care and ... Continue Reading Nurse Practitioner Ranked Number 2…
Submit Your Comments on the BSN & MSN Programs Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Wants your Feedback for Accreditation
The Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing at Shenandoah University will be hosting the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) on February 20-22, 2019 for an accreditation review of our ... Continue Reading Submit Your Comments on the…
Nursing Graduate Student Wins NLN-Home Instead Scholarship Garcia One Of First To Receive New Scholarship
Cecilia Garcia, a student in Shenandoah University’s adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner program (AGPCNP), is one of nine students from across the country to win a National League for ... Continue Reading Nursing Graduate Student Wins NLN-Home…
A Summer Trip That Reverberates For A Lifetime Global Experiential Learning Courses Provide Students With Unforgettable Opportunities
By Rachel Deanne Sherman ’18 Shenandoah University's for-credit, faculty-led Global Experiential Learning courses took students to countries around the world this summer, where they immersed ... Continue Reading A Summer Trip That Reverberates…
Helping Patients Find Their Way Shenandoah University and Inova Partner on Patient Care Navigation Certificate Program for Nurses
Patient Care Navigators are becoming increasingly popular as health care becomes more complicated, making it difficult for patients to understand the best direction to take for their health needs. ... Continue Reading Helping Patients Find Their Way…
Respiratory Care Creates VR Experience With SCIL Immersive Learning Encourages Empathy For Patients
Shenandoah's Division of Respiratory Care recently collaborated with the Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCIL) to create a virtual reality (VR) video for students to cultivate empathy for ... Continue Reading Respiratory Care Creates VR Experience…
Spring 2018: Eleanor Wade Custer School Of Nursing News Symposium Marks 20th Year, Nursing Group Established & Funds Raised For Children
20th Annual Nursing Research And Scholarship Symposium Set For April 27 Shenandoah University’s Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing’s Rho Pi chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society ... Continue Reading Spring 2018: Eleanor Wade Custer…
Nursing Instructor Featured by VFW Edie McGoff Inspires with Her Service Story
Edythe “Edie” McGoff, MSN, RN, CEN, FAEN, an adjunct clinical instructor for Shenandoah’s Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing, was one of 20 women featured on the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) ... Continue Reading Nursing Instructor Featured by VFW…
High Marks for Health Students Exam Success Reflects Top-Notch Program Content in a Variety of Health Professions
Graduating students trained in Shenandoah’s health professions programs are performing extremely well on their certification exams. The most recent group of graduates of the Bernard J. Dunn School of ... Continue Reading High Marks for Health Students…
Nursing Professor in Supervisory Role With American Red Cross at Inauguration Volunteer Work & Teaching Focus on Disaster Services and Emergency Preparedness
Assistant Professor of Nursing Kathleen Eid-Heberle, M.S.N., served in two American Red Cross roles at the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. She was the nurse responsible for the ... Continue Reading Nursing Professor in Supervisory Role…
Health Students Attend World Health Assembly
Adjunct Faculty, Senior Practicum Proctor for ASD program and International Health Policy Course Faculty Lisa Darsch, MSN, and Assistant Director of Northern Virginia Campus at Scholar Plaza and ... Continue Reading Health Students Attend World Health…
Nursing Portrait Unveiled
Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing Dean Kathryn M. Ganske, Ellen Custer Morgan and Linda Custer Russell honored the school's namesake on May 20, as they unveiled a portrait of Eleanor Wade Custer ... Continue Reading Nursing Portrait Unveiled
Shenandoah Nursing Professor a Gator Nurse Great
A Shenandoah University nursing professor received an impressive honor from her alma mater, the University of Florida College of Nursing in Gainesville, Florida, on Sept. 9.Assistant Dean for ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Nursing Professor a Gator…
LaSala Named Dean of Nursing at Shenandoah University Kathleen LaSala, Ph.D., RN, PNP, CNE, will join the university community on June 30
Kathleen LaSala, Ph.D., RN, PNP, CNE, associate dean of academic affairs and professor of nursing at the University of South Carolina College of Nursing in Columbia, South Carolina, has been named ... Continue Reading LaSala Named Dean of Nursing…
Groundbreaking Study on Teenage Heart Disease and Diabetes Risk Factors Published
While adults are routinely screened for risk factors that indicate the development of heart disease and diabetes, teens are screened for these risk factors only if they exhibit physical ... Continue Reading Groundbreaking Study on Teenage Heart…
Nursing Professor Testifies on Capitol Hill on Behalf of ACNM
Professor of Nursing Ginger Breedlove, Ph.D., FACNM, CNM, who serves as president of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), testified on Capitol Hill in December in favor of legislation to ... Continue Reading Nursing Professor Testifies on Capitol…
Shenandoah Partners with Free Medical Clinic for Project FIRST
Since Project FIRST launched in August 2015, students from Shenandoah University’s Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing have volunteered with the 12-month screening and treatment program coordinated ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Partners with Free Medical…
University Awarded Nearly $1 Million in Federal Grant Money for Behavioral Health Education
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded a grant expected to total $935,393 over three years to Shenandoah ... Continue Reading University Awarded Nearly $1 Million…
Fehr Recognized With ACNM 2015 Distinguished Service Award
Director of the Nurse-Midwifery Program and Professor of Midwifery Juliana van Olphen Fehr, Ph.D., CNM, FACNM, has been presented with the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) 2015 Distinguished ... Continue Reading Fehr Recognized With ACNM 2015…
Magazine Feature Chronicles Nursing Students’ Experiential Learning
The following is an excerpt from an article about a chance meeting during a recent Global Experiential Learning Program (GEL) trip to Switzerland. The article appeared in “Reflections on Nursing ... Continue Reading Magazine Feature Chronicles Nursing Students’…
Shenandoah University Holds Its First-ever Inter-professional Case Competition
On Feb. 28, students from Shenandoah University’s Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant Studies programs, as well as students from the Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy and ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Holds Its First-ever…
Nursing Instructor Presents to United Nations at the Women Leaders Forum
Lisa Darsch, M.S.N., RN, an adjunct clinical instructor for the Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing, recently presented a talk to the United Nations on funding entrepreneurs in emerging ... Continue Reading Nursing Instructor Presents to United…
Caring For Our Community
» Learn more! Visit the Center for Public Service and Scholarship site. As part of its mission and culture, Shenandoah University encourages students to become engaged, caring citizens, locally and ... Continue Reading Caring For Our Community
Bloss Arrives as New Vice President for Academic Affairs
Shenandoah University’s newest academic administrator, Adrienne G. Bloss, Ph.D., joined Shenandoah’s senior leadership team on July 8 as vice president for academic affairs (VPAA). Formerly the ... Continue Reading Bloss Arrives as New Vice…
Five Year Plan 2008-2013 – A Summary
In June 2013, the university completed its first five-year strategic plan under the leadership of President Tracy Fitzsimmons, Ph.D. Shenandoah’s Strategic Plan 2008-2013 emerged from purposeful ... Continue Reading Five Year Plan 2008-2013 –…
Shenandoah University’s New Health & Life Sciences Building
It’s 9 o’clock in the morning. As freshman nursing student Miranda Ulsh walks to the Brandt Student Center to work out, she begins planning her day. After grabbing a quick brunch at the Allen Dining ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University’s New Health &…
Beacon of Light in Health Sciences
Shenandoah University plans to break ground this year for the 62,000-square-foot Health & Life Sciences Building on a grassy lot adjacent to the Alson H. Smith, Jr. Library and Mary M. Henkel ... Continue Reading Beacon of Light in Health…
Nursing Alumna Finds Career Inspiration at Shenandoah
Lisa Cantore Letzkus ’04 RN, MSN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, once a student athlete and now a nurse, believes the cooperation of both her coaches and teachers allowed her to excel beyond her goals in the ... Continue Reading Nursing Alumna Finds Career Inspiration…