Built to Be Badass Since 1914

Congrats Cesar Huerta and Colin Orr!

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Congratulations to our two inaugural winners Cesar Huerta and Colin Orr!

Cesar Huerta, RN, BSN, MSHI, is a Quality Reporting Analyst at Access Community Health Network. He received 1,240 of 3,740 votes to win the Oak Point University alum category.

Colin Orr, RN, BSN, PHRN, is an ER Nurse at Rush Copley Medical Center. He received 1,149 of 4,300 votes to win the non-alum category.

They each win badass vacation packages for two and will be featured in phase two of our Built to Be Badass campaign. From all of us at Oak Point University, thank you for your countless contributions to our communities. Bon voyage!

More than 8,000 votes were cast for our 18 finalists in our inaugural Calling All #BadassNurses Contest! Thank you to all who voted and nominated a #BadassNurse!

CESAR HUERTA

COLIN ORR

The “Built to Be Badass” Campaign

We’re excited to launch our “Built to Be Badass” campaign during the 2022 National Nurses Week. At its core, “Built to Be Badass” celebrates the profession of nursing, the nurses of today and tomorrow, the history of nursing, and the history of Oak Point University as an institution that’s educated nurses since 1914.

The campaign features nurses and their stories with the goal to celebrate and empower them. We want to tell the world that what nurses do every day is not only difficult but highly challenging—in all aspects—emotionally, physically, and intellectually. And they do their jobs with empathy, grace, determination, and grit. Nurses are smart, resilient, and resourceful like no other. They are true badasses.

Oak Point University on WGN Daytime Chicago  //  12 May 2022  //  National Nurses Week

Oak Point University is proud to celebrate National Nurses Week! Oak Point wants to recognize the nurses who make our communities, and the world, a healthier place. We want to shine a spotlight on the profession of nursing, the nurses of today and tomorrow, the history of nursing, and the history of Oak Point University as an institution that’s educated nurses since 1914.

WGN Radio May 6 Takeover  //  Kicking Off National Nurses Week

Meet Our Campaign Badasses

Oak Point University alumni stories illustrate the “badassery” of nursing in action and offer inspiration for the next generation of nurses. Hearing the life stories and career arcs, the far-from-ordinary career opportunities, and the paths that led from anguish to metamorphosis give “Built to Be Badass” the power to connect. We want those with similar shared hopes and dreams to hear the stories and say, “Yes, I am a badass, and that can be me!”

Meet Nastassja W.
MSN ’14

Daughter of a Nurse.
Critical Care Nurse.
Family Nurse Practitioner.

Meet Fount H.
BSN ’16

U.S. Army Veteran.
Special Agent.
Resource Pool Registered Nurse.

Meet Jacinta S.
BSN ’13

Chicago Sports Marketer.
Registered Nurse.
Director at a Top Children’s Hospital.

Meet Chauncey I.
BSN ’14

NCAA Division I Athlete.
Personal Trainer.
Trauma ICU Nurse.

Meet Katy R.
BSN ’15

From a Real Estate Consultant
to an
Outpatient Nurse.

Meet Jodie B.
BSN ’18

A Travel Nurse
in the
COVID hotspot.

Meet Paige K.
BSN ’16

The ER
The OR
And finally the Air Force.

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