When the dean’s position became available in the School of Nursing, Dr. Tara Hulsey sat in her office at Medical University of South Carolina and thought, “I wonder if I should apply?” She decided, “No, I’m going to see what God will do. If I am supposed to do that I will know.” Three days later the phone call came, [...]

The Board of Trustees unanimously voted to expand enrollments in the Derry Patterson Wingo School of Nursing. The University will begin enrolling additional students this fall with plans to triple annual enrollment to 120 by 2014. “Our program provides a significant value-based learning experience through a distinctly Christian curriculum with experienced faculty devoted to excellence,” said Dr. Tara Hulsey, dean [...]

Thirteen nurses graduated this semester in the first master of science in nursing – nurse educator program, six of whom hold undergrad degrees from CSU. The pinning ceremony took place Dec. 10, with Shannon Vorlick, PNP, RN, as the guest speaker. Vorlick is a CSU BSN alum and is a faculty member at Trident Technical College. During the ceremony Lisa [...]

Charleston Southern and Trident Health System have entered a partnership in providing resources to underwrite the cost needed for a new faculty position. The School of Nursing is currently one of 15 pilot schools in the country implementing quality and safety education content into the BSN curriculum. As part of this initiative, the school is expanding the skills laboratory to include high fidelity simulation technology to be integrated throughout the curriculum.

By 2010, it is speculated there will be a shortage of 1,000,000 nurses in the U.S. Compounding this problem is the nursing faculty shortage. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of schools responding to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) survey stated they turned away qualified applicants for their undergraduate nursing programs due to the faculty shortage.