Students, faculty and staff in the College of Nursing interact at the highest academic levels, where rigorous thinking and optimum performance are the expectations for everyone. We support diversity as a valuable way of achieving excellence, and strive to build a diverse student population—inclusive of gender, race, culture, religious belief, age, national origin, sexual orientation, socio-economic status and differing points of view. Our faculty and staff are recruited from diverse backgrounds with only the best selected.
We embrace diversity as more inclusive than race or religion: both the experience and potential of an individual are valued here. Students can expect to work with classmates and faculty different from themselves, and be enriched by the experience.
The college is intensifying its efforts to build diversity. On a practical level, when we build a diverse college population, we prepare our student nurses to serve the society that they reflect. Gaining an understanding of cultural and societal differences will contribute greatly to the effectiveness of future nurses.
Diversity initiatives in the College of Nursing
Cultural competency course – Cultural Competence in Health Care and Community
Care of vulnerable populations course– Emphasizes cultural factors that impact individuals and community health
Honduras service trip – Opportunity for graduate and undergraduate nursing students to be a part of a service-oriented trip to Choluteca, Honduras
Diversity book club – Sponsored by the College of Nursing Diversity Committee, the group reads award-winning diversity literature and meets for stimulating discussions
Dean’s luncheon series – Opportunity for selected students to have lunch with the dean while discussing their academic experience in the College of Nursing
Student climate assessment – Ongoing initiative to provide positive diversity experiences while being a student in the College of Nursing
Best Nursing College for Men – The Ohio State University College of Nursing was named Best Nursing College for Men in 2008 by the American Assembly for Men in Nursing (AAMN). The College of Nursing was recognized for its significant efforts to recruit, retain and provide a supportive educational environment for male students.
Study abroad – Two programs for undergraduate students to live, work and study nursing through Australia’s University of Ballarat and The Denmark International Study Program
Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. – Professional organization for student nurses and registered nurses of many diverse backgrounds
Young Scholars Program – The College of Nursing collaborates with the Young Scholars Program to provide a one-week summer internship program for rising high school seniors interested in health sciences. The Young Scholars Program seeks to increase the numbers of first-generation, low income targeted underrepresented students at The Ohio State University.
Blueprint: College – The College of Nursing
participates in Blueprint: College, a college
planning program for low income, first generation families. During
Career Exploration Day, faculty, staff, and students
introduce families to nursing as a career, and provide hands-on activities in
the Technology Learning Complex.
University diversity resources
The Frank W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center
The Office of Minority Affairs
The Multicultural Center
The Todd Bell Resource Center on the African American Male
The Women’s Place
Office of Student Disabilities
College of Nursing Diversity Committee
Jennifer Robb, MPA, MA, co-chair
Jayne Rose-March, PhD, CNS, RN, co-chair
Gwen Simmonds, PhD, MSN, CNM
Barbara Jones Warren, PhD, RN
Marie Grady, AA
Jodi Nearns, PhD, RN
Megan Peterseim, BSN
Denise Ferrell, MSN, RN
Student representatives
Dennis Niekro, BA
Nikki Kritikos, RN, BS
Marilyn Terrell
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(From top): Student nurses staff a clinic during their service trip to Honduras; Blueprint: College demonstrates what it's like to be a nursing student to elementary school students and parents; College of Nursing received a Best Nursing College for Men award; participants of the Young Scholars program try out a sphygmomanometer, the cuff device for measuring blood pressure.
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