TROY to YOU: Nursing grants gives simulated education, Alum talks career success, Prison partnership receives grant
June 7, 2024
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NEWS
Grant making a difference through simulated education in TROY’s School of Nursing
Faculty from Troy University’s School of Nursing are putting grant funds received last fall to good use by providing students with hands-on experience using simulation-based programs.
The $1.5 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources, written by faculty members Dr. Rebecca Allen-Jones, Nikki Chen, Dr. Alisha Hilburn, Karri Booth, and Joy Butler, enabled the creation of Troy University Recruitment/Retention in Simulated Education (R.I.S.E.). R.I.S.E. focuses on utilizing simulation activities to recruit students into the nursing program, facilitate students’ progression through the program and train them to care for patient populations facing inequities and limited access to healthcare.
Troy University, Vietnam National University alum credits partnership with career success
Le Phan Minh Nhat, a 2023 graduate of Troy University’s Bachelor of International Affiliated Business Administration program at the University of Economics & Business – Vietnam National University in Hanoi, has successfully turned the skills he learned from the program into a career that aligns with his goals.
Le Phan was a member of the 2018-2023 cohort who graduated with honors, actively participated in extracurriculars and is now working as a Business Specialist at the Customer Development Department of A&T Trading Corporation, one of the leading companies in agricultural exports. He credits TROY’s BSBA program with helping him obtain the practical knowledge needed to succeed in his career.
Troy University partnership with Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women receives $10K grant to support gardening, art program
Heading into its sixth year, Troy University and the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women’s gardening and art class partnership has received a $10,000 grant from the Strickland Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Tennessee.
Now named Gardening in the Alabama Prison System, the partnership formed in 2019 after Dr. Sharon Everhardt, Associate Dean for Administration in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Dr. Stephen Carmody, Chair of the Anthropology, Sociology and Criminology Department, researched food allocation and prisons. The courses span over 15 weeks and teach inmates about the fundamentals of gardening, horticulture and nutrition while giving them hands-on experience with growing a garden.
Applications open for IDEA Bank’s annual High School Entrepreneurship Camp
Applications for Troy University’s IDEA Bank summer entrepreneurship camp “Just Start!” are open, and just 10 seats are available.
The one-week program, now in its third year, is designed for high school-aged students who have an idea for a new business or who have entrepreneurial aspirations.
The program kicks off Monday, July 15 and students will reside on campus throughout the week, spending the days learning about the building blocks of starting a business, meeting entrepreneurs, and developing their own ideas into realistic business plans.
VIDEOS
Moon Tree now on campus
Troy University now has a direct connection to space exploration thanks to a new addition to its Arboretum.
PODCASTS
Local Art and Business Through the Ages and Stages: A "Person on the Street"- Idea Vault
On this month's episode, our host, Chris Stagl, introduces a new "Person on the Street" segment, featuring local Community Member, Entrepreneur, and Professor of Art: Greg Skaggs.
Listen as Greg leads us on a journey throughout the ages and stages of art and business in the local community of Troy, Alabama. This episode features exciting topics such as the revitalization of a community through the increase of art and investment into business!
“Alabama Preparing to Celebrate Juneteenth” – TPR’s In Focus – June 4, 2024
Donna Beisel, Director of Operations at the Troy University Rosa Parks Museum on the Montgomery Campus, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson of In Focus about the June 15th Juneteenth celebration commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation that ended slavery when Texas finally received word in 1865. For almost a decade, the Troy University Rosa Parks Museum has celebrated Juneteenth with a block party and museum presentations.