Burnout and Stress: Mental Health Crisis Hits America’s Healthcare Workers
BY LOGAN CHURCH-OWENS The American mental health crisis affects everybody. The COVID-19 pandemic brought a simmering systemic issue to a boiling point. Rising levels…
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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Catherine Garner
A Calling, Not Just a Job Dr. Catherine Garner never slows down. Whether mentoring ACU Online’s nursing students, traveling to every single county of…
Student Spotlight: Jarrett Jacobs
The role models of our formative years directly impact our development as individuals, for better or for worse. Realizing this reality, ACU alumni Jarrett…
Planning your Healthcare Leadership Career
Written by Suzanne Moss Richins, RN, DHA, FACHE, Adjunct Faculty/SME, ACU Master of Healthcare Administration Program The healthcare industry is experiencing a rapid transformation.…
Being a Global Citizen in a Globalized World
Written by Dr. Sarah Easter, assistant professor of management at Abilene Christian University. In 2005, Thomas L. Friedman, a New York Times columnist and…
Faculty Spotlight: Linda Gibson
ACU Online’s BSN to DNP and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program director, Dr. Linda Gibson has dedicated her life to the field…
Student Spotlight: April Haley
ACU alumni April Haley returned to school to not only further her own career, but to serve others on a deeper level as they…
Why Should You Get a Master of Education in Higher Education?
The last two years have been a watershed moment for higher education. Mounting demographic changes, a staggering worldwide pandemic, and uncertain institutional responses to…
Faculty Spotlight: Nancy Kucinski
Dr. Nancy Kucinski might be the definition of homegrown talent. Not only is she an Abilene native, but she comes from a family of…
The Mental Health Crisis: What’s Going On and What Can We Do
The statistics are startling. Between 2007 and 2019, adolescents reporting a major depressive episode increased 60 percent. Tragically, during a similar time frame, the…