Patricia Chiverton, dean of the school, calls the dedication of the new wing a historic moment in the school's history. "The new wing means we can teach and train more nurses and more nurse leaders at the master's and doctoral level, which ultimately means better patient care," Chiverton adds. "But it also means we will have more opportunities for unique programs and for taking business ideas to the marketplace."
The wing is named for Dean Emerita Loretta (Lee) Ford, internationally renowned for creating the nurse practitioner profession. Ford led the School from 1972 to 1986. Dedication day appropriately will open with a symposium on the nurse practitioner movement, Rochester's role as a leader in the movement, and trends in the profession. The symposium begins at 9 a.m. in the auditorium of the new wing and continues until noon.
After a special lunch for invited guests, the ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at 1:30 p.m. In addition to Chiverton and Ford, speakers include President Seligman; C. McCollister (Mac) Evarts,senior vice president and vice provost for health affairs and Medical Center CEO; and Bob Hurlbut, chairman of the Future of Care Campaign that raised funds for the expansion.
A celebration banquet will be held at Casa Larga Vineyards in the town of Perinton. At the banquet, the school will present its Health and Humanity Award to Johnson & Johnson Co. for its "Campaign for Nursing's Future," an effort to attract more people into the profession and to develop more nursing educators.
The Ford wing is a 28,000-square-foot expansion that includes four spacious classrooms, an auditorium that can seat 170 people, a seminar room, and an atrium. Wireless and smart classroom technology and video conferencing capability have been included to enhance student learning. The school also renovated much of the first floor of Helen Wood Hall as part of the project.
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Nursing opens new hi-tech wing with symposium
Artist's rendering of new wing.
he School of Nursing will dedicate the new Loretta C. Ford Education Wing on Friday, April 28, with a series of events, including a symposium,
ribbon-cutting ceremony, and gala banquet. The new wing is part of an $8.1 million expansion and renovation of Helen Wood Hall designed to help increase student enrollment, boost technological capabilities, and enhance research.
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