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Student Success Services

Nursing Excellence, Scholarship, Technology (NEST) Program

Our Nursing, Excellence, Scholarship, Technology (NEST) program enhances academic success for nursing students at all levels. We collaborate across departments and disciplines to facilitate student success in high-risk courses, and we promote a progressive, growth mindset for learning.

Pillars

Students in a classroom at the ENLC

Four NEST Pillars

  • Academic Support
  • Technology Support
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Sense of Community

Resources

Students in a classroom at the ENLC

NEST Resources

  • Peer-facilitated instruction sessions with Graduate Teaching Fellows for selected courses
  • NEST pre- and post-licensure hubs on Canvas: Resource repository for student success 
  • One-on-one academic coaching
  • NEST Talks: the NEST version of TED Talks focuses on student success strategies

Academic Support Team

NEST Contacts

The academic faculty facilitate the program's graduate teaching fellows, faculty support, learning workshops, and data collection and analysis.

Lori Modly, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, FAANP 

Clinical Associate Professor

LaDonia Daniels, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE 

Clinical Assistant Professor 

The Office of Student Affairs provides campus resources, student support, and data collection and analysis.

Arnita Howard

Senior Assistant Dean of Student Affairs

Tinesha Coleman

Academic Support Services Manager