THE
FACULTY SENATE
Senate
Document Number 6005S
Date
of Senate Approval
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
Effective Date: Fall 2005
1. Delete: On p. 49 of the 2004-05 catalog, the
entire entry for the Joint Program with
Western Carolina University in Nursing (please refer to pg. 48 of the
2003-04 catalog for the relevant entry which was inadvertently deleted from the
2004-05 catalog).
Impact
Statement:
No impact on university requirements.
Rationale:
This program has few students and is no longer mission-consistent.
Email
Kathy
and Chris,
I
wanted to follow-up our conversation concerning the WCU/UNCA Joint Nursing
Program. First of all, Western appreciates
the collaboration we have had for many years with UNCA concerning nursing and
we particularly appreciate Chris's time and efforts in advising students
interested in the nursing profession. We
also cherish the friendship and relationship we shared for many years with John
Bernhardt. Over the years, UNCA has sent
us many wonderful students.
As
we discussed, fewer students are enrolled in this program than in past
years. The curriculum does not lend
itself to a perfect fit and more students are enrolling in the local community
colleges. After discussing these issues
with Western's nursing department, we have decided to discontinue the
"official joint nursing program."
We understand that there will still be UNCA students who choose to
transfer into a nursing curriculum and would appreciate Chris's continued
assistance with helping them enroll in the appropriate courses. Please know that I am happy to help advise any perspective Western nursing student.
Thanks,
again, for the good relationship we share.
WCU
Program in
251-6642