Class of 2019: Accelerated B.S. student follows her mother’s example with nursing degree
During a 1,000-mile hike on the Appalachian Trail, Jordan Albright committed herself to earning a nursing degree at Virginia Commonwealth University. The hard work paid off, and Albright will earn her Bachelor of Science in nursing this week.
“I met quite a few military nurses on the trail,” Albright said. “They all told me to go get my degree and become a nurse.”
For Albright, the road to a nursing career has been long and winding. Her mother is a nurse so Albright has been around nursing all of her life. But rather than pursing a degree in nursing, Albright earned a bachelor’s in biology and a minor in environmental science from William & Mary. She had learned to love environmental science during fieldwork while an undergrad and decided on that career path.
