Current News and Events
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St. John's College congratulates
two faculty members for recent awards recognizing their excellence in
teaching and scholarship.
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Kelley Obringer, MSN, RN
- Has been named an FY 2012 Illinois Board of Higher Education Nurse
Educator Fellow. Kelley is only one of 18 nurse educators in the State
awarded this competitive fellowship. Kelley plans to use her fellowship
monies to partially fund her doctoral education. Her planned program of
research will focus on end-of-life care in diverse patient populations.
The purpose of the Nurse Educator Fellowship Program is to ensure the
retention of well-qualified nursing faculty at institutions of higher
learning that award degrees in nursing. Participation in this program is
open to Illinois institutions of higher learning with a nursing program
approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education (CCNE) or the National League for Nursing Accrediting
Commission (NLNAC). Kelley is only the second faculty member at St.
John’s College to receive this award. Jennie VanSchyndel, MSN, RN,
Assistant Professor was selected as a fellow in FY2010.
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| Associate Professor Jane Diers, EdD, RN
- Has been selected as a 2012 HRSA Health Information Technology
Scholar (HITS). Jane’s project is “Interprofessional Simulation and
Informatics for Collaborative Practice.” This competitive Scholars
program will use e-learning modules, simulation and use of electronic
health records to leverage and expand our current college
Interprofessional learning experiences. The focus will be on developing
student competencies in collaborative practice communication to realize
safe, quality and effective patient care. This scholars program is
supported by a five-year, $1.5 million grant provided by The Health
Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA’s) Bureau of Health
Professions (BHPr) in partnership with the Office of Health Information
Technology (OHIT), the University of Kansas School of Nursing and with
the Schools of Nursing at the University of Colorado Denver, Johns
Hopkins University, and Indiana University, in partnership with the
National League for Nursing (NLN). The purpose of the program is to
develop, implement, disseminate and sustain faculty development to
integrate information technologies in nursing curriculum and expand the
capacity of collegiate schools of nursing to educate students for the
21st century. |
Now accepting applications for enrollment in the Fall of 2012
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St. John’s College, Department of Nursing is currently accepting applications for enrollment in the Fall of 2012
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St. John’s College faculty, students and St. John's Hospital Nurses appear on PBS
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St. John’s Hospital and College will be featured in a three-part television series, titled “Nursing Today” this month on PBS WSEC TV (Comcast channel 8). The series will air Fridays, Oct. 7, Oct. 14 and Oct. 21 at 8:00 PM. Each program will be repeated the following Sunday at noon and 10:30 PM. The first program focuses on the education and training of nurses. Parts 2 and 3 concentrate on nursing as a career and the many opportunities open to nurses, the changes that have occurred in the profession due to technology and government, and where the profession is going.
Watch now on YouTube:
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
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History St. John's College is focus of PBS series celebrating 125 years
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The program premiered on Comcast channel 8 on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 at 7 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011 at 4 p.m.; and Monday, Oct. 24, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.
St. John’s College of Nursing’s 125th Year is being celebrated on WSEC-TV’s award-winning series Illinois Stories. The half-hour program features interviews of former students through the years. |
| Watch Now! The History of St. John's College on YouTube |