Shawnee Resident Earns Master’s Degree from WGU

Kelsey Jamison, a resident of Shawnee, has graduated from Western Governors University (WGU) with a Master of Science in Nursing – Nursing Informatics. Jamison participated in the nonprofit, fully online university’s commencement ceremony in late August, where she and thousands of other 2020 graduates were recognized and celebrated for their achievements.

Jamison, who began her nursing career as a floor nurse after earning her associate degree in nursing, is an Electronic Health Record analyst for a major hospital corporation. She found WGU’s flexible competency-based model – which measures learning rather than time spent in the classroom and allows students to complete their coursework on their schedules – was a perfect fit.

“During my journey with WGU, I moved, had a baby and had to figure out how to do school in the middle of a pandemic,” Jamison said. “WGU has been supportive through every obstacle that was thrown my way and encouraged me to complete my degree.”

Since the beginning of 2020, more than 30,000 individuals have earned degrees from WGU, most of them while working full-time jobs and raising families. In its 23-year history, WGU has awarded more than 197,000 degrees and has celebrated with ceremonies held multiple times per year, usually in cities across the country. The August commencement ceremony was held virtually in place of previously planned in-person celebrations.

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