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Message from the Dean
The School of Nursing at Southern has been educating caring Christian nurses since the first class of baccalaureate students was admitted to the Collegedale campus in 1956. Following those first graduates of 1960, more than 4,000 Southern nursing alumni have or are currently serving in numerous capacities around the globe.
Nursing in the 21st century retains the same core values as in the past. It is a blend of art and science which requires not only a full requisite of scientific clinical knowledge and skills, but a caring attitude with the willingness to serve others.
Our current nursing majors, nearly 600 in number, along with the faculty and staff eagerly look forward to the new Center for Nursing. The plan includes five state-of-the-art classrooms, larger computer and skills laboratories, seminar rooms, graduate and undergraduate lounges, and simulation areas which are designed to facilitate maximum benefit from faculty-student interactions and to continue the tradition of excellence in Christian nursing education. The new Center for Nursing will provide a facility which matches the strength of our program.
Barbara James, Dean
School of Nursing