FORT WAYNE, Ind.—Twenty-one University of Saint Francis seniors committed today to begin their healthcare careers with Parkview Health.
The soon-to-be graduates made their intentions known in a signing event in the Doermer Family Center for Health Science Education. Representatives from Parkview joined USF College of Health Sciences leaders to celebrate the launching of these important careers.
“This was the largest signing event we have had with any partner,” said Erin LaCross, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, Parkview Health Senior Vice President of Nursing Professional Development. “We signed 21 soon-to-be Saint Francis graduates who have accepted positions with us at Parkview as nurses. We had a lot of family represented here, which is an important part of the event. I always say getting through nursing school is a team sport. It takes the student, faculty and family, and this is a celebration of what everyone has done together.”
The USF students, with their Parkview Health destinations, hometowns and high schools:
- Hunter Alles (CVICU), Columbia City, Columbia City High School
- Kendyhl Black (ED-Randallia), New Haven, New Haven High School
- Chloe Bowman (ED-Whitley), Fort Wayne, Homestead High School
- Kyndel Buchanan (Inpatient Oncology), Lafayette, William Henry Harrision High School
- Gabrielle Buday (Pediatrics PRMC), Fort Wayne, Bishop Luers High School
- Olivia Byers (ED-Randallia), Fort Wayne, Bishop Dwenger High School
- Aerika Campbell (PHI-CHTC), Bluffton, Abundant Grace Home School
- Miranda Eldridge (ED-Warsaw), Mentone, Columbia City High School
- Lauren Etzler (OB PRMC), Fort Wayne, Snider High School
- Alisha Farner (OB-Noble), Albion, Churubusco High School
- Melissa Hall (First Year Nurse Rotation), Syracuse, Wawasee High School
- Jasmin Hoot (Neurological Unit – PRMC), Fort Wayne, East Noble High School
- Hannah Hopkins (ED-Randallia), Lowell, Lake Central High School
- Brittany Jones (OB-Randallia), Lima, Ohio, Lima Senior High School
- Meleah Kunkel (MedSurg Noble), Churubusco, Central Noble High School
- Natalie Montoya (ED-PRMC), Auburn, DeKalb High School
- Brianna Sartuche (ED-Randallia), Fort Wayne, Heritage High School
- Katie Schier (OR PRMC), Greenwood, Center Grove High School
- Carrie Schmit (6 Medical Randallia), Pennville, Jay County High School
- Meagan Schoeff (Ortho/Trauma Unit – PRMC), Fort Wayne, South Side High School
- Madison Stoy (ED-Randallia), Angola, Hamilton High School
The University of Saint Francis congratulates these students and wishes them well as they serve their communities in vital healthcare careers.
Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs through the College of Health Sciences and the College of Arts, Sciences and Business. In addition to its traditional programs, USF designs focused curricula for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point and online. USF Downtown houses the music technology program while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. The University of Saint Francis, recognized as an NAIA Five-Star Champion of Character institution, has 18 athletic programs boasting two individual and four team NAIA national championships. Approximately 1,900 students from a broad geographic region attend USF.