Lindsey Wilson University Nursing Event Attracts more than 150 High School Students
Aspiring health care professionals from the region learn about nursing.
COLUMBIA, Ky. (11/26/2025) — More than 150 aspiring health care professionals were at Lindsey Wilson University on Friday, Nov. 21.
The participants were part of the university's nursing preview day, which attracted high school students from area high schools as well as from Casey County, Caverna, Cumberland County, Hart County and LaRue County high schools.
During the day, students, parents and family members toured the pediatric laboratory and simulation laboratory in the university's Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing and Counseling Center.
Students got an opportunity to practice their suture skills under the guidance of a Lindsey Wilson faculty member. They also met with Director of Nursing Dr. Emiley Button, current Lindsey Wilson nursing students and several of the program's alumni to learn more about opportunities in the profession.
Lindsey Wilson University is a vibrant liberal arts university in Columbia, Kentucky. Founded in 1903 and affiliated with The United Methodist Church, the mission of Lindsey Wilson is to serve the educational needs of students by providing a living-learning environment within an atmosphere of active caring and Christian concern where every student, every day, learns and grows and feels like a real human being. Lindsey Wilson offers 28 undergraduate majors, five graduate programs and a doctoral program. The university's 29 intercollegiate varsity athletic teams have won more than 120 team and individual national championships.
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Area high school students work on a suture exercise on Friday, Nov. 21, in the Lindsey Wilson University Norma and Glen Hodge Center for Discipleship. The students were among more than 150 area high school students who attended Lindsey Wilson’s nursing preview day.
Julio Alonso of Caverna High School gets assistance with a suture exercise during Lindsey Wilson University’s nursing preview day on Friday, Nov. 21, in the Norma and Glen Hodge Center for Discipleship. More than 150 area high school students attended the event.
Lindsey Wilson University nursing professor Kristen Branham speaks with students from Cumberland County High School on Friday, Nov. 21, in the pediatric laboratory in the university’s Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing and Counseling Center.
Madison Rigney of Cumberland County High School holds a mannequin baby during Lindsey Wilson University's nursing preview day on Friday, Nov. 21, in the pediatric laboratory of the Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing and Counseling Center. More than 150 area high school students attended the event.
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