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Nursing Program Receives Grants to Aid Student Retention

Aug. 6, 2009 - 4:41 p.m.

Penn College has received grants totaling more than $81,000 to award scholarships to students enrolled in its nursing majors. The Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation awarded two grants to the nursing program: a Nursing Education Grant for $72,851 and a Dr. Edna B. McKenzie Scholarship for Disadvantaged Students Grant for $8,547. From those funds, the program will award grants to eligible students whose other financial aid does not cover all schooling costs. This is the seventh year that the college has received the money.

College Presents Teaching Awards to Three Faculty Members

May 16, 2009 - 5:45 p.m.

Penn College honored three faculty members with Distinguished Teaching Awards at Spring Commencement ceremonies held May 16 at the Community Arts Center. The college’s highest level of recognition for a faculty member − the Veronica M. Muzic Master Teacher Award − was presented to Christine M. Kessler, assistant professor of physician assistant. Excellence in Teaching Awards were presented to Dottie M. Mathers, associate professor of medical/surgical nursing; and Frank M. Suchwala, instructor of hospitality management/culinary arts.

North Campus Holds Practical Nursing Program Graduation

Jan. 13, 2009 - 9:41 a.m.

Sixteen students in the Practical Nursing Program at Penn College's North Campus were recognized in a graduation ceremony held Dec. 19.

Student Group Earns Web Site Award From State Association

Dec. 2, 2008 - 3:22 p.m.

For the second consecutive year, Penn College’s Student Nurses’ Association earned top honors for its Web site at a state conference. The site – which earned the “Outstanding Web Site” award from the Student Nurses’ Association of Pennsylvania – was designed and is maintained by club President Mary Jo Nonnemacher, of Bethlehem, who is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in nursing. The University of Pennsylvania earned the runner-up spot.

Students to Assist at 2008 Free Flu-Shot Clinics in Lycoming County

Nov. 5, 2008 - 4:10 p.m.

Students enrolled in the School of Health Sciences at Penn College will partner with state and local organizations to administer free flu shots throughout Lycoming County in November. Nursing, paramedic and physician assistant students will administer free flu and pneumococcal vaccine and will distribute educational materials regarding the immunizations at the seven clinic sites.

Director of Nursing Named at Penn College

Oct. 23, 2008 - 5:09 p.m.

Sharon G. Auker has been appointed director of nursing at Penn College. Auker, an associate professor of medical/surgical nursing at the college, will assume her new duties on Jan. 12. As a full-time faculty member in Penn College’s nursing program for 12 years, Auker has taught bachelor- and associate-level nursing courses. She holds a doctorate in nursing from The Pennsylvania State University (2004), receiving highest honors.

Nursing Faculty Member Reappointed to Commission Panel

Oct. 21, 2008 - 4:00 p.m.

Jane J. Benedict, associate professor of nursing at Penn College, was recently reappointed to a second term on the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission's evaluation review panel. Benedict’s second consecutive three-year term on the evaluation review panel will begin Jan. 1. The NLNAC is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the national accrediting body for nursing-education programs – both secondary and higher-degree.

PHEF, Blue Cross Provide Grants for Nursing Students

Aug. 15, 2008 - 2:03 p.m.

Penn College's nursing program has received continued grant funding from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation and Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania to help students pay for college expenses.

School of Health Sciences Hosts Two Summer Learning Experiences

June 19, 2008 - 11:29 a.m.

Penn College's School of Health Sciences recently held two summer camps for high school students interested in exploring a career in a health-care profession: the second annual EMT/Paramedic Camp on June 6-8, and the eighth annual Health Careers Camp from June 11-13.
( Photos by Nathan D. Smyth, coordinator of matriculation and retention for health sciences)

Nursing Majors Receive Continuing Accreditation

June 12, 2008 - 3:08 p.m.

Penn College’s nursing programs have earned reaccreditation from the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for Fall 2015. The college offers associate and bachelor’s degrees in nursing, as well as a practical nursing certificate. The NLNAC Board of Commissioners granted continuing accreditation to all three degree programs in February, following an extensive self-study report and an on-site visit by NLNAC program evaluators in October.