The overall goal for the School of Nursing at Shorter College is to develop a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program of distinction that is committed to academic excellence and spiritual integrity while reaching out to both the local and global community through healthcare service.

“This year and next will be busy ones as nursing students join other Shorter College students in core classes,” said Dr. Roberts. “We will be advising potential students, finalizing nursing policies, delineating the admission criteria, developing the courses that will make up the curriculum, designing classrooms and learning laboratories, and submitting progress reports to the Georgia Board of Nursing.”

Also on the agenda is establishing the facility (at right) that will house the school. The School of Nursing will be located in Rome’s Riverbend shopping center, inside the Coosa Medical Clinic building. Workers are currently transforming the space into classrooms, specialized learning laboratories and office space for faculty.

“There’s a huge demand for nurses right now, and there are practically waiting lines for other schools. We want to make sure that students interested in nursing know Shorter’s nursing program is accessible to them,” Dr. Roberts said.