The Campaign in Nursing
| At a UMass-run health clinic at Putnam Vocational High School in Springfield. (Ben Barnhart photo) |
SON has set a financial goal of $5 million for its part in the next Campaign UMass. The large-scale drive will be a first for the school, but SON has unique advantages, says development director Paula Sakey '88. Nursing students are more likely than most to stay with their entering class through graduation—"Our graduates know each other," she says—after which they enter a tightly bonded profession of people who, by definition, care.
The prospect of a new building, scheduled for construction with state funds in 2004, is another plus. But most important of all, says Sakey, is "what goes in the building. Our people and programs. Building a strong foundation of student support, faculty support, technology and curriculum enhancement, innovation and infrastructure —flexible funds for the dean to respond to changes in how we educate nurses for leadership roles in a very dynamic health-care environment."
SCHOOL OF NURSING: prelicensure track
/ second bachelor's track / RN to BS track / master's program /
post-master's certificate / doctoral program
