Nursing Student Spotlight

Nursing school is tough, but we should celebrate everyone's accomplishments no matter how big or small! If you want to nominate a fellow classmate that deserves the spotlight, email our Vice President, Katie, at sdsusnavp@gmail.com with at least 5 sentences and a picture of who you are nominating! The next nominations are due Saturday, September 25th at 11:59pm and the students will be recognized at the SNA Meeting on Monday, September 27th!

Kwanghwi Park

Kwanghwi immigrated to the US from South Korea not too long ago in hopes of contributing to his loved ones and community. When he arrived, he did not have many people he could approach, but through hard work and unmatched dedication/motivation, he defied the odds and one was one of the 40 transfer students admitted into the SDSU SON in Fall 2019! Since he transferred, he has set the standard of what a nursing student should be, as he earned praise and admiration from many of his nursing peers, faculty, professors, and even clinical preceptors. He is so high caliber that these past few semesters, he was able to juggle working full-time and going to school full-time. He is even accelerating in the program and is on track to graduate and fulfill what he was always meant to do this December. I have so many positive things to say about him and firmly believe that he deserves so much recognition. 

John Caaway

I am proud to nominate my fellow classmate, John Caaway, for his great achievements past semesters. John has been juggling full-time school with two per-diem jobs at UCSD Hillcrest and La Jolla and other numerous volunteer works. Despite his busy schedule, John has maintained his professionalism at both work and clinical sites and has been named on Dean's list each semester. John also previously worked at Scripps Health where he developed his clinical skills and gained trust from his supervisor. John has also completed his Summer externship at Kaiser Permanente and secured his second externship opportunity in Surgical ICU at Sharp Memorial Hospital, where only selective candidates can work due to the high-acuity care. I have no doubt that John will get into a new grad program in one of the top Magnet hospitals after graduation.