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Galen Awarded SACS Candidacy
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — February 29, 2012 – – Galen College of Nursing has been awarded candidacy status for accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).
“Candidacy status is a direct result of Galen’s ability to successfully demonstrate compliance with a select number of core requirements, comprehensive standards, and federal requirements,” said Mark Vogt, President of Galen College of Nursing. “For Galen, receiving candidacy status from SACS is just another step in our journey toward continued excellence for students and faculty.”
With changing times comes changing needs. Galen is working toward SACS regional accreditation to help students as they explore expanded educational goals.
“Galen is focused on ensuring that students have educational mobility and opportunity to advance within the nursing profession,” said Kathryn M. Mershon, MSN, RN, CNAA, FAAN, chair, Galen College of Nursing Board of Directors. “By seeking accreditation from SACS, we are sending the message to our students, their families, the health care community, and colleges and universities that Galen complies with a common set of rigorous standards.”
Galen began the process to seek membership in August 2009 with the submission of an application for membership, followed by a Candidacy Committee visit at all campuses in April 2011, and award of Candidacy in December 2011. Galen will now continue in the process to attain membership through the hosting of an Accreditation Committee visit.
Galen currently holds accreditation with the Council on Occupational Education, a nationally recognized accrediting agency. Accreditation by recognized agencies allows for institutions to participate in Federal Student Aid (FSA) programs.
About Galen College of Nursing
Founded over 20 years ago, Galen College of Nursing is one of the largest private nursing schools in the United States. With a focus solely on nursing education, the College offers practical/vocational nurse (PN/VN) and associate degree nursing programs to students on its campuses in Louisville, Ky., San Antonio, Texas, Tampa Bay, Fla., and Cincinnati, Ohio. Galen is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. For more information about Galen College of Nursing, visit our website.
About SACSCOC
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges is the regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the Southern states. The Commission’s mission is the enhancement of educational quality throughout the region and it strives to improve the effectiveness of institutions by ensuring that institutions meet standards established by the higher education community that address the needs of society and students. It serves as the common denominator of shared values and practices among the diverse institutions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Latin America and other international sites approved by the Commission on Colleges that award associate, baccalaureate, master’s, or doctoral degrees. The Commission also accepts applications from other international institutions of higher education.
Galen Unveils Innovative Online Registered Nursing Courses
LOUISVILLE, Ky., November 15, 2011 – – Galen College of Nursing today unveiled an innovative online option for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) who want to reach the next level in nursing as a Registered Nurse (RN).
With thousands of nurses in the workforce who are juggling careers and home life, Galen recognizes the need for flexible learning options. One of these programs is the newly launched online LPN-to-RN evening bridge option.
The program will prepare LPNs to become RNs in about 18 months. Students have the option of completing a majority of their coursework online during hours that are convenient for them. Hands-on laboratory and clinical education are provided during evenings and on weekends.
Galen College of Nursing online nursing education screen sample, RN Bridge.
Galen’s online nursing courses use multimedia tools such as flash-driven interactive presentations, instructional videos, web pages and downloadable content to deliver course lesson material. Students can download an audio file to listen to recorded course lectures or access the same lecture as a PDF file that they can print out or read on a digital device. Students also can view the lecture as an interactive online lesson.
“We recognize that individuals learn in a variety of ways,” said Tracy A. Ortelli, Ph.D., RN, CNE, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Galen. “Therefore, we created an online learning environment that gives students choices. Our students aren’t required to sit in a classroom at a specific time and listen to a lecture, they can choose from a variety of learning methods that best suit their learning and lifestyle needs”
About Galen College of Nursing
Founded over 20 years ago, Galen College of Nursing is one of the largest private nursing schools in the United States. With a focus solely on nursing education, the College offers practical/vocational nurse (PN/VN) and associate degree nursing programs to students on its campuses in Louisville, Ky., San Antonio, Texas, Tampa Bay, Fla., and Cincinnati, Ohio. Galen is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. For more information about Galen College of Nursing, visit our website.
Galen honored with Republic Bank’s We CARE Award
LOUISVILLE, Ky., October 12, 2011 – – Galen College of Nursing has been honored with the Republic Bank We CARE Award for demonstrating through its employees and students, a concerted and dedicated commitment to the community. Galen College was selected for this prestigious award in the Education category.
For 2010, Galen was listed on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for volunteering more than 7,000 hours of community service. This national designation was part of the criteria that qualified Galen for the We CARE nomination.
“Our students, faculty and staff continuously seek out and participate in community service activities,” said Galen President Mark A. Vogt, “Reaching out to help others is what nursing is all about.”
In recognition, Galen was presented a handmade glass sculpture award designed by Louisville glass artist Casey Hyland.
Galen is humbled and honored to have been selected as an educational service leader in our community, joining some of the area’s most admired organizations.
About Galen College of Nursing
Founded over 20 years ago, Galen College of Nursing is one of the largest private nursing schools in the United States. With a focus solely on nursing education, the College offers practical/vocational nurse (PN/VN) and associate degree nursing programs to students on its campuses in Louisville, Ky., San Antonio, Texas, Tampa Bay, Fla., and Cincinnati, Ohio. Galen is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. For more information about Galen College of Nursing, visit our website.
Galen School of Nursing Launches New RN Program
St. Petersburg, Fla., July 18, 2011 – Beginning August 15, Galen School of Nursing will offer an RN program for students interested in earning an associate degree in nursing. Currently, the campus in St. Petersburg offers a bridge program for those students who have already earned an LPN.
“This new two-year program is a wonderful addition to our LPN and LPN-to-RN bridge programs,” said Sharon A. Roberts, MS, ARNP, dean of the Tampa Bay campus, ”This will allow students whose professional goal is to be an RN to begin the pursuit of that goal immediately as all prerequisites are integrated within the curriculum.”
Galen has been educating nurses in the Tampa area for more than 20 years and with the addition of this program, will help many more students achieve their dream of making a difference in the lives of the patients they care for.
In addition, Galen School of Nursing is among the top nursing schools in the U.S. in terms of National Council Licensure Examination pass rates, with Galen graduates’ average scores consistently exceeding the national average.
About Galen College of Nursing
Founded over 20 years ago, Galen College of Nursing is one of the largest private nursing schools in the United States. With a focus solely on nursing education, the College offers practical/vocational nurse (PN/VN) and associate degree nursing programs to students on its campuses in Louisville, Ky., San Antonio, Texas, Tampa Bay, Fla., and Cincinnati, Ohio. Galen is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. For more information about Galen College of Nursing, visit our website.
Galen College of Nursing Receives National Honor for Community Service
LOUISVILLE, KY — June 1, 2011 — Galen College of Nursing has been named to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement.
The Corporation for National and Community Service, which administers the annual Honor Roll award, recognized more than 700 colleges and universities for their impact on issues ranging from poverty and homelessness to environmental justice. On campuses across the country, thousands of students joined their faculty to develop innovative programs and projects to meet local needs using the skills gained in their classrooms.
Galen students, faculty and staff engaged in more than 7,000 hours of charity- and service-related causes in 2010, including the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk, Center for Women & Families, Salvation Army health screenings and distributing food to the hungry, Haiti earthquake relief efforts through Supplies Over Seas, American Red Cross blood drives, volunteer work with the Special Olympics, public health fairs, and much more.
At Galen, our students, faculty, and staff believe in giving back,” Mark Vogt, President of Galen, said. “We are about nursing, and that’s what nurses do — they help make a difference in the lives of others. But in general, at Galen, we feel it’s important that our students engage in community-based service efforts because it helps to create a more well-rounded educational experience while also providing something immediately positive.”
“As members of the class of 2011 cross the stage to pick up their diplomas,” said Patrick A. Corvington, Chief Executive Officer of CNCS, more and more will be going into the world with a commitment to public service and the knowledge that they can make a difference in their communities and their own lives through service to others, thanks to the leadership of these institutions. Congratulations to Galen College of Nursing and its students for their dedication to service and commitment to improving their local communities.
The Corporation for National and Community Service, which has administered the Honor Roll since 2006, admitted a total of 641 colleges and universities for their impact on issues from literacy and neighborhood revitalization to supporting at-risk youth. Of that total, 511 were named to the Honor Roll, 114 received the recognition of Honor Roll with distinction, 11 were identified as finalists, and six received the Presidential Award.
About Galen College of Nursing
Founded over 20 years ago, Galen College of Nursing is one of the largest private nursing schools in the United States. With a focus solely on nursing education, the College offers practical/vocational nurse (PN/VN) and associate degree nursing programs to students on its campuses in Louisville, Ky., San Antonio, Texas, Tampa Bay, Fla., and Cincinnati, Ohio. Galen is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. For more information about Galen College of Nursing, visit our website.
About CNCS
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is a federal agency that engages more than 5 million Americans in service through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America programs, and leads President Barack Obama’s national call to service initiative, United We Serve. For more information, visit NationalService.gov.
Shirley S. Chater Joins Galen College of Nursing Board
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – March 14, 2011 – Galen College of Nursing announced that Shirley S. Chater, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, former president of Texas Woman’s University and an American Academy of Nursing “Living Legend,” has joined the nursing college’s board of directors.
During her tenure at Texas Woman’s University, The New York Times cited TWU for its participatory team management style. During her leadership, a community health clinic for the underserved was created and managed by faculty of the School of Nursing in Denton. Dr. Chater also served for many years as a faculty member at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing and at U.C. Berkeley in the School of Education, holding the position of Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at UCSF.
A member of the American Academy of Nursing and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, in 2000 Dr. Chater also was named a “Living Legend” by the American Academy of Nursing, in recognition of contributions to the nursing profession.
“Having Dr. Shirley Chater join the Galen Board of Directors is an honor,” said Tracy A. Ortelli, Ph.D. (c), RN, CNE. “Her professional accomplishments and leadership capacity will further advance Galen’s efforts to offer high quality, innovative education. Dr. Chater’s influence will undoubtedly help all of us — students, staff, and faculty — achieve greater levels of success.”
Dr. Chater also served as Commissioner of the United States Social Security Administration during the Clinton administration (1993-1997) where she was responsible for 65,000 employees and a budget that exceeded $480 billion.
About Galen College of Nursing
Founded over 20 years ago, Galen College of Nursing is one of the largest private nursing schools in the United States. With a focus solely on nursing education, the College offers practical/vocational nurse (PN/VN) and associate degree nursing programs to students on its campuses in Louisville, Ky., San Antonio, Texas, Tampa Bay, Fla., and Cincinnati, Ohio. Galen is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. For more information about Galen College of Nursing, visit our website.
Galen School of Nursing Tops in Board Pass Rates
TAMPA BAY, Fla. – December 2, 2010 – Galen School of Nursing in St. Petersburg is top among its competition, based on recently released statistics from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). The school produced a 100 percent first-time pass rate on the NCLEX-PN® for the April-September 2010 testing period.
According to the NCBSN’s latest program report, Galen was ranked number one among 67 schools within the Florida jurisdiction, and first among 1,087 other practical nursing (PN) programs nationwide. By comparison, the combined first-time PN pass rate for all schools in Florida as well as the national pass rate for all schools during that period was 88 percent.
“For a Galen graduate to pass the NCLEX-PN on his or her first try is highly commendable,” said Tracy A. Ortelli, Ph.D., RN, CNE, Vice President for Academic Affairs for Galen. “Furthermore, as an academic institution with a single focus on nursing education, it is also our expectation. Our program is designed to prepare students not only for NCLEX success but also for a successful career in nursing.”
“We continually strive to improve our students’ educational experience so that we can send competent, safe, and caring nurses into the Florida workforce,” Sharon A. Roberts, MS, ARNP, Dean of Galen’s Tampa Bay campus, said. “A 100 percent NCLEX-PN first-time pass rate is evidence of the quality of graduates, our faculty, and our program.”
This benchmark follows several year periods in which Galen School of nursing has consistently been in the upper-90s in terms of PN passing rate percentage, which testifies to the school’s consistency.
In early 2010 Galen relocated into a new, 35,000-square-foot, well-equipped facility and also opened the Ruth D. Corcoran Simulation Center. This center incorporates the use of human simulators and technology and a hospital setting in which realistic patient scenarios are presented to enhance the clinical education for students. This modality assists the students in developing sound clinical judgments and provides another avenue for future nurses to learn to care for patients.
About Galen College of Nursing
Founded over 20 years ago, Galen College of Nursing is one of the largest private nursing schools in the United States. With a focus solely on nursing education, the College offers practical/vocational nurse (PN/VN) and associate degree nursing programs to students on its campuses in Louisville, Ky., San Antonio, Texas, Tampa Bay, Fla., and Cincinnati, Ohio. Galen is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. For more information about Galen College of Nursing, visit our website.
Galen College of Nursing Dean Elected to NLN Post
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – October 18, 2010 – Galen College of Nursing Louisville campus dean Joan L. Frey, EdD, MSN, RN, has been elected secretary of the National League for Nursing’s Board of Governors.
The position of Secretary constitutes a position on the Executive Committee of the Board which also includes the President, President-elect and Treasurer. Dr. Frey was chosen by recommendation as one of two candidates and was then elected by the NLN membership which numbers more than 34,000 educators nationwide. The term of office is a triennium from 2010 to 2013.
The National League for Nursing is a national not-for-profit organization that represents all types of nursing education programs. The NLN is the preferred membership organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education, both in the U.S. and internationally.
Dr. Frey first served on the NLN’s Board of Governors in 1999 and has served the NLN in various capacities since 1997. She was named Dean of Galen’s Louisville campus in May 2008; has more than 20 years of nursing, nursing education and administration experience; and is also an accomplished researcher and presenter, having presented nationally.
“While I have been very fortunate to have been elected to serve on the National League for Nursing Board of Governors over many prior terms, the recent election to the Executive Committee of the Board as Secretary is an honor,” Dr. Frey said. “I am not only humbled by the vote of confidence of many NLN nurse educators nationwide, but I am also energized to fully support the values and goals of the NLN for its members.”
About Galen College of Nursing
Founded over 20 years ago, Galen College of Nursing is one of the largest private nursing schools in the United States. With a focus solely on nursing education, the College offers practical/vocational nurse (PN/VN) and associate degree nursing programs to students on its campuses in Louisville, Ky., San Antonio, Texas, Tampa Bay, Fla., and Cincinnati, Ohio. Galen is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. For more information about Galen College of Nursing, visit our website.
Galen College of Nursing Dean Elected to NLN Post
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – October 18, 2010 – Galen College of Nursing Louisville campus dean Joan L. Frey, EdD, MSN, RN, has been elected secretary of the National League for Nursing’s Board of Governors.
The position of Secretary constitutes a position on the Executive Committee of the Board which also includes the President, President-elect and Treasurer. Dr. Frey was chosen by recommendation as one of two candidates and was then elected by the NLN membership which numbers more than 34,000 educators nationwide. The term of office is a triennium from 2010 to 2013.
The National League for Nursing is a national not-for-profit organization that represents all types of nursing education programs. The NLN is the preferred membership organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education, both in the U.S. and internationally.
Dr. Frey first served on the NLN’s Board of Governors in 1999 and has served the NLN in various capacities since 1997. She was named Dean of Galen’s Louisville campus in May 2008; has more than 20 years of nursing, nursing education, and administration experience; and is also an accomplished researcher and presenter, having presented nationally.
“While I have been very fortunate to have been elected to serve on the National League for Nursing Board of Governors over many prior terms, the recent election to the Executive Committee of the Board as Secretary is an honor,” Dr. Frey said. “I am not only humbled by the vote of confidence of many NLN nurse educators nationwide, but I am also energized to fully support the values and goals of the NLN for its members.”
About Galen College of Nursing
Founded over 20 years ago, Galen College of Nursing is one of the largest private nursing schools in the United States. With a focus solely on nursing education, the College offers practical/vocational nurse (PN/VN) and associate degree nursing programs to students on its campuses in Louisville, Ky., San Antonio, Texas, Tampa Bay, Fla., and Cincinnati, Ohio. Galen is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. For more information about Galen College of Nursing, visit our website.
Spalding, Galen Form Articulation Partnership
LOUISVILLE, KY. – September 9, 2010 – Spalding University and Galen College of Nursing today announced an articulation agreement that will enable Galen associate degree graduates to transition into the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program offered by Spalding.
This agreement will serve the Louisville community by providing additional educational opportunities to associate degree graduates. Spalding and Galen will work in tandem to offer students a chance to pursue a BSN, thereby improving their chances to advance their career opportunities in nursing. These students will experience a relatively seamless transition into their BSN studies.
“Galen, which offers LPN and RN programs, is committed to promoting the importance of life-long learning,” Joan L. Frey, EdD, MSN, RN, Galen’s Dean, said. “Articulation agreements such as this one help our graduates to not only better their own lives but provide them a way to be even better prepared to help the lives of the people for whom they provide care.”
“Spalding University has a rich tradition of excellence in nursing education, providing nurses the opportunity to earn professional baccalaureate and graduate degrees,” said Joanne Berryman, RN, BSN, MSN, FACHE, Dean of Spalding’s College of Health & Natural Sciences. “Our faculty looks forward to working with the associate degree nurses through our traditional tracks and through our new RN to BSN Program.”
Galen’s most recent class graduated July 30 at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and those graduates are now eligible to move forward in Spalding’s BSN program, as are RN graduates from previous Galen classes.
About Spalding University
Spalding University, one of the most historic institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, offers 27 degree programs at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral level, providing quality, real-world learning in liberal and professional studies to over 2000 students.
About Galen College of Nursing
Founded over 20 years ago, Galen College of Nursing is one of the largest private nursing schools in the United States. With a focus solely on nursing education, the College offers practical/vocational nurse (PN/VN) and associate degree nursing programs to students on its campuses in Louisville, Ky., San Antonio, Texas, Tampa Bay, Fla., and Cincinnati, Ohio. Galen is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. For more information about Galen College of Nursing, visit our website.