Built to Be a Nurse

Celebrating Our Nurses

Our "Built to Be a Nurse" Contest

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Our 2023 “Built to Be a Nurse” initiative kicks off once again with a contest launching during National Nurses Week. At its core, “Built to Be a Nurse” 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.

We invite you to celebrate yourself or another nurse in your life by entering the contest. You can also view videos of last year’s finalists below. If you live in the Chicagoland area, you might also recognize some of our finalists featured in our current advertising campaign as you commute to work or run errands.

Nominate a Nurse

May 6–June 10, 2023

  • Fill out the entry/nomination form (entries will be accepted starting May 6 at midnight)
  • Eighteen finalists will win $500 gift cards
    • Six finalists—three Oak Point alums and three non-alums—will be chosen on:
      • May 13
      • May 27
      • June 10

Vote + Share

June 12–June 23, 2023

  • You can cast up to two votes per day, one vote for an alum + one vote for a non-alum
  • Share your participation on social media

And the Winners Are ...

June 26, 2023

  • The two grand prize winnera are:
    • Oak Point alum Lludid M.
    • Stacey K.
  • Each grand prize winner will receive a vacation package for two.

Congrats to you both!

2023 Built to Be.a Nurse Winner Lludid M.
2023 Built to Be.a Nurse Winner Stacey K.

Thank you for helping Oak Point University
celebrate our nurses in our #BuiltToBeANurse Contest!

2022 Finalist + Winner Videos

Featured Video

Our "Built to Be a Nurse" Campaign

BSN and Family Nurse Practitioner alum Vanessa Pryzbyla
Alum Diane Cable
Alum Cesar Huerta
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Alum Ashley Tomasewski
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Alum Mary Hansen Davis
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Our 2023 “Built to Be a Nurse” campaign kicks off once again with National Nurses Week. At its core, “Built to Be a Nurse” 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 the winners and finalists of our 2022 contest. They’ve shared their stories with us in their nominations and subsequent video interviews. We know you’ll find them as inspiring as we do. 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. Watch their videos, and you’ll see why they say with pride that they are a #badassnurse. Know someone #BuiltToBeANurse? Nominate for this year’s contest!

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