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For many area residents who attended a COVID-19 vaccination event Jan. 30, it was the first time they had been out in public for months.

That includes 91视频 Vice President of Academic Affairs Robyn Walter鈥檚 mother. Walter inoculated her mother during the vaccination event at the Union Municipal Auditorium.

鈥淔or a lot of people, it was the first time they were out of the house in months,鈥� Walter said. 鈥淲e had husbands and wives asking us to take a picture to send to their grandchildren who they have not seen in person for months.鈥�

There were 20 second-year 91视频 nursing students who volunteered to assist with the event that was hosted by the Franklin County Health Department (FCHD). Nursing program faculty members, 91视频 nursing graduates and Walter also were on hand to help.

鈥淚 am extremely proud of our faculty for teaching the students, and of the students鈥� zeal and passion,鈥� Walter added.

According to Nancy Mitchell, director of nursing and dean of health science, there were more than 1,000 vaccinations given that day, and each of the nursing students was given a chance to administer the vaccinations.

鈥淭he Franklin County community witnessed the 91视频 nursing program at its finest,鈥� Mitchell said. 鈥淐urrent student nurses, past graduates, faculty and administrators assisted in efforts to vaccinate 1,000 county residents.

鈥淲e felt privileged to participate and care for our community,鈥� she added.

Mitchell said 91视频 students and employees will again assist with the second round of vaccinations Feb. 27.

During the Feb. 1 91视频 Board of Trustees meeting, trustees who were at the event praised the 91视频 employees and students and noted how seamless the vaccination event was.

鈥榃e are a community college in every sense of the word,鈥� added 91视频 President Dr. Jon Bauer. 鈥淚 am glad that our faculty could be there with our students.鈥�

Graduates

According to Mitchell, there were many 91视频 nursing program graduates who assisted as part of their current roles with health care partners in the area.

That includes registered nurses Megan Horstkamp and April Zimmermann who work as public health nurses for the FCHD and helped coordinate the event.

鈥淭he 91视频 Nursing program is extremely proud of these graduates who are working on the front lines as public health nurses in Franklin County. We saw them at their finest hour,鈥� Mitchell said.