Logan and Stacey Eisenhart have been married for six years, and throughout almost their entire marriage, one or both of them have been studying nursing at şÚÁĎÍř Twinsburg Academic Center.
“It is stressful and requires good communication and prioritization. We have supported each other by being flexible and understanding with each other,” Logan Eisenhart said. “We make time for regular date nights. We keep our life goals discussions ongoing as motivation. We also give each other the time and space required for each of us to be successful in school.”
Logan Eisenhart started his academic career first, choosing to go into nursing and striving to graduate with his Associate of Applied Science in Nursing Degree (ADN).
“I have always wanted to work in healthcare, even as a little kid. I chose nursing because the degree program was affordable, and the regional campus was close to home. I always wanted to help people,” Logan Eisenhart said. “When you tell people you are a Kent State-educated nurse, that is something you can be proud of.”
Stacey Eisenhart was inspired by her husband and his dedication to schoolwork, choosing to also enroll at Kent State Twinsburg Academic Center and pursue her ADN.
“This was the first real opportunity for me to go to college. I always thought of myself as someone who just wasn’t very good at school because I wasn’t exactly a star student in high school,” Stacey Eisenhart said. “I saw Logan working on his ADN, and it fascinated me. I would see his textbooks on the dining room table and think about how it might be fun to learn about chemistry, biology, and how the body works.”
Logan Eisenhart graduated from the Kent State Twinsburg Academic Center’s nursing program with his ADN in 2018; he went on to receive his bachelor’s degree in nursing in 2019 and just finished his master’s degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Stacey Eisenhart graduated with her ADN in May 2022.
“What really stands out for me about my experience was the caliber of the teaching staff. My first college class was chemistry, and I was terrified that I wouldn’t be able to do well in it,” Stacey Eisenhart said. “It was a very challenging class, and I had to put a ton of effort into it. My professor just has a gift for teaching, and I was able to understand her lectures. That was a common trait amongst all the professors, from those that taught my undergrad classes, all the way through my nursing program.”
Since graduating from Kent State Twinsburg Academic Center, Logan Eisenhart has had more than one nursing job at a time. He has worked in intensive care for four years, home hospice care for three years and two years in a level one trauma center emergency department. He looks forward to starting his new job as a family nurse practitioner this summer in family practice. Stacey Eisenhart has already accepted a position in an intensive care unit and looks forward to positively impacting the lives of her patients.
To learn more about Kent State Twinsburg Academic Center’s nursing program, visit www.kent.edu/geauga/nursing-adn.