Tag: Jan Strom
Informatics. Motivational interviewing. Diversity competence. Apps. None of these terms was around when Donna Plonczynski began her nursing education career 20 years ago at Northern Illinois University. But today her students are ready for health care’s revolutionary changes, thanks to her and her colleagues. The NIU nursing professor is devoted to her career, as both...
NIU continues to make learning more accessible, and according to a recent ranking, those efforts are paying dividends for students in the School of Nursing & Health Studies of the College of Health and Human Sciences. Public Health Online, a website dedicated to providing students and parents with expert-driven information and resources, has ranked the NIU...
Jan Strom, chair of the NIU School of Nursing and Health Studies, has successfully completed the AACN-Wharton Executive Leadership Program. Strom was one of 21 academic nursing leaders selected from across the country to complete this competitive, rigorous program. “The AACN-Wharton Executive Leadership Program allowed me to gain a deeper understanding of higher education at...
A nurse, public health educator, administrator and trailblazer has been named chair of NIU’s School of Nursing & Health Studies. Jan Strom, who has been lauded for having an extensive and well-rounded teaching, research and partnership-building community health background, will replace retiring chair Brigid Lusk. Strom begins July 1. “Her background is very impressive. Jan...
