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Financial Aid
Federal Nursing Student Loans are available to qualified
students who have been admitted to the nursing program. Some
scholarships are available through endowments, although
primarily offered to nursing upperclassmen. Information is
available at
Programs of Study
Cedarville’s nursing program leads to a Bachelor of Science in
Nursing (B.S.N.) degree. Nursing students may also elect to earn
a minor in cross-cultural nursing.
Cocurricular Opportunities
Student Nurses Association (SNA)
The Student Nurses Association promotes spiritual growth
and professional development for nurses and service for the
community. Membership is open to all nursing students.
Alpha Iota Alpha (AIA) Men in Nursing
The vision and mission of AIA is to have a Christlike influence
on the nursing profession and to mentor male nursing students
who desire to live and practice nursing guided by Christ’s example.
All male nursing students are eligible to enroll.
Cedarville University Emergency Medical Services
CU EMS is a volunteer ambulance service run and manned
entirely by students from Cedarville University who are EMTs or
paramedics.
Disaster Preparedness
Students in the School of Nursing have the opportunity to
participate in disaster preparedness initiatives within the local
community.
School of Nursing Committee Service
The faculty of the School of Nursing encourage student
representation and participation in governance of the school.
Placement on committees is an important right that provides a
student voice in the School of Nursing. Student representation
and participation is encouraged in the B.S.N. Curriculum and
Assessment Committee and the School of Nursing Faculty
organization Connections Committee.
Technical Resources
• State-of-the-art high-fidelity simulation center
• Moderate fidelity clinical nursing and practice centers
Career Opportunities
Graduate and professional schools welcome Cedarville
graduates. Nursing graduates obtain positions in the following
settings: medical centers, public health departments, home health
agencies, clinics, nursing homes, schools, work sites, mental
health facilities, and mission fields.
Faculty
Angelia Mickle, Dean. Associate Professor of Nursing. Education.
A.A.S. Nursing, Central Carolina Community College, 1991;
B.S.N., Indiana Wesleyan University, 1999; M.S.N., Indiana
Wesleyan University, 2008. D.N.P., University of Tennessee, 2013.
At Cedarville since 2008.
Suzanne Lefever, Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Programs.
Associate Professor of Nursing. Education: B.S.N., Goshen
College, 1983; M.S., SUNY-Stony Brook Neonatal Nurse
Practitioner Program, 2004. At Cedarville since 2001.
Kimberly Higginbotham, Assistant Dean, Director of Graduate
Nursing Programs.Assistant Professor of Nursing. Education:
B.S.N., Cedarville University, 1993; M.S.N., University of Virginia,
2000; D.N.P., Vanderbelt University, 2017 (ABD). At Cedarville
since 2000.
Carolyn Barnett, Associate Professor of Nursing. Education:
L.P.N., Lewis Wilson Technological Center, 1979; B.S.N.,
Cedarville University, 1986; M.S.N., University of Phoenix, 2006.
At Cedarville since 1997.
Linda Cave, Assistant Professor of Nursing. Education: B.S.,
University of Northern Colorado, 1981; M.S., University of
Colorado Health Sciences Center, 1983. At Cedarville since 1989.
Sharon Christman, Professor of Nursing; Joint Professor of
Pharmacy. Education: B.S.N., Cedarville University, 1992; M.S.,
The Ohio State University, 1995; A.N.P., The Ohio State University,
2000; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2003. At Cedarville since
1997.
Elizabeth Delaney, Assistant Professor of Nursing. Education:
B.S. N., Wright State University, 1988; M.S., Wright State
University, 1992; D.N.P., The Ohio State University (ABD). At
Cedarville since 2012.
Clifford Fawcett III, Assistant Professor of Nursing. Education:
B.S.N., Cedarville University, 1988; M.Ed., University of Virginia,
1989; M.S.N., University of Delaware, 1997. At Cedarville since
2010.
Chu-Yu Huang, Professor of Nursing. Education: A.D.N., Foo
Yin Nursing Junior College of Nursing, Taiwan, 1989; B.S.N.,
University of Dubuque, 1992; M.S., The Ohio State University,
1995; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2001. At Cedarville since
2001.
Carrie Keib, Associate Professor of Nursing. Education: B.S.N.,
Liberty University, 1999; M.S., The Ohio State University, 2005;
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2007. At Cedarville since 2007.
Kristine Kidder, Assistant Professor of Nursing. Education:
B.S.N., Cedarville University, 1996; M.S.N., Nurse Educator,
Liberty University, 2016. At Cedarville since 2003.
Mark Klimek, Associate Professor of Nursing. Education: A.A.S.
Nursing, Youngstown State University, 1974; B.S.N., University of
Virginia, 1977; M.S.N., Wayne State University, 1979; graduate
study, Wayne State University, 1987. At Cedarville since 1983.
Janet Neal, Associate Professor of Nursing. Education: B.S.N.,
Austin Peay State University, 1983; M.S.N., Indiana Wesleyan
University, 2008; D.N.P., University of Cincinnati, 2014. At
Cedarville since 2008.
Rachel Parrill, Associate Professor of Nursing. Education: B.S.N.,
Cedarville University, 1997; M.S., Wright State University, 2006;
Ph.D., Walden University, 2011. At Cedarville since 2005.
Peter Savard, Assistant Professor of Nursing. Education: B.S.N.,
Cedarville University, 1990; M.S., Wright State University, 2009
and 2015. At Cedarville since 2015.
Lisa Smithers, Assistant Professor of Nursing. Education: B.S.,
Wright State University, 1991; B.S.N., Wright State University,
2000; M.S.N., The Ohio State University, 2004. At Cedarville since
2016.
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