Call-out text:
Student testimonials confirmed that the NCIN scholarships made it possible for them to attend school, and that leadership and mentorship activities made professional growth possible and helped them take a proactive approach to addressing issues in nursing and health care.
FUormerly State University of New York at Buffalo
An accelerated B.S.N. program designed especially for the individual holding a bachelor's degree in another field.
Long text (Legacy Book):
The school of nursing partnered with the Workforce Investment Board (WIB) to identify displaced workers who were looking to re-enter the job market or to further their education and training, and who were interested in nursing and qualified for admission to the program. Six of SUNY Buffalo’s eight NCIN scholars were identified through the WIB. An expanded orientation program helped students entering the program make connections within the group so scholars could assist each other with housing and transportation. The orientation activities also helped students became better acquainted with faculty. The leadership and mentoring activities helped scholars learn what it is like to be a health care professional and gave them tools and strategies to sup- port their work both in the classroom and in clinical settings.
The UB School of Nursing has developed an accelerated second-degree option for a Bachelor of Science in nursing that delivers the undergraduate nursing curriculum in an intensive, full-time, 12-month program designed for the mature, highly motivated, career-minded student who has already completed an undergraduate and/or graduate degree in a field outside of nursing.
Second-degree students will complete all required nursing courses in an accelerated sequence and upon completion, are prepared to take the NCLEX-RN licensure exam to become a registered nurse. During their study, accelerated students will also be given the opportunity to accrue up to 12 graduate credit hours, which may later be applied to a master's degree program in a nursing specialty area of interest, providing students with a head start toward a graduate degree.
Round 3: 2010 – 2011
Gupreet Kaur
Heather Maiman
Quinn Maloney
Amanda Marks
Ali Mohammed
Adam Sollazo
Julie Wisniewski
