Fairfield University School of Nursing

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Motto Per Fidem ad Plenam Veritatem -- Through Faith to the Fullness of Truth
Established 1970
Type Private, Jesuit
Dean Dr. Jeanne M. Novotny
Location Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Campus Suburban 200 acres (809,000 m²)
Website http://www.fairfield.edu/x838.html

The Fairfield University School of Nursing is a graduate and undergraduate nursing school and one of the professional schools of Fairfield University located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The school offers fully accredited graduate and undergraduate programs, according to the National League for Nursing (NLN) and Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 2005: School initiated the School of Nursing 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.[1]
  • 2007: Established partnership with the Bridgeport Hospital Nurse Anesthesia Program to offer a Master of Science Degree in Nursing and Certificate in Nurse Anesthesia.[2]

The Mu Chi Chapter of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, was founded in 1989 and fully endorsed in 1992. The purpose of the honor society is to promote and recognize leadership, scholarship, research and outstanding achievement in the nursing profession. The Mu Chi Chapter has received the prestigious "Chapter Key Award" four times. This award is presented to active chapters who exhibit overall excellence in achieving the goals and mission of Sigma Theta Tau International.[3]

  • Mary Ann Christopher (President & CEO, Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Health Group)
  • Geralyn Radowiecki Spollett '76 (Associate Director, Yale Diabetes Center; American Diabetes Association's 2006 Educator of the Year Award winner)

The School of Nursing Lecture Series features highly accomplished, visionary and internationally recognized nursing and medical leaders. Former guest speakers include:

  • 2005: Oliver Sachs - Celebrated neurologist and author.[4]
  • 2006: Dr. Betty Ferrell - Oncology nurse & noted researcher in pain management and end of life care.[5]

  1. ^ http://www.fairfield.edu/x13862.html
  2. ^ http://www.fairfield.edu/x16661.html
  3. ^ http://www.fairfield.edu/x4247.html
  4. ^ http://www.fairfield.edu/x7475.html
  5. ^ http://www.fairfield.edu/x17195.html
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