JEROME A. POLLOS/Coeur d’Alene Press

By BRIAN WALKER/Staff writer/The Coeur d’ Alene Press                                 |

COEUR d’ALENE – There were times when Michele Morgan didn’t know if she was going to live.
But tonight the two-time cancer survivor will graduate with a degree from North Idaho College’s highly-regarded nursing program.
“Looking back, I don’t think I saw myself here today … probably a lot of other people didn’t either,” the 2006 Lakeland High graduate said.
Morgan was 8 in 1996 when she was first diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) before beating it with treatments. She was then diagnosed in 2003 with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a cancer that starts inside bone marrow that required a transplant.
Looking back, Morgan, 23, said the bouts with cancer forced her to grow up fast.
“I didn’t go through high school drinking or driving cars fast,” she said. “When you’re in high school, barely making it, not going to school and everything is online, it changes you.
“In my case, it forced me to grow up.”
After a year of attending NIC, but not zeroed in on a career, Morgan settled on nursing. Her experience of being a patient in hospitals guided her in that direction. Read more

Lewis-Clark State College-Coeur d’Alene
Nov. 14-17 Registration for current students
Friday, Nov. 18 Open registration begins
Sunday, Jan. 8 Application for admission deadline
Tuesday, Jan. 17 Classes begin
http://www.lcsc.edu/cda/
(208) 666-6707

North Idaho College
Monday, Oct. 31 Registration begins for current students.
Monday, Nov. 7 Registration begins for former students.
Monday, Nov. 28 Registration begins for new dual credit and non-degree seeking students.
Thursday, Dec. 8 Registration begins for new students.
Friday, Dec. 16 Admissions application deadline.
Monday, Jan. 9 Classes begin.
http://www.nic.edu/
(208) 769-3311

University of Idaho – Coeur d’Alene
Monday, Nov. 7 Registration begins
Wednesday, Jan. 11 Classes begin
http://www.uidaho.edu/cda/academics
(208) 667-2588

Boise State University – Coeur d’Alene
http://sspa.boisestate.edu/socialwork/
(208) 292-2679

Idaho State University - Coeur d’Alene
http://www.isu.edu/nursing
(208) 282-2132

Oct. 14, 2011 – Student advisors from North Idaho College, Lewis-Clark State College, University of Idaho, Boise State University, and Idaho State University converged in the North Idaho College Edminster Student Union Building on Oct. 13 to present College Info Night.

The program offers a series of workshops designed to help students and their families navigate the journey into higher education, pursue graduate studies, and transition into the workforce.

College Info Night is an after-hours opportunity for anyone seeking information about higher education, from parents and grandparents of prospective students to prospective students themselves. Since the event was established in 2009, a total of 679 attendees have taken advantage of its free workshops and face-to-face advising.

The 2011 Info Night featured 10 workshops, including presentations on securing financial aid, moving through the transfer process, an up-to-date Department of Labor Job Outlook presentation with insights into what fields and professions are experiencing growth, and even a parents’ survival guide.

In addition, the event allows attendees to learn about free services available to them, even if they are not students, including Career Services and the Center for New Directions at North Idaho College.

College Info Night will be offered again in Feb. 2013. Until then, admissions counselors and student advisors from all five northern Idaho institutions are available to answer questions. To find the name and contact information of an advisor from the school you hope to attend, email idahogoes@gmail.com.