Two Herzing University-Kenosha students, Ayesha Ransom and Alyssa Murata, have been selected to serve on the Wisconsin Student Nursing Association (WSNA) Board. The students were honored at the 70th Annual WSNA Convention on February 1.

Ayesha Ransom was elected Southern Regional Director and will serve as the “go-to” WSNA representative for the southern Wisconsin region. Alyssa Murata was elected to serve as the Breakthrough to Nursing Director, whose duties include increasing awareness about the nursing profession and encouraging students to choose nursing as a career.

Herzing University has partnered with one of Wisconsin’s top Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training organizations to bring additional nursing education classes to its Madison campus.

The company, Quality CNA Training, offers a six-week program for those who want to begin their healthcare career as a nurse assistant. Students are prepared to sit for the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP), a required state licensing examination for CNAs. The new location at Herzing University-Madison opened on January 28.

Gwen Gernenz, a CNA who takes evening BSN classes at Herzing University-Kenosha, was recently recognized for helping save someone’s life in a Costco parking lot.

Pleasant Prairie (WI) Fire Chief Craig Roepke formally thanked Gwen and a Costco employee during a town board meeting for their quick action in starting CPR and using an AED machine to resuscitate a woman who was in cardiac arrest. The woman regained consciousness before paramedics arrived to transport her to the hospital.

Herzing University-Akron is proud to announce Cornelius Miller as the recipient of its P.R.I.C.E of Success Scholarship for the winter semester. Miller is working toward his bachelor of science in computer programming at Herzing and is expected to graduate in August 2021.

The scholarship is awarded to students who exemplify the P.R.I.C.E behaviors of professionalism, respect, integrity, caring and engagement.

Way to go, Cornelius!

Herzing University is committed to supporting those who are serving or have served in the U.S. armed forces. Recently, Herzing University was included on a U.S. News & World Report list of online bachelor’s programs that are best for veterans.

Herzing University is proud to announce that its online learning programs have been recognized as among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for the seventh consecutive year.

Herzing University-Brookfield recently held its third annual Winter Wonderland campus and community event, organized by the student-run President’s Council and Student Nurses Association. Herzing students and area residents were treated to a free pancake breakfast, followed by a cookie decorating competition and games and raffle prizes for all ages. The morning was capped off by a visit from Santa Claus (Student Services Director Jeff Ramsey), who listened to children’s wish lists and handed out candy canes to all.

Herzing University-Kenosha nursing student Rebecca Jones participated in the Dementia Live event at the Westosha Senior Community Center in Bristol, Wisconsin in November. The event was sponsored by Kenosha Area Family and Aging Services Inc. and was designed to provide participants with first-hand knowledge of what it is like to live with dementia, with the goal of elevating care for dementia patients.

Herzing University-Birmingham students recently participated in the Drive Away Hunger food drive sponsored by NorthStar EMS and Medical Facilities. Donations were collected on behalf of the Jimmie Hale Mission, a non-profit organization that provides 175 meals each day in its shelters and more than 400 additional meals daily to seniors and shut-ins. During Thanksgiving, the organization served meals for nearly 2,000 people.

Herzing University today announced the recipients of its #GivingTuesday scholarships, designed to reward individuals for their acts of kindness – no matter how big or small – in the community. In total, Herzing University awarded 10 scholarships of $2,000, one for each Herzing campus and its online division. The winners for each campus were selected at random.