MCN pass rates continue to exceed national, state averages

MCN Student

Graduates of Mennonite College of Nursing (MCN) at Illinois State University achieved a 97 percent pass rate on the national nursing licensure examination (NCLEX-RN) for 2013, even in the face of increasingly stringent standards.

Stevenson Center’s proud ties to AmeriCorps

In this 20th anniversary year for AmeriCorps, the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development continues to have a strong and growing connection to the service program.

Melissa Stockwell speech set for April 1

Melissa Stockwell holds a flag

Melissa Stockwell brings her inspirational story to Illinois State University with “From Baghdad to Beijing and Beyond” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, in the Prairie Room of the Bone Student Center.

KNR grad student to receive national award

Kirk Fallon

Kirk Fallon, a second-year graduate student in recreation administration and a graduate assistant in Campus Recreation, has been selected as one of 12 William N. Wasson Student Leadership and Academic Award recipients by the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA).

MCN hosts first Visiting Research Scholar

Ana Carolina Sauer Liberato, a master’s nursing student from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil, is the first visiting research scholar at the Mennonite College of Nursing (MCN). She arrived in Central Illinois December 31 and plans to stay through April 1.