Greetings from the Lipscomb University School of Nursing
Our nursing alumni have built and continue to build a legacy.
Chelsia Harris |
Chelsia Harris
It has been a challenging, but incredible year! Our students, alumni, faculty and staff have demonstrated unmatched resilience and grace through a global pandemic, rapid transitions between intermittent in-person and virtual learning, the recent winter weather blanketing our state and so much more.
I am encouraged by the dedication, resilience, tenacity and compassion that has shown brightly through each one of our Lipscomb nursing family members. Now, more than ever, I am grateful and honored to be a part of such an extraordinary profession amongst people who remain steadfast in loving God and others.
Our nursing alumni have built and continue to build a legacy. That legacy begins with a response to the divine calling, continues through hard work and compassionate selfless service and is responsible for outcomes like our 100% job placement rate and the 95% average first-time NCLEX pass rate over the last five years. This legacy is attracting an increasing number of students to our School of Nursing as evidenced by a 24% enrollment increase in our upper division nursing curriculum over the last three semesters.
Each time I walk through the halls and hear the talking and laughter of our students, when I sit and reflect on the lasting memories made with our alumni, or as I visit and encourage a new potential Lipscomb nursing student, my heart simply feels gratitude. I am convinced that now is the greatest moment in history to be called to the profession of nursing, and that Lipscomb University School of Nursing is a great place to embark on that journey.
I always tell my students that God does not call the equipped, he equips the called!
In Christ,
Dr. Chelsia Harris
Executive Director of Nursing