East Carolina University School of Nursing becomes ECU College of Nursing

[VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN]

GREENVILLE, N.C. (10/22/07 ) -- The East Carolina University School of Nursing has been re-designated as a college.

The University of North Carolina Board of Governors on Oct. 12 approved a request to change the name of the School of Nursing to the College of Nursing.

"The awarding of college designation status provides recognition of our tremendous growth, productivity and complexity and aligns us more closely with other colleges at ECU," said Dr. Sylvia Brown, acting dean of the College of Nursing.

The College of Nursing was established in 1959, the oldest in the health sciences division, and has an enrollment of 1,047 students in baccalaureate, master's and doctoral nursing programs. It is the largest producer of new nursing graduates in the state and offers the only nurse midwifery plan of study and alternate entry MSN option for non-nursing bachelor degree holders in the state.

http://www.ecu.edu/dhs/news/newsstory.cfm?ID=391