From serving in the U.S. Air Force to working as a dialysis technician at the Veterans Affairs Hospital, Ebony Bell鈥檚 career path has always gravitated toward helping others聽

Now in her third semester as a BSN student at 国产主播-Texas, Ebony traces the roots of her desire to be a nurse back to childhood.聽

鈥淎ll my life I鈥檝e been in a caretaker role, I鈥檝e always been a person that likes to help people,鈥� she said. 鈥淢y mom, she has a few illnesses that I鈥檝e assisted her in and helped her with throughout my life, so it鈥檚 just a natural thing for me.鈥澛�

Originally from Philadelphia, Ebony made her way to the WCU-Texas campus by following her intuition, as well as the footsteps of her best friend, a WCU BSN alum. 聽

鈥淚 was applying to nursing schools out east, and I did get accepted to some, but something just told me to apply here,鈥� she said. 鈥淪o, it just felt right.鈥� 聽

Ebony started her journey at WCU taking classes online due to the pandemic but recently began her first semester of in-person instruction. As a hands-on learner, Ebony said she was looking forward to exploring the new Richardson campus and experiencing scenarios in the Simulation Lab.聽

While she is still settling into her life as a new Texas resident in the city of Forney, Bell said she is relieved to finally attend class in person at the new WCU campus in nearby Richardson and collaborate with other students. 聽

鈥淓arlier on in my education, I liked to be a lone wolf, but I learned that that鈥檚 not the best thing. It is good to bounce information off each other,鈥� she said. 鈥淚鈥檓 excited for the future.鈥澛�

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