Communication

Communication from the nursing program Faculty and Administrators to the student may be in the form of handouts in the classroom, an e-mail, a Canvas announcement, and/or other forms of written communication. General messages may be posted on the SON bulletin boards and/or on Canvas. As such:

• Students must remain current with Canvas postings.
• Students not present on course instructional days are responsible for required content.
• Students must activate their KYSU.edu email account upon admission to the University. All official SON communication will be sent to the student's KSU email address. Students are expected to check their KSU email address every day for updates about classroom and clinical information, and are responsible for reading all information sent to their KSU email accounts.
• Communication from School of Nursing faculty or other program representatives will be sent to students using only the official school e-mail accounts.
• Text messages are not considered a form of appropriate or official communication by or to faculty within the SON.

CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION

The student who desires information should first consult this Handbook, the Kentucky State University Student Handbook, and or the Kentucky State University Undergraduate Catalogue. If the information is not contained therein, students should consult their academic advisor or follow official channels in rank order: Faculty, Director for Undergraduate Programs, Program Administrator, Dean of the College, and Provost/Vice-President for Academic Affairs.

STUDENT REPRESENTATION

The SON believes in student participation in the organization and governance of the SON to enhance the quality and effectiveness of our nursing programs. As an expression of the SON's commitment of collaboration, student representatives from each admission cohort within every nursing program (i.e. LPN-AAS, AAS, BSN, RN-BSN) are elected each semester to facilitate communication between students and faculty by meeting regularly with course faculty and attending faculty meetings. Student feedback is seriously considered in governance of the SON. Reports of student satisfaction, positive learning experiences, effectiveness of programming, and suggestions related to student support, curriculum, and program operations are encouraged. Each admission cohort will elect at least two (2) student representatives.