Clarkson College has not always been a college. Instead, we began in 1888 as a school of nursing—the first in the state of Nebraska. Over the last 125 years, we've established a new campus, expanded our program offerings and adopted a new name. All the while, we've maintained a commitment to preparing our students to be the best in various realms of health care. This commitment to excellence has and always will remain a defining quality of Clarkson College.

About

At Clarkson College, you don't just study health care—you prepare to be the best in it. All around you are professionally trained faculty, practicing clinicians and classmates who share the belief that they, too, can better the lives of others. With eight fields and twenty majors to choose from, you have a broad range of options for making a difference—quite possibly even before you graduate.

Academics

Clarkson College welcomes undergraduate and graduate students, transfer and international students, and adults who are returning to college to continue their studies or advance their health care careers. Here, you'll find everything you need to get started.

Enrollment

The Student Financial Services department helps provide opportunities for talented, dedicated and deserving students to attend Clarkson College. Whether you're seeking scholarships and grants, loans, payment plans, or a combination, we'll help you find the answer most suitable for you.

Tuition & Financial Aid

College is a time of self-discovery, personal growth and—most certainly—fun. We're thrilled your main objective is to pursue a future in health care, but we also want you to look back on your college education and recollect all of things you experienced—lectures and textbooks aside. There are numerous ways for you to get involved at Clarkson College. Here's a peek at some of them.

Student Life

Every day, Clarkson College alumni are changing lives in ways that are both practical and profound. As the proud alma mater of these astounding health care professionals, Clarkson College strives to keep our alumni connected to not only the College but also with one another. Here, you will find all the ways you can stay connected.

Alumni

Clarkson College provides a variety of professional learning opportunities and health care courses. Our Basic Life Support, Medication and Nurse Aide courses can help individuals getting certified for the first time or needing renewal. These programs are either online or on campus with ongoing offerings year-round.

Professional Development

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Difficult Tutoring Situations

The following identify difficult situations tutors may encounter and provide strategies for how to address these situations.

Blocking

Characterized by:

Low frustration tolerance
Immobilization/hopelessness/freezing up
“It’s beyond me.” “I’ll never get it.” “I’m stuck.”

How to Approach:

Determine what the student does know and discuss that; this shows the student that he/she has some understanding
Begin from what the student knows and build, in simple steps, toward increasingly complex material
Offer continual support
Reinforce success consistently

Confusion

Characterized by:

Bafflement/disorientation/disorganization
Helpless feeling about the course
“I just don’t know what to do.” “I just don’t know what the instructor wants.”

How to Approach:

Utilize the above approaches to blocking
Give structure and order to the student’s tutorial sessions, notes, etc.

Miracle-Seeking

Characterized by:

General interest or concern but with little specificity
Enthusiasm about being tutored but fairly passive in the tutoring session
High (often inappropriate) level of expectation
Evasion or inability to concentrate on concrete tasks

How to Approach:

Return focus again and again to particular task
Involve the student continually with questions
Explain the significance of active participation in the learning process

Resisting

Characterized by:

Variations of sullenness/hostility/passivity/boredom
Disinterest in class/work/tutor
Defensive posture toward class/work/tutor
Quick to anger

How to Approach:

Allow a small amount of time for the student to vent
Spend the first session on building your relationship
Be pragmatic yet understanding
Establish your credibility/indicate past successes in similar situations

Passivity

Characterized by:

Non-involvement/inattention
Boredom
Few questions/little discussion initiated

How to Approach:

Empathize
Attempt to build a relationship and mobilize the student
Utilize as many mobilizing techniques as possible – questions, problems
Reinforce all activities and successes

Evasion

Characterized by:

Manipulation
Verbal ability/glibness versus focused comments
Global/nonspecific praise of the tutor’s skill, course content, etc.

How to Approach:

Play down your role; emphasize the student’s involvement
Focus the student on specific tasks; continually involve him/her with questions
Ask, in a non-threatening way, why the student has come for the tutoring and what he/she expects from you

Source: Creighton EDGE/Creighton University