Editing Herzing Issues: Clinical Placement (section)

=== HU-134: Lead: Dr. Powell's May 27 response to the HU-132 escalation fragmented accountability across additional leadership layers and put institutional admissions on the record (a 48-business-hour response policy, and that the regional model replaced a prior centralized model); see HU-134a, HU-134b ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:12em" | Severity
| Medium
! style="width:12em" | Status
| CONFIRMED
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! Issue type
| Lead / index for a split cluster (accountability fragmentation; institutional admissions)
! Date added
| 2026-05-27 (split 2026-06-06)
|-
! Owner
| colspan="3" | Dr. Rachel Powell DNP RN (Director of Clinical Placement and Compliance, National Online)
|}
'''Finding.''' This is a lead entry for Dr. Rachel Powell's May 27, 2026 response to the reporting student's {{HU|HU-132}} escalation, tracked separately as {{HU|HU-134a}} (Powell stated many placement determinations are outside her direct control and directed higher-level concerns to additional leadership layers, identifying four administrators across two regions and adding escalation steps) and {{HU|HU-134b}} (institutional admissions on the record, including confirmation of a 48-business-hour response policy and that the current regional model replaced a prior centralized model, with Powell disagreeing that the regional model disrupts continuity). The May 28, 2026 meeting was confirmed. See each sub-issue for full evidence and standards.

'''Notes.''' New clinical-placement leadership identified: Jessica Ferra (Midwest), reporting to Jeff Hill (Regional VP, Midwest); Jolanda Smith (Florida), reporting to LeShawn Roberts (Regional VP, Florida). Split into lettered sub-issues 2026-06-06; existing references to {{HU|HU-134}} resolve here. Source Group: Email: Dr. Rachel Powell (rapowell@herzing.edu) to the reporting student, May 27, 2026 (RE: Meeting). Parts: {{HU|HU-134a}}, {{HU|HU-134b}}. Cross-references: {{HU|HU-132}} (regional fragmentation), {{HU|HU-128}} (Week 3 no placement, prior Powell responses), {{HU|HU-133}} (placement error, accommodation).

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