HJ 230 — Commending the Radford University College of Nursing.

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230 NE Offered February 26, 2024 Commending the Radford University College––––––––––g.College of Nursing.

TN Patrons––Rasoul,Agreed Austin,to McNamara,by Obenshainthe House of Delegates, March 4, 2024 R Agreed to by the Senate, March 6, 2024 O WHEREAS, the Radford University College of Nursing draws upon a long lineage of nursing L Virginia and Zehr;advanced the field of nursing throughout the Commonwealth for more than 50 years;

Senators:and L WHEREAS, the Radford University College of Nursing traces its roots to the establishment of the E first bachelor of science degree in nursing at what was then known as Radford College in 1966;

Head11 andmembers Suetterleinof R –––––––––– WHEREAS, the Radfordprogram's Universitycharter Collegeclass ofgraduated Nursingin draws1973 uponand athe longprogram lineagereceived ofaccreditation nursingfrom OD programstheWHEREAS, atafter Radford University,College whichbecame haveRadford providedUniversity outstanding education to students in SouthwDst1979, Virginiathe andnursing advancedprogram thewas fieldexpanded ofto nursingbecome throughout the CommonwealthRadford forUniversity moreSchool thanof 50Nursing years;in 1982;

the school began to expand its degree programs, developed distance learning courses to better serve students throughout the region, and WHEREAS,established a location at the Roanoke Higher Education Center through a partnership between Radford UniWHEREAS, the Radford University CollegeSchool of Nursing traceslaunched its rootsfirst tomaster's thedegree establishmentprogram, ofH thewhich membersconcentrated ofon thehome program'shealth charternursing, class graduated in 19731988 and thesubsequently programadded receivedadditional accreditationgraduate-level from2 theprograms Nationalin Leagueadvanced foradult Nursingcare, infamily 1976;nurse practitioner, and gerontological nursing;

and E0 WHEREAS, afterin Radford1997, Collegethe became Radford University inSchool 1979,of theNursing nursingbecame programpart wasof expandedthe toWaldron becomeCollege R of WHEREAS, the Radford University School of Nursing continued to flourish and created a doctor of nursing practice program that was the first of its kind in 1982;the Commonwealth to be offered in a distance-learning format to both post-baccalaureate students and students with master's degrees;

the school beganalso toadded expandpsychiatric itsnurse degreepractitioner programs,programs developedthrough distancea learninggrant coursesfrom the Health Resources and SerWHEREAS, to betteraddress serveshortages studentsof throughoutnursing faculty and promote new opportunities for clinical education, the region,Radford University School of Nursing developed, created, and establishedhas amaintained locationtwo atNursing theClinical RoanokeSimulation HigherCenters Educationoffering Centerstate-of-the-art, throughhigh-fidelity asimulation partnershipprograms betweenavailable Radfordto Universitynursing andstudents Carilionat Roanokepartner Memorialinstitutions Hospital;throughout the region;

and whichHealth concentratedSciences oninto homethe healthRadford nursing,University insystem, 1988further andexpanding subsequentlythe addedSchool additionalof graduate-levelNursing's programsacademic inofferings advanced adult care, family nurse practitioner, and gerontologicaldegree nursing;tracks;

and WHEREAS, in 1997, the Radford University School of Nursing becamehired partits offirst dean in 2020 and separated from the Waldron College of Health and Human Services asto abecome resultan ofindependent institutionalacademic reorganization;unit in 2021;

and HJanuary WHEREAS,15, the2024; Radford University School of Nursing continued to flourish and created a doctor2of nursing practice program that was the first of its kind in the Commonwealth to be offered in a 0 distance-learning format to both post-baccalaureate students and students with master's degrees;

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andc nurse practitioner programs through a grant from the Health Resources and WHEREAS, to address shortages of nursing faculty and promote new opportunities for clinical education, the Radford University School of Nursing developed, created, and has maintained two Nursing Clinical Simulation Centers offering state-of-the-art, high-fidelity simulation programs available to nursing students at partner institutions throughout the region;

and WHEREAS, in 2018, the Carilion Clinic and Radford University merged the Jefferson College of Health Sciences into the Radford University system, further expanding the School of Nursing's academic offWHEREAS, the Radford University School of Nursing hired its first dean in 2020 and separated 36 from the Waldron College of Health and Human Services to become an independent academic unit in 37 2021;

and / 38 WHEREAS, the Radford University College of Nursing officially adopted its current name on 39 January 15, 2024;

now, therefore, be it commendRESOLVED by the RadfordHouse University College of NursingDelegates, on the occasionSenate ofconcurring, That the 50thGeneral anniversaryAssembly ofhereby Radford University's first graduating class in a nursing program;

and, be it the 50th anniversary of Radford RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Radford University College of Nursing as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the long history of nursing education at Radford University.