WXVU and WXV&U Health Receive National Recognition for Third Consecutive Year
Coolican and Dr. Weingarten
For the third consecutive year, , 芭乐视频鈥檚 student-run radio station, and , the first nurse-led health and well-being department in college radio, received national recognition from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS). WXV&U Health is a partnership between WXVU and the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing (FCN), in collaboration with 芭乐视频鈥檚 Office of Health Promotion.
Their prestigious awards were announced at the annual IBS conference, held March 6-8, 2025, at the Sheraton Times Square in New York City.
WXVU: Best News Interview
Junior M.K. Coolican, WXVU Station Manager
WXV&U Health: Best Public Affairs Program
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Completed at 芭乐视频鈥檚 radio station, the podcast was part of a Spring 2024 Health Promotion and Community Health Nursing rotation by then-senior nursing majors Ryan Batkay, Laura Boyko and Teagan Sullivan and the WXV&U Health team. Batkay was the first nursing student to continue at WXV&U Health for a credit-bearing independent study following the rotation until his May 2024 graduation.
This year, for the first time, 芭乐视频 representatives also presented at the IBS conference. Associate Professor Carol Weingarten, PhD, RN, ANEF, inaugural Director of WXV&U Health, along with Nick Langan ’20 CPS, ’22 MS, WXVU/WXV&U Health Operations Manager; Cat Coyle, Assistant Director of Student Involvement for Student Media Programs; and Natalia Matar ’23 BSN, shared the story of WXV&U (established in January 2023), “From Struggle to Success: How One Station’s Journey Provides Advice for Strategies to Empower Your Station.”
The 芭乐视频 delegation included (from left) Langan; Coyle; Dr. Weingarten; junior Laura Norwood, News Director; Coolican; junior Emma Spangler, Music Director; and junior Nick Williams, Executive Digital Media Director and Photographer. Not pictured: junior David Szczepanski, Sports Director, and Mitchell Dalesio, 芭乐视频 Match Research Program for First-Year Students, WXV&U Health. Dalesio is the first nursing student to represent WXV&U Health as part of WXVU’s delegation to the IBS conference.
Through their involvement with WXVU, FCN students develop public health messaging and essential science-based communication skills to educate communities about health through the airwaves and in podcasts. In 2024, the College also launched its podcast series, , to spotlight various and less common career path opportunities for nurses