SON Team Dominates Medical Mile in Broad Street Mile Event
The VCU School of Nursing team dominated the medical mile race of the Broad Street Mile event on Saturday with nursing student Kyle Jones crossing the finish line first in a time of 5:34. The Broad Street Mile was a VCU-sponsored city-wide event that offered participants the opportunity to compete in fun runs, raise money for scholarships and enjoy a festival on Richmond’s main thoroughfare. SON faculty and staff who participated in the medical mile included Dean Jean Giddens, Carla Nye, director of the Clinical Learning Center; Angela Flagg, director of communications; Tanya Huff, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Adult Health and Nursing Systems; Genevieve Beaird, assistant director of the Clinical Learning Center; Jamaal Ellis, simulation technician; and Jalessa Holmes, clinical lab assistant. The School of Nursing also had a booth in the festival part of the event to share general information and promotional items. A special thank you to the following committee members for helping to organize the School’s booth: Kelly Gotschalk, director of annual giving and alumni engagement; Teri Smith, administrative professional; Erica Stubblefield, pre-admission academic advisor; Samantha Frazier-Powell, administrative professional; and Ethan Scott, development assistant. 
