CONSSIE: College of Nursing Student Success in Education

In this episode of CONSSIE, Amanda and Megan welcome a diverse group of non-traditional nursing students from Brookings, Sioux Falls, and Rapid City to share what it looks like to pursue nursing at a different stage of life. From second careers in law enforcement, military service, and laboratory work to returning to school after raising children or completing another degree, these students offer...

In this episode of CONSSIE, we explore what it really looks like to balance parenthood and nursing school. Students from both the standard and accelerated nursing programs share their honest experiences of raising children while managing classes, clinicals, studying, and the everyday demands of family life. Listeners will hear from parents of toddlers, teens, and even a soon to be new baby as they...

In this CONSSIE episode, we spotlight motherhood in nursing school and the real day to day logistics of juggling pregnancy, parenting, and a rigorous BSN program. Ashley (semester four) and Aspen (semester five) share their timelines, what helped them stay on track, and how they managed clinicals, exams, and studying with babies and young children at home. You will hear honest reflections on early...

In this episode of CONSSIE College of Nursing Student Success in Education, we gather for an honest and heartfelt conversation with students and mentors from the Native American Nursing Education Center at South Dakota State University in Rapid City. What begins as a natural, unscripted discussion becomes a powerful reflection on what it means to feel seen, supported, and grounded while navigating...

In this powerful episode of CONSSIE: College of Nursing Student Success in Education, students from across South Dakota State University’s College of Nursing get candid about the mental health challenges they’ve faced and the strategies that have helped them build resilience. Hosted by Student Success Coaches Amanda and Megan, this episode features voices from Rapid City and Brookings sharing pers...

Being a nursing student is tough. Being a Division I athlete is also tough. Doing both at the same time? That's next level. In this energizing and honest episode of the CONSSIE Podcast, host Megan Veldkamp chats with two recent SDSU nursing grads and standout student-athletes, Olivia Taggart (swim) and Mesa Byom (basketball). They dive into what it’s really like to juggle practices, games, clinica...

Welcome to Episode 2 of CONSSIE, your go-to student success podcast brought to you by the College of Nursing at South Dakota State University! Whether you’re nursing-curious, newly admitted, or knee-deep in care plans and caffeine, this episode is for you. Join our host and three fantastic SDSU nursing students as they share their unexpected journeys into nursing, spill the real tea on how nursing...

Join your Student Success Coaches, Amanda from Rapid City and Megan from Brookings, as they introduce the CONSSIE podcast at South Dakota State University’s College of Nursing. This kickoff episode covers what you can expect from future episodes, including candid conversations with current students navigating everything from mental health to military service, student-athlete life, parenting, and m...