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DEVELOPMENT NEWSTogether we can make amazing things happenEvery day I am in awe of the work that is being for this critical, university-wide initiative. Anendowed scholarship is one in which thedone here at the Baylor University LouiseHerrington School of Nursing. Giving students principal investment is left intact and theinterest provides the awarded scholarshipthe opportunity to answer their calling tofunds. Endowed scholarships create anursing is the greatest gift we can give and atBaylor, our students are our number one priority. permanent funding source that is meant toWhen President Ken Starr first came to Baylor, support students in perpetuity. Even if youaren’t able to create your own named endowedhe met with student government officials andscholarship, a gift of any amount can beit was made very clear that affordability is ourcombined with others to build a fund orstudents’ overwhelming number one concern.by Janis KovarThe escalating cost of higher education is in fact added to an existing one. To learn more, visitDirector of Developmenta nationwide crisis. Currently, more than 80% of www.baylor.edu/extraordinarystories or contactme directly.Baylor students receive some form of financialWith each issue of Learn.Lead.Serve. our goalassistance, and that number is not likely toshrink as the cost to maintain Baylor’s standards is to keep you informed on the news, events andchanges that happen on our campus. LHSONof quality education grows.BAYLOR IS ONE OF ONLY 45has grown significantly throughout the years,For this reason, PresidentPUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGESand current plans and initiatives have beenStarrrecentlyannouncedAND UNIVERSITIES IN THEcreated to ensure Baylor nurses continue to bethe President’s ScholarshipUNITED STATES, CANADAthe best and brightest in their field. As directorInitiative, a three-yearAND GREAT BRITAIN—ANDTHE ONLY TEXAS BIG 12of development, it is my goal to help each ofplan focused on buildingINSTITUTION—TO EARN Ayou be a part of our legacy. 100 million in Endowed“BEST BUY ” DESIGNATION BYSince the school was opened in 1909, moreScholarship Funds. WeTHE 2011 EDITION OF THE FISKEthan5,400 graduates have gone on to pursueareproudtohavethreeGUIDE TO COLLEGES.successful nursing careers around the world. Themembers of the LHSONfollowing provides a snapshot look at nursingDean’s Board, Anita Jones (BA ’61) andenrollment and the financial support that makeRussell and Betty Pilcher (proud Baylorour growth and successes possible.parents), serving on the steering committeeBaylor University Nursing StatisticsTOTAL NURSING ENROLLMENTTotal nursing enrollment at Baylor Universityhas grown nearly 70% in the past eight years andis expected to grow another 20% by fall -Nursing (BSN)Waco campus340347354361Upper-Level Nursing (BSN)LHSON campus261286302302FastBacc (BSN)Accelerated degree track27486464Graduate (MSN)76808488Total Nursing Enrollment704761804815fall/winter 2010–2011

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMSTUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS( LHSON campus)UPPER DIVISION ENROLLMENTSince 2002, upper division enrollment on the LHSON campus hasgrown 46%. The most significant source of growth has been ourFastBacc and graduate programs.5002010 undergraduate enrollment: 288FemaleMaleNursingInternational students: oreaPhilippinesCote 1111EthnicityCaucasianHispanicAfrican AmericanAsianMultiracialNative American/Pacific IslanderSTUDENT-FACULTY RATIOProviding a low studentfaculty ratio is not just a focushere on our campus; it is aBaylor University imperative.LHSON has consistentlymaintained a ratio below theindustry standard of 10:1.Ensuring students’ access tofaculty results in a higherstandard of educationalexcellence and student success.NURSING FACULTYIn order to continue to grow ourstudent body, we are also preparedto grow our faculty and teachingstaff. The current nursing faculty iscomprised of tenure and tenure trackfaculty, lecturers, joint appointmentand part-time faculty andadministrators.10National average86197402317101Louise HerringtonSchool of Nursing4202006200720082009201050403020102006 2007 2008 2009 2010learn. lead. serve.5

DEVELOPMENT NEWSFinancial SupportThe continued support of our alumni, family and friends provides critical financial assistance to our students, enables us torecruit and retain a world-class faculty and provides for the purchase of state-of-the-art learning and training equipmentand necessary improvements to our facilities.2,725Total nursing school donors (2010)610FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY AMOUNTDonation amountPercentage of donorsLess than 1,00090% 1,001–5,0006% 5,001–25,0002% 25,001–100,0001%Greater than 100,0001%TOTAL LHSON GIVING 2(millions)Total nursing school donors (historical) 102006200868%2009 1,779,0972008 1,409,6882007 507,0682006 102,1642010Programs and equipmentEndowed scholarships13.6%Give toBaylor University 1,442,862LHSON FUNDS AS PERCENTAGES OF TOTALDOLLARS GIVENALLOCATION OF LHSON ALUMNI GIVINGCurrent LHSON alumni roster: 4,88332%2010Planned giving46.6%13.9%Excellence fundMissions programs (5.7%)Current scholarships (4%)Don't give back15.9%Research (0.3%)Note: All enrollment and financial data are as reported in October 2010I also want to share with you a few specific gifts recentlymade to LHSON:A 600,000 grant from the Helene Fuld Health Trust,HSBC Bank USA, N.A. Trustee has established the HeleneFuld Health Trust Scholarship Fund for BaccalaureateNursing Students. To be distributed over the next threeyears, half is designated as an endowed scholarship fundand the balance is to be used for current need scholarships.Anita Jones, a Dean’s Board member, recognized animmediate need to provide scholarship assistance tostudents pursuing a career in nursing through our FastBaccaccelerated degree program. Upon hearing that somestudents were unable to afford enrollment in the programthis past fall, Anita created an endowed scholarship fundspecifically for our FastBacc program.6The Lucile W. and George R. Pattullo Fund of theDallas Foundation provided funds for the purchase oftwo Laerdal VitalSim blood pressure trainer arms andcontrollers to be used for instruction and student practiceand testing.A 50,000 donation was made to the Patricia AnnHooper Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund inmemory of Patricia’s husband, Jack Hooper, who passedaway in May 2010. The Ralph H. and Ruth J. McCulloughFoundation originally created this fund in 1998 toperpetuate the memory of Patricia Ann Hooper andrecognize the healthcare professionals that cared for herthrough a lengthy illness.And we can’t forget the countless number of volunteerhours bestowed upon our campus by the many alumni,fall/winter 2010–2011

family and friends of LHSON. Their dedication andsupport are what help bring many of our programs andevents to life. There is no doubt that we have been trulyblessed throughout the years.As members of the Baylor Nation, now more thanever, we are being called upon not only to supporttoday’s students but to open the door for futuregenerations of Baylor students to fulfill their calling toLearn, Lead and Serve.There are several ways you can get involved and be apart of the LHSON mission:Mail a giftMail a check to the nursing school directly at3700 Worth Street, Dallas, TX 75246. Be sure toreference the specific area you’d like to support.Planned GivingWays to Show Your School SupportWe have designed funds that specifically benefit our studentsand faculty so that you can make an impact in an area that isimportant to you.Current Scholarship FundProvides scholarship support for current LHSON students andis a perfect outlet for those who want their gift, combined withexisting scholarships, to sustain today’s Baylor nursing students.Named Endowed ScholarshipsEndowments pledged before May 31, 2011, may be initiatedwith a gift of 5,000, funded over five years, and are namedwhen the balance reaches 25,000.LHSON Alumni Endowed Scholarship FundDonations (of any amount) are combined with others toform an endowed scholarship that will benefit future LHSONstudents in perpetuity.An estate gift is a truly powerful way to support Baylorstudents. Options for planned or estate giving arenumerous, such as a bequest in one’s will, naming Bayloras a beneficiary in an insurance policy or retirementplan, or through a life income plan such as a charitablegift annuity, charitable remainder trust or retained lifeestate. It’s important to know that a planned gift doesnot have to amount to the entire estate, it can simplybe a percentage or portion thereof. Alumni and friendsthat make financial commitments through their estatesalso become members in the Old Main Society.This fund enables students to participate in medical missionefforts around the world by providing medical supplies,medicines, portions of airfare and more.Corporate Matching ProgramsGood Samaritan Dean’s FundCorporate matching gift programs are a wonderful wayto make your financial contributions stretch even farther.More than 7,500 companies nationwide offer matchinggift programs to their employees and some even doubleor triple the gifts made by their employees. Talk to yourcompany today to see if they match financial donationsand let your efforts make an even bigger impact.Go online to www.baylor.edu/giveHere you will be able to give directly to LHSON fundsand support the initiative that matters most to you.Contact me, Janis Kovar, directly at(214) 808-9802 or janis kovar@baylor.eduI’d like to answer any questions you have about the areayou would like to support.learn. lead. serve.LHSON Excellence FundDistributed at the dean’s discretion, this fund is used to providetraining opportunities for faculty, supplies for students, campusbuilding repairs or expansion and much more.Missionary Family Nurse Practitioner ProgramThis fund is used to cover unexpected situations that arisethroughout the year, such as a student’s difficult circumstancethat renders him or her unable to buy textbooks or the need toreplace daily-used lab equipment.Lecture Series Endowment FundThis fund is designed to enhance the students’ education bybringing distinguished leaders and keynote speakers to campuson a regular basis. An annual lecture series is created with a giftof 250,000.Endowed Professorship FundEndowed professorship funds create prestigious facultypositions and enable the school to attract and retain highquality scholars. Increasing the number of professors reducesthe student-to-faculty ratio and further improves the overallstudent experience. A fund is established with a gift of 1.5M.7

SCHOOL NEWSAfternoon Tea withAlice StarrThis past September, we were proud to host anafternoon tea with Baylor First Lady Alice Starr.Over 100 attended this special event held in thestudent lounge of the LHSON campus, includingstudents, faculty, staff and local Baylor alumni.We were honored to have this opportunity tointroduce Mrs. Starr toSeniorsour campus and let herCodyShermanknow just how proudand Becca Scottwe are to have her andshare a laugh withPresident Starr as part ofMrs. Starr.our Baylor family. Welcoming Our New Neighbors8The first symposium for registered nurses who care for thegrowing population of older adults was held here on theLHSON campus in late September. More than 40 nursesattended the symposium and, upon completion, earned 30continuing nursing education credit hours (of which 10 arecompleted online).“Nurses play a vital role in the care, education, and supportof the older population in many settings. With the aging ofAmerica, there is a tremendous need for nurses to have thebest practice and up-to-date knowledge of the complexitiesof the older adult,” said Dr. Jane Nunnelee, RN, a geriatricnurse practitioner and LHSON senior lecturer whoorganized and led the symposium. A second GerontologicalDr. Jane Nunnelee Nursing Symposium will be heldorganized and led the first on Saturday, April 2. For moreinformation or to register, go tosymposium, withover 40 attendees.www.baylor.edu/nursing/GNI. For the past year we’ve watched the construction of thenew Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center rightnext to our campus, and we can’t wait to welcome ournew neighbors. The 10-story, 467,000-square-foot facility,the largest of its kind in North Texas, is scheduled toopen March 2011. This new outpatient cancer center willcontinue Baylor Health Care System’s commitment toworld-class care and will feature: A Patient Navigation program to guide patientsand families through the cancer journey. Advanced technology and integrative therapies forcancer treatment. Treatments for every type of cancer and expandedcancer research. Top-tier medical staff and healthcare providers,including educating tomorrow’s cancer specialists. Expanded outpatient radiation and chemotherapy,support groups, educational resources and programs.First Gerontological NursingSymposium a Success

SCHOOL NEWSBaylor Grads Outperform on the NCLEX . . . Again!Baylor nurses recently achieved a 96.85% pass rate on the National Council of Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN). Theexam is designed to test entry-level competencies of nursing graduates and is required of all individuals seeking licensureas a registered nurse. Currently, the national pass rate for first-time exam takers is 87.95%. According to Dr. CatherineRosser, director of the LHSON undergraduate program, the Baylor percentage was the highest among the baccalaureatenursing programs in North Texas. “This is a tribute to both our faculty and staff and our students and reinforces thatBaylor nurses are the best,” Dr. Rosser said.2010–2011 Class OfficersLEVEL: J1L to R: Lauren Guy, Ashley Corbitt, Merideth O’Connor,Stephanie Svoboda, Gina Smith, Holly Puder, Julianna MizeLEVEL: J2LEVEL: S1L to R: Kendall Kayworth, Erin Marley,Jennifer Vieira-Katske, Stefanie Keese, Ashlee Dillaman,Caitlin Baker, Hannah ArmisteadLEVEL: S2L to R: Cody Sherman, Becca Scott, Gretchen Musgrave,Lisa Parkman, Haleigh Hopkins, Larissa Manorlearn. lead. serve.L to R: Holly Gatlin, Margaret Ellis, Danielle Barker,Colleen Russey, Melissa Gonzalez, Dina Masri, Kelli Kinerd9

TechnologyCHANGING HOW WE EDUCATE, LEARN AND WORKNot too long ago the Media HardwareInventory list kept by our LearningResource Center included items like overheadprojectors, filmstrip projectors, cassetterecorders and typewriters. And who can forgetthe days when we would spend countless hoursin the library doing research at the microfichemachine? Today these items are consideredtechnological dinosaurs. Replaced by computers,smart phones and high-tech lab simulationequipment, our classrooms are able to more10accurately replicate the patient care settingbetter than ever before.As in almost every facet of our lives today,technology is constantly evolving and has adirect impact not only on the tools our studentsuse to learn and how we educate them, but alsoon the ability to use that technology to makethem more efficient and better prepared on thejob. Information is key, and the way we obtainand use that information is more importantthan ever in regard to patient care.fall/winter 2010–2011

THE HIGH-TECH CLASSROOMthen available 24 hours a day, seven days aOur classrooms today are more technologicallyweek to nursing students through our contentadvanced than ever before and better equippedmanagement system, Blackboard. While thefor learning inside as well as outside of class.ability to review a past lecture when studyingWith laptop computers, smart phones andfor a test, prepping for a clinical day at theother mobile devices, students have information hospital or just reviewing a concept for greaterat their fingertips. After an initial trial withunderstanding is advantageous to any student,our FastBacc students, all classrooms on theit is especially important for the FastBaccnursing school campus will be updated with the students, who are working on their degrees atTegrity Classroom Capture System by the endan accelerated pace. Tegrity allows the studentsof the 2010 Christmas break. Made possibleto review these lectures at a convenient time.by grants from the Penzance Foundation andStudents have the ability to select any portionHarris Clark, the Tegrity system upgrade willof a lecture they want to review, and theyallow all faculty to record and capture full classcan also download just the audio elements tosessions and demonstrations and make themmobile devices and listen to the lecture as manyavailable to their students for online review and times as they wish. Through use of Tegrity bystudy. This new system includes professionallythe graduate school in both the Neonatal andbalanced microphones so that vital classroomFamily Practice programs, LHSON has beendiscussion between students and faculty can beable to add adjunct faculty from North Carolinarecorded and the studentsand Vancouver, Britishviewing the sessionsColumbia. The traditional"The more opportunities undergraduate programonline can benefit fromthe complete classroomwe have to put students is sharing lectures fromexperience. This improvesthe FastBacc programinreal-lifesituations,the learning opportunitybetween pediatrics,for everyone. Systemsobstetrics and foundationwe can better educatelike Tegrity also betterclasses, ensuringthem to think like aposition LHSON tocontinuity of contentoffer distance educationbetween the two degreenurse, not just thinkand online learningtracks. Tegrity is just onelike a student in thecourses and broaden theexample of how we arestudent base withoutexpanding our educationclassroom."having to add moremethods to benefit notclassrooms or faculty. Theonly our students, butopportunity for faculty to share a course oncealso our faculty, as they broaden their reachit’s captured allows those who are specialistsmore efficiently and consistently.on certain topics to “guest lecture” in anotherOur Don A. and Ruth Buchholz Simulationcourse without adding the burden of additionalLab is yet another example of how LHSONworkload. The classroom capture system is notis using technology to improve our students’meant to replace the student-faculty interaction. education experiences. The Sim-Lab settingIt is meant to augment the student’s abilityputs students in a fully interactive learningto review course sessions and prepare forenvironment. Students are no longer limitedclinical reviews. The Tegrity system enablesto crowding around a patient bed to merelyour faculty to capture their classroom audiolisten to a summary of how a particular patientpresentations in addition to whatever videois being car

published e Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. e culmination of a two-year joint initiative, the report provides recommendations on ways in which nurses can be active participants in the future of healthcare. Producing a healthcare system that deliv