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Funding Priorities

As an integral part of the Campaign, “A Healthier Tomorrow,” the School of Nursing has identified four key areas where
philanthropy could greatly advance our efforts to provide the best and the brightest students and faculty with every
opportunity for success. Select an option below tolearn more.

Student Support
Faculty Support
Facilities
Programs
Student Support

SON Assistant Professor Cathey Green with BSN students

Increasing scholarship opportunities for our students is a primary goal of our Campaign. As the country

experiences a severe nursing shortage, it is important that we are able to offer incentives to recruit the best and brightest future nursing professionals.

Faculty Support

SON Augusta Faculty Group Photo

Endowing faculty positions so that we can continue to attract top-notch teachers and researchers to the School of Nursing without placing a burden on an already diminished budget is a key component of our Campaign. As important as student scholarship opportunities are, being able to recruit and retain superior faculty during a critical nursing shortage is especially challenging. Maintaining and growing our number of faculty is ever important in maximizing the number of students we can matriculate and graduate to become the health care workforce of tomorrow.
Facilities
Health Sciences Building, Laney Walker Entrance2006 marked the opening of the state-of-the-art Health Sciences Building - housing both the School of Nursing and the School of Allied Health Sciences. Equipping the building with the latest technology available in patient care is paramount in preparing our students for the nursing profession. And, as the use of bedside technology continues to increase exponentially, our nursing students must be well-prepared as the power users of this exciting innovation in health care. Part of this effort includes the renovation of the existing Jennings Building to house the Interdisciplinary Simulation Center. Although the Center officially opened in 2008, work to upgrade and retrofit the building is ongoing.
Programs
Most of our programs in the School of Nursing could benefit dramatically from increased funding - thereby allowingSON student conducts blood pleassure screening during local health fair us to offer more training, research, and practice opportunities for our students. One of many programs supported by the School of Nursing is the Good Samaritan Center, located in Dearing, Georgia, and staffed by Dr. Sandy Turner, a family nurse practitioner and Associate Professor and Interim Chair of Advance Practice Nursing. Dr. Turner opens the clinic each Monday to address the healthcare needs of this rural population that is largely limited in their access to healthcare. Also of great importance to the community is the Healthy Grandparents Program where faculty and students in Advance Practice Nursing visit families, assess their needs, monitor their health and help match them with area resources for ongoing assistance.

 

 

Revised April 10, 2009.   Please send comments, suggestions or questions about this page to Office of Development, development@mcg.edu .