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MSN student and dedicated volunteer, Sarah Kenny

Monday, October 14, 2024

Meet Sarah Kenny, a second-semester graduate student in the MSN program, Family Nurse Practitioner track. In addition to working and studying, Sarah has a passion for volunteering.

What inspired you to join the Graduate Professional Board? How did you hear about it?
I was thinking about how I could serve the School of Nursing when an email arrived from the Graduate and Professional Student Government. I went to their website. The mission seemed like a way for me to serve the school, and the time commitment was within my availability.

How has your service been so far?
It has been a great way for me to learn about other opportunities like the Elite 50, Student Supreme Court, IU Indy Regatta, and student health insurance.

Have you participated in any other service activities?
I was very active in my undergrad serving on the Dean's Advisory Board, founder of our Student Nurse's Association Chapter, and on the executive panel of my sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha. I hope to be more active in my graduate studies as I learn more about what this organization and others have to offer. Also since I live in Bloomington, I am interested in ways we can collaborate with the General Assembly here as well. I am also a member of the Red Cross and volunteer with my church outreach program.

Why did you choose nursing? And then, why grad school?
My grandmother, Joann Daily, inspired me to become a nurse. At a young age, she exposed me to the sterile walls inside the Columbus Regional Hospital and took me to visit a couple of clients. This is when I learned about the interpersonal role of the nurse as a healer. My mother took a job at my alma mater, Robert Morris University, so I applied to their inaugural nursing program.

It has always been a goal to further my education. There were opportunities and challenges along the way that took priority, and I'm better prepared for grad school now that I have experience in the field. My goal is to promote the vision and values of nursing while solving the problem of provider shortages.

Anything else you’d like to share?
One last thing I'd like to share is the importance of perseverance in reaching your goals. At some point, you may face self-doubt, physical injury or illnesses, rejection, poverty, losing a loved one, or struggling to succeed in your selected career. Keep going, keep doing, however small, don't give up!

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      • Celebrating Faculty and Student Excellence: Harm Prevention Partners Program Impact
      • Faculty Feature: Dr. Heather Hardin
      • Alumni Feature: Dawn Sites
      • Student Feature: Heather Ward
      • Donor Feature: Susan Buhr
      • Student Feature: Grace Heitzmann
      • Dr. Miyeon Jung
      • First-Generation Student: Chyna Gates
      • Resilience Redefined
      • Making Tomorrow Possible
      • Faculty Research: Dr. Kristin Levoy
      • Student Feature: Dayton Livingston
      • Alumni Feature: Savannah Langbehn
      • Donor Feature: Dr. Rose Mays
      • Bryan White and Marian Gilhooly lead in developing cultural competencies for the nursing curriculum
      • IU School of Nursing addresses state's nursing shortage with largest beginning class ever
      • Faculty Feature: Dr. Greg Carter
      • Celebrating Clinical Nurse Specialists!
      • Senior nursing students Serin Kang and Tomi Abegunde are ready for the start of the fall semester
      • Dr. Yvonne Lu's community-based research aims to increase health literacy about Alzheimer's Disease and related dementia among African Americans
      • IU student nurses experience healthcare in Kenya
      • Faculty Feature: Dr. Elizabeth Holtel
      • Dr. Jane von Gaudecker receives $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to address epilepsy treatment gap in western Kenya
      • Catalyst for change in The Kingdom of Eswatini
      • Fagan and Howle named Jonas Scholars
      • Jennifer Fuentes
      • Charlotte Carlley
      • IU School of Nursing Faculty Promotions
      • Dr. Jamie Rausch awarded August Tomusk Research Fund grant
      • Top 100: Gillienne Boyd
      • Elite 50: Stephanie Zidek
      • Top 100: Megan Szymanski
      • Top 100: Abby Henderson
      • Top 100: Emma Bucher
      • Kay Farmer
      • Kiki Suttle
      • Elham Algashgari
      • U.S. News & World Report's Best Online Nursing Rankings 2024
      • Top 100: Valliei Chandrakumar
      • Faculty Feature: Dr. Cindy Hill
      • Top 100: Tatum Murawski
      • Faculty Feature: Britney Arce
      • Faculty Feature: Dr. Melanie Gall
      • National Mentoring Month: Drs. Pei-Shiun Chang and Yvonne Lu
      • $15.5 million NIH award funds development of national network to include nursing home residents in clinical trials
      • Meet the IU School of Nursing Regatta Teams!
      • Meet the IU School of Nursing Regatta Teams!
      • Meet the IU School of Nursing Regatta Teams!
      • Student Feature: Ella Colclesser
      • Hispanic Heritage Month
      • Faculty Research: Dr. Jane von Gaudecker
      • Faculty Research: Dr. Jamie Rausch
      • Meet the IU School of Nursing Regatta Teams!
      • Faculty Research: Dr. Jennifer Brower
      • Meet the IU School of Nursing Regatta Volunteers!
      • Graduate student: Sarah Kenny
      • Hispanic Heritage Month Comes to a Close
      • Faculty Driving Change: Linda Romines and Sheila Wright
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