Dean's message

The College of Nursing has been featured in many news outlets lately following University President Ted Carter’s State of the University Address in September. We are being celebrated for our excellence – we continue to host some of the nation’s premier nursing programs, including the #1 BSN program among public institutions in the nation – and for our plan to double our undergraduate enrollment in the next five years. President Carter prioritized this growth in The Ohio State University’s new Education for Citizenship 2035 strategic plan. We’re committed to increase Ohio’s nursing workforce, and one of the ways we’re doing that is with our new accelerated BSN (aBSN) program that allows students with a non-nursing degree to pursue a nursing career.

Click here to see WBNS 10TV’s story about our growth, and click here to see the story from WCMH-TV (NBC4). The Lantern also published a story highlighting our growth which you can read here.

We had a wonderful Homecoming with beautiful weather. I hope you will enjoy the photos of Homecoming and our tailgate celebration on Flick’r. This is also the time of year to celebrate our new Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (FAANs). Congratulations to faculty members Esther Chipps, PhD, RN, FAAN, Randee Masciola, DNP, APRN-CNP, FAAN, and John Welch, DNP, MS, APRN-CRNA, FAAN, and alumnae Kim Decker ’78 and Cheryl Kovar, PhD ’09.

We welcome you to join us next week for the latest installment of our Masterminds in Healthcare series on Wednesday, November 5 at 11:30 a.m. at Longaberger Alumni House. Drs. Michelle Failla, Esther Chipps, Janine Overcash and Eileen Faulds will share how real-world clinical experiences fuel groundbreaking discoveries in the lab and how these discoveries shape the future of patient care. The registration deadline is tomorrow, October 29. Please click here to register.

As we approach Thanksgiving, please know of my deep gratitude for your support of, generosity toward and spirit for our college. You are deeply valued and appreciated at the College of Nursing!

Many thanks,

Karen M. Rose, PhD, RN, FGSA, FNAP, FAAN
Dean and Professor, College of Nursing
The Ohio State University