Tag Archive: Allied Health and Nursing

ECC LPN to RN Bridge Students Recognized With Awards

December 15, 2023
Three East Central College Rolla nursing graduates were recognized for outstanding work in clinicals and in the classroom. Kathrine Crider, Jessica Veloz and Brianna Courtney each were recognized Dec. 12 during a pinning ceremony for LPN to RN Bridge graduates. There were 11 nursing graduates taking part in the pinning ceremony, which is held to… View Article

Nursing Grads Presented with Awards at Pinning Ceremony

May 23, 2023
Six East Central College Nursing Program graduates were recognized during a pinning ceremony May 13 for their hard work in the classroom and during clinicals. Two students, Jozlyn Bolte, ECC-Rolla; and Kelsey Blackwell, ECC in Union, were presented the Outstanding Nursing Student awards. To be considered for the ECC Outstanding Nursing Student award, the college… View Article

Nursing Program Recognizes 36 Graduates During Pinning Ceremony

May 20, 2023
There were 36 East Central College Nursing Program graduates recognized during a pinning ceremony on May 13. The ECC Nursing Program held its formal ceremony for its Union and Rolla nursing students prior to graduation in the Donald Shook Student Center. Family and friends of graduates, faculty, staff and administration attended the pinning ceremony. The… View Article

Chirban Named Missouri ADN Educator of the Year

May 8, 2023
The day before she was recognized as an Educator of the Year, Julie Chirban said to her colleagues, “It is the neatest thing to see my students growing and that I get to be part of their story.” That level of care and dedication to teaching and her students is why, in part, she was… View Article

Nursing Students and Faculty Attend MLN Convention

May 2, 2023
Students and faculty members from the East Central College Nursing program recently attended the Missouri League for Nursing (MLN) 10th Annual Nursing Student Convention. At the convention, Union nursing student Nathaniel Temme, was awarded the MLN Student Scholarship for 2023. This is the third consecutive year that an ECC nursing student received an MLN scholarship…. View Article

Student Shares Why She Chose HIM Program — Flexible, Great Careers

April 19, 2023
Melissa Helms wants a career in health care but not the bedside patient aspect of the field. That’s one reason she enrolled in East Central College’s Health Information Management (HIM) program, she said. “I wasn’t sure I was capable of the hands-on patient care side of healthcare with all its goriness potential,” Helms commented. “However,… View Article

ECC Nursing Students Hold Clinical Orientation Day

October 17, 2022
For the first-year East Central College nursing students, last week’s Clinical Orientation Day was a major step in their journey into the health care field. The students were in full uniform Tuesday, Oct. 11, to start clinicals — a vital, hands-on portion of the nursing program curriculum. This is the first semester in the ECC… View Article

Rolla Nursing Student Receives Scholarship

February 22, 2022
East Central College nursing student Tela Connors is the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship from the Missouri League for Nursing (MLN). Connors, of Salem, is studying to be a Registered Nurse and is slated to graduate in May. She will be recognized at the ninth annual Student Nursing Convention April 6-7 in Osage Beach. The… View Article

Bieker Recognized for 26 Years of Outstanding Service to ECC

November 23, 2021
East Central College faculty member Judy Bieker recently was recognized for more than 26 years of outstanding service. Bieker, nursing program coordinator and associate professor, received the Missouri Community College Association (MCCA) Senior Service Award for longevity and distinguished service to the College and program. According to Bieker’s peers who nominated her, she has educated… View Article