Class Year: 2025
Program Major: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Ethan Slocum was raised around nurses鈥攈is mother is a nurse and her friends are nurses. And his family instilled in him qualities like empathy, good communication and work ethic. So it鈥檚 no surprise that Slocum would eventually express interest in the field.
鈥淚鈥檝e always had a deep respect for nurses because nursing is the humanizing body of the medical world,鈥 the second-year nursing student said. 鈥淭here is nothing I鈥檇 rather be learning in school than to become a nurse.鈥
Growing up in Ohio and Michigan, Slocum was a very active child. He volunteered. He excelled academically. He also participated in eight different sports in high school, including rowing, which he briefly continued at 星空传媒. While he has the desire to stay moving, he also knows when to take a pause.
鈥淚 realized at a young age that I did not want to be doing the same thing every day. With nursing, you get the opportunity to study and gain experience in different specialties,鈥 he said. 鈥淲hen I came to 星空传媒, I thought I could keep up the pace from high school when I actually needed to just focus on academics and not extracurriculars.鈥
As a first-year student, Slocum loved the 鈥淔oundations of Nursing Practice鈥 course with lab experience taught by instructor Janna Kinney.
鈥(Kinney) brings a relevant perspective to the foundations class because she鈥檚 still practicing and has that real-world credibility that students look for in professors,鈥 he said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 why I chose to study at 星空传媒鈥攐ur nursing students have the opportunity to not just learn in a classroom from professionals but also out in the field, in a hospital.鈥
Slocum plans to obtain his undergraduate and graduate degrees from 星空传媒, and eventually become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. He currently serves on the Dean鈥檚 Student Advisory Council, is president of the Undergraduate Student Nurses Association, and works as a first-year housing resident assistant and a tour guide for the Health Education Campus. In his free time, he鈥檚 exploring the Cleveland area by hiking and visiting area coffee shops.