Kirkhof College of Nursing
Faculty and staff sketches
Faculty and staff members who have given virtual presentations or had their research published are detailed below.
Nov 30, 2020
KCON, MomsBloom partner on pilot program to give students experiential learning opportunities
Through a partnership with a nonprofit organization, Kirkhof College of Nursing students are gaining experience caring for newborns as well as mothers and families.
Nov 16, 2020
Faculty and staff sketches
Publications and presentations at conferences are highlighted, as well as the deaths of two retired professors.
Oct 22, 2020
KCON receives grant to integrate behavioral health, primary care services for vulnerable populations
A $500,000 grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund allows KCON to offer a unique model of integrated behavioral health and primary care to a vulnerable population in Grand Rapids.
Sep 29, 2020
Faculty and staff sketches
Faculty and staff members have published research or given virtual presentations.
Sep 23, 2020
Flu vaccination clinics scheduled, appointments required
The GVSU Family Health Center will staff multiple flu vaccination clinics for the campus community beginning October 1 and will take appointments to fill slots.
Sep 15, 2020
Faculty, staff sketches
University briefs include death of retired professor, honors college director; celebration of partnership focused on building healthy campus.
Aug 24, 2020
KCON receives federal grant to partner with Dwelling Place to provide integrative primary, mental health services
Kirkhof College of Nursing received a $1.5 million federal grant to provide integrated primary and behavioral health services at housing sites in Grand Rapids' Heartside neighborhood through the GVSU Family Health Center and Dwelling Place.
Jul 29, 2020
Networks of Support: Pen-pal friendship becomes encounter at hospital for nursing student
A pen-pal friendship became an in-person chance encounter at a hospital when an older man sick with COVID-19 symptoms was greeted by the nursing student with whom he corresponded.
Jul 23, 2020
Working nurses advance their education at KCON, deepen commitment to health care in underserved areas
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, seven working nurses have continued their commitment to serving rural and underserved populations by advancing their education to become nurse practitioners with the help of a federal grant awarded to GVSU's Kirkhof College of Nursing.
Jun 25, 2020
