- To help address the national nursing shortage, College of Nursing undergraduate enrollment increased more than 110 percent from 2003 to 2007. The Accelerated Second Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing program—designed to quickly add new, qualified nurses into the work force—admits 50 students each year. The college currently enrolls approximately 300 students in its bachelor’s program, 200 students in its master’s program, and 20 students in its doctoral program.
- In March 2009, it was announced that the College of Nursing will receive more than $1.1 million in grants from the Michigan Nursing Corps to address the critical shortage of nursing faculty, enhance the state’s nursing work force, and accelerate degree completion for graduate students. The three grants will increase the number of nurse faculty available to educate nurses in Michigan by providing financial support to students in the college’s master’s and doctoral programs.
- MSU’s Colleges of Nursing, Human Medicine, and Osteopathic Medicine are part of an alliance with Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital to significantly improve mid-Michigan health care by expanding research, medical education, and clinical services while attracting physician specialists and nurses to address the state’s looming shortages of health care professionals.
- The 2009 U.S. News & World Report rankings place the college’s master’s program among the top 20 percent of such programs in the nation.
- The Timothy and Bernadette Marquez Foundation provided a lead gift of $7 million for the construction of a nursing addition to MSU’s Life Science Building. In addition to bringing together all of the College of Nursing’s units, the building will provide greater access to new modes of teaching and learning, allowing the college to expand opportunities for students and faculty.
- The college has international experiences and exchange programs, including revised study abroad programs in Mexico and the addition of an exchange program with Chongqing Medical University in China. Additional study abroad opportunities in nursing include programs in Ghana and London.
- More than 1,800 registered nurses from a variety of backgrounds and education levels have received continuing education units from the college.
- Seventy percent of the college’s more than 4,250 alumni reside in Michigan, making important contributions to communities and the health care profession in the state.
