Nursing celebrated its 60th anniversary

Fort Worth, TX

9/27/2006

Nursing, in the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences, celebrated its 60th anniversary with a day-long event, "TCU Nursing: Connecting to the Past, Creating the Future" which was held Saturday, Oct. 21, in the Sid Richardson Building, Lecture Hall 1.

“Nursing has quite a legacy at TCU,” said Dr. Paulette Burns, dean of the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences. “We enjoyed renewing friendships, sharing accomplishments, and celebrating our past and our future.”

The day-long event began with a genetics workshop "Nursing Genomics 2006" presented by Dr. Dennis Cheek, TCU's Abell-Hanger Professor of Gerontological Nursing. Continuing education units were offered for the workshop. The campus part of the anniversary celebration also included lunch, simulation demonstrations, campus and building tours, and alumni group meetings. The anniversary celebration ended with a sit-down dinner at the historic Fort Worth Club.

Established in 1946, Nursing prepares professional nurses to identify and respond with competence to multiple, complex human health-care needs. Graduates serve society through professional nursing roles and provide ethical leadership in practice, administration, teaching, and scholarship. TCU Nursing is dedicated to professional nursing education based on a foundation of liberal arts, sciences, and humanities and to the promotion of an environment that encourages lifelong learning. TCU Nursing further affirms a commitment to professional competence and civic and professional responsibilities in a global society.

For more information, contact Nursing at 817-257-6749 or visit www.nursing.tcu.edu.

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