With the temperatures dropping, I bet that you wish you were on a beach or even on a tropical getaway. While we can’t change the weather, our Business Spotlight of the week, Ohana Juice, gives us a taste of paradise from the comfort of Racine and Kenosha Counties. Sometimes it’s hard to find drinks that […]
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Gateway to Offer Standalone Licensed Practical Nursing Program
In response to student and industry demand, Gateway Technical College will soon offer a standalone licensed practical nursing program on its Racine Campus beginning next year. Students in Gateway’s Nursing program already have the skills to take the state’s LPN licensure exam through their regular coursework, and more than 97 percent do pass. However, students […]
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Hometown Hero: Stephanie Miranda
Hometown Hero gives a thumbs up to the camera while showing her respirator mask. Teresa Painter-Miranda is the proud mother of Stephanie Miranda. Her daughter works as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Ascension All Saints, 3801 Spring Street. Being in this role, she’s found a passion for helping others. Miranda, this week’s Racine County Eye […]
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Gateway holds in-person candlelight, nurse pinning ceremony for 2020 graduates
At a time when the coronavirus shut down nearly all in-person college and high school commencement and graduation celebrations, it may have opened the door for a historic ceremony to return at Gateway Technical College. Gateway held a mixed drive-through, in-person nurse pinning ceremony Friday for its Spring 2020 and Summer 2020 graduates on its […]
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Nurse Anne Gives Back To Racine
Pictured above is Anne a former employee of Racine Fire Department Nurse Anne Wanggaard is no stranger to Racine. Growing up in a family that was active in the community had an impact on her. The JI Case High School alum always knew that nursing was not just a career she was going to pursue, […]
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Carthage College Raises More Than $250,000 to Support Nursing Program
Carthage College has raised more than $250,000 to support Nursing education through a broad fundraising initiative. Funds raised will provide scholarships, equipment, and transportation for Carthage nursing students. A portion of the funds raised will continue the Smeds Nursing Fellows program, which supports nursing fellows focusing on public health programs in the Kenosha area. This […]
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Carthage To Launch New Nursing Program For RNs Seeking Bachelor’s Degree
To help create a stronger nursing workforce across the region, Carthage College will launch a new RN-to-BSN program in fall 2020. Designed to increase the number of bachelor-level nursing graduates in southeastern Wisconsin, this new program will offer a quality Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, grounded in the liberal arts, for licensed registered nurses […]
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Obituary: Eleon Thomas Had A Long Nursing Career In Racine
Eleon Thomas, 90, passed away on Wednesday at Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha. She was born in LeFlore County, Mississippi on August 19, 1926, and was the daughter of the late Fred Sanders and Laura Neal. Eleon attended Nursing School in Chicago, Illinois and on May 5, 1962, she was united in marriage to Corlethus […]
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Gateway Technical College, Cardinal Stritch University Pen Enrollment Deal
Students enrolled in Gateway Technical College’s nursing program will now be able to parlay their associate’s degree into a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Cardinal Stritch within a semester. Officials from Gateway Technical College and Cardinal Stritch signed an agreement on Tuesday that allows Gateway nursing students to be concurrently enrolled at Cardinal Stritch. Once […]