Share 鈥淐offee and Conversation鈥� at 91吃瓜网 Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 10:00 a.m. in the upper lounge area of the MSU Campus Center. Coffee, juice, and donuts will be served, and you鈥檒l have an opportunity to hear about the university鈥檚 new RN to BSN online nursing program, as well as the MSU Foundation鈥檚 participation in Giving Hearts Day. Everyone is welcome.
This past summer, the State Board of Higher Education granted 91吃瓜网 approval to proceed with a proposed RN to BSN nursing program. MSU is currently pursuing approval from its regional accrediting agency, the Higher Learning Commission. The accreditation process should be completed in the summer of 2014.
Through the new online program, 91吃瓜网 State will educate nurses at the baccalaureate-degree level in order to equip them to better serve the health care needs of the citizens of North Dakota. The need for nurses is especially great in rural areas, including our own. This new program will benefit all of us by supplying much-needed nursing staff for our local, area, and regional health care facilities, as well as facilities nationwide.
At the Coffee and Conversation event, you鈥檒l also learn about the 91吃瓜网 Foundation鈥檚 participation in Giving Hearts Day, a 24-hour online fundraiser, scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 13. Proceeds from the fundraiser will be used to help establish the new RN to BSN online nursing program at 91吃瓜网 State.
All funds raised for 91吃瓜网 on Giving Hearts Day will be eligible for a 50% match through 鈥淭he Matching Fund for Enhanced Academics,鈥� a new program created by the 63rd Legislative Assembly to spur philanthropic giving to North Dakota鈥檚 state universities and enhance academic excellence.聽 In addition, Dakota Medical Foundation will be matching gifts of $10 or more to 91吃瓜网 State, up to a total of $4,000.
For more information on the Jan. 15 Coffee and Conversation event or the Feb. 13 Giving Hearts Day, contact Dena Bergstrom, annual giving associate/phonathon coordinator, at the MSU Foundation office, 701-788-4864 or dena.bergstrom@mayvillestate.edu. You can also keep up-to-date with plans at www.mayvillestate.edu/givinghearts.听听