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Kent State University’s College of Nursing and Cleveland Clinic Akron General are joining forces to offer an adult/adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) certificate program beginning this fall. This collaborative one-year program was created to address the regional and national shortage of SANE-certified registered nurses, especially in rural areas.
![Sarah Shendy, ’06, Director, Ohio Office of Law Enforcement Recruitment](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/21ALR132_DrupalHeader_SarahShendy_3000x800_0.jpg?VersionId=Vj5UsuZDG8tU5sv1AeFyqNgSQWy9aIN5&h=9291dbca&itok=jfbW5qB1)
Sarah Shendy, ’06, has been appointment as the first Director, Ohio Office of Law Enforcement Recruitment. Had it not been for Kent State University, she may have never gone into law enforcement.
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In the course Community Health Nursing, Taryn Burhanna’s students are required to complete 60 clinical hours and eight laboratory simulation hours. Burhanna, community health nursing coordinator, wanted to ensure students in this course could get their hours and gain real-life experience by tapping into coronavirus relief efforts on campus.
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Donations will benefit students in Kent State's Library Science program.
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Donations will benefit students in Kent State's Library Science program.
![A student walking behind Henderson Hall during the fall semester.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Researchfallleaves1500x600_0.jpg?VersionId=YNSct2YgZcIfRGx2VWk7zVYczaMcY4d3&h=e6f36a9c&itok=hJnjmDMx)
![Kent State University College of Nursing lecturer Tracy M. Dodson, MSN, RN, was virtually recognized on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, as the 2020 DAISY Faculty Award recipient.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/DAISY1500x600_0.jpg?VersionId=ldD0jOQ6lcs0lw7KlediTEGHvJd4TJla&h=e6f36a9c&itok=fRcwIJXk)