EKU STORIES

In This Issue

Partnerships Afford More Opportunities and Resources for Nursing Students

———— • New EKU Veterans Memorial To Be Located in Carloftis Garden

———— • EKU’s Director of Forensic Science Receives IMPACT Award for DNA Tool

———— • Big E Central Streamlines Student Experience

———— • EKU Launches HighDemand Degree Program in Manufacturing Engineering

———— • Competitive Veterans Upward Bound Grant Awarded to EKU

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Alumni and Friends Honor the Legacy of Ma Kelly

———— • Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month at EKU

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Students and Alumni Convene in Italy

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Supaman Spreads Good Medicine Through Chautauqua Lecture Series

Partnerships Afford More Opportunities And Resources For Nursing Students

As a result of partnerships with local organizations, more students have access to nursing education and nursing students now have enhanced learning resources. Together, Eastern Kentucky University and Somerset Community College (SCC) offer opportunities for students in the Manchester, Kentucky, area to earn an associate degree in nursing at the EKU Manchester Campus. Starting this year, SCC may admit up to 25 students to complete the degree. SCC obtained grant money to purchase necessary equipment and make upgrades to classrooms at EKU Manchester.

“This partnership is a combination of what EKU and SCC do so well: training workforces to serve Eastern Kentucky,” said EKU President David McFaddin. “As leaders in nursing education, we are prepared to address the nursing shortage across Kentucky, and to help provide a solution for this need through a world-class education offered here in Kentucky.”

In yet another community partnership to provide the best training opportunities for students, Baptist Health Richmond donated seven Stryker hospital beds to EKU’s School of Nursing Clinical Skills Laboratory and Simulation Center. This generous gift allows EKU Nursing students to have exposure to newer beds that are currently found in the hospital setting.