NORTHERN TODAY 11 WINTER 2024 NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY | News by the Higher Learning Commission, NSU’s institutional accreditor,” said Dr. Mike Wanous, provost and vice president for academic affairs. Currently, Northern is looking to hire an Associate Dean of Nursing to launch and direct the program. The program will soft launch in fall 2024 by increasing the number of prenursing students enrolled. The proposed program will tie neatly into the pre-nursing program Northern has offered for several decades. “We have a long-standing pre-nursing program that has facilitated the transition of students into traditional and accelerated programs, and with the continuation of this program, we are well-positioned to facilitate the ‘soft launch’ in fall 2024,” Wanous said. The current pre-nursing program is considered a “two plus two,” meaning students complete all the pre-nursing requirements in their first two years before being accepted into a nursing program for the last two years. “Our hope is that with our program, we can start transitioning students into nursing classes as sophomores instead of waiting until junior year, so they get more practical experience,” said Dr. Alyssa Kiesow, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Kiesow also noted that telehealth and gerontology will be embedded into the program and telehealth spaces will be designed into the new Business and Health Innovation Center. Proposed Layout First floor • School of Business faculty and dean’s offices • Two classrooms • Student study areas • Northern Innovation and Startup Center offices • Huddle rooms • Commons area/event space • Telehealth spaces for community members Second floor • School of Business classrooms • Nursing offices • Nursing program classrooms • Nursing simulation and skills labs • Conference room
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