An endowed position provides salary, research and travel support and funds for undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants. It is also an acknowledgment by the College that the recipient has made significant professional accomplishments. Endowed positions provide increased visibility and recognition for an academic program locally and nationally. This visibility serves to attract excellent students and faculty and greater funding to the College and the University. Endowed faculty support is an acknowledgment of the recipient's unique professional accomplishment.
Graduate programs are, by nature, expensive.
Graduate school can be out of reach for students who have limited support, no matter how brilliant or promising they are. Support for students at the graduate level is necessary if the College is to continue to attract the best scholars. Endowed student support enhances the College's ability to attract outstanding undergraduate and graduate students. The graduate program is currently ranked in the top five percent of nursing graduate programs in the United States. To sustain this level of excellence, support to continue to attract superior students is essential.