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Pioneering nursing education To accommodate growing class sizes and the need for
more experiential learning spaces, we are launching
an addition to the historic Helen Wood Hall. The
For more than 95 years, the University of Rochester
new three-story, 22,000 square-foot expansion will
School of Nursing (SON) has offered a multitude of
transform our building to include a 20-bed skills lab,
high quality educational and research programs,
four state-of-the-art simulation labs with high fidelity
preparing generations of nurses to meet the
mannequins, augmented and virtual-reality equipment,
changing needs of patients and families in a
and a combination of clinical and experiential learning
complex and diverse health care environment.
classrooms to promote a collaborative and active learning
Within the past 10 years, the demand for nurses has environment. These innovative educational experiences
grown and our enrollment has more than doubled, will enhance students’ critical thinking skills and clinical
increasing from 300 to 800 students. Applications judgment to develop exceptional nurses.
to our Accelerated Programs for Non-Nurses
Please join us as we invest in SON’s future. With your
(APNN) have increased 80 percent from 2017 to
generosity, we will ensure that we continue to provide our
2020, with three cohorts of more than 80 students
students with the highest-quality education and lead the
each in a typical year. Technology is now infused
nation in nursing workforce development.
into all aspects of the nursing curriculum, making
upgraded lab space, state-of-the-art equipment, Thank you for considering the funding opportunities that
and assessment rooms more important than ever. will bring this exciting project to life.