History
- 1970: School of Nursing founded as four-year undergraduate nursing program.
- 1972: Connecticut Commission for Higher Education and the Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing both approved the program.
- 1974: Received initial accreditation by the National League for Nursing (NLN).
- 1992: Mu Chi Chapter endorsed by The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International.
- 1994: First graduate program to prepare Psychiatric and Family Nurse Practitioners established.
- 2002: Baccalaureate and master's degree programs granted accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
- 2005: Initiated the Advisory Council led by Nancy P. Lynch P'95 (member of Board of Trustees at Greenwich Hospital and the VAN Hospice Foundation) and consisting of twelve distinguished professionals with interests in nursing and healthcare charged with advising and assisting the Dean in the advancement of the School of Nursing.
- 2007: Established partnership with the Bridgeport Hospital Nurse Anesthesia Program to offer a Master of Science Degree in Nursing and Certificate in Nurse Anesthesia.
- 2007: Selected by United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to launch a $40m educational initiative to establish a new VA Nursing Academy in partnership with the VA Connecticut Healthcare System.
- 2007: Awarded accreditation with the highest distinction by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
- 2008: Dedicated the Robin Kanarek Learning Resource Center providing a simulated hospital environment including a fully equipped Intensive Care Unit and "SimMan," a Human Patient Simulator.
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