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Logan received her business baccalaureate from UW- La Crosse and then accepted a community health internship at Wisconsin Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) in a rural Wisconsin health department. While with AHEC, Logan worked closely with migrant farmworkers and public health nurses, developing a very personal connection and understanding the social determinants of health that impact communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After that internship, Logan followed her baccalaureate career path and entered the marketing workforce. After ten years of working for a large commercial printing company, Logan \u201chad a desire to do something soul-satisfying and serve my community.\u201d From that self-discovery, she began networking, researching, job shadowing to discover a career that she described would allow her to reach \u201ca long term goal to work in public health, where I can partner with community members to improve the social conditions that allow people to be healthy\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After months of research and meeting with potential schools, Logan chose 51ÁÔÆæ College of Nursing\u2019s BS in Nursing. As a second-degree student, \u201cI chose 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s bachelor in nursing because the program is realistic for my life, the campus is close to home, tuition is affordable.\u201d Another deciding factor that was key to Logan\u2019s decision-making process was her interactions with the 51ÁÔÆæ College of Nursing advisor, Donna Wier. Logan shared, \u201cDonna was so helpful as I explored my options to find the nursing program that fit my needs. She made sure I understood my options for recareering, and honestly, if it wouldn\u2019t have been for Donna, I\u2019m not sure I would be here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In January 2020, Logan began her bachelor of science in nursing, just before the COVID-19 pandemic shut most of the world down. Throughout the last 18 months, Logan has worked to expand her experiences and knowledge alongside her academics. She has treated every opportunity as a stepping stone from pre-requisites at a technical college, beginning nursing school, and accepting patient-facing positions, including a nursing assistantship and nurse externship.\u201d Dr. Melissa Brown, 51ÁÔÆæ College of Nursing undergraduate program director, shared, \u201cNichole has a boundless drive to be part of everything that is nursing, both in and out of the classroom. She will bring to the profession what it so desperately needs \u2013committed caregivers who ask the right questions, develop data-driven hypotheses, and enact timely interventions that support the very best patient\/family outcomes.\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n