From an outside view, it is all very confusing and many misconceptions have been unintentionally conveyed. Obscure information is easily blown out of proportion. Monday, January 24, President Gresham and Dr. Dunnington held a meeting in order to explain the current circumstances to freshmen and sophomores since they are the classifications most disrupted by this hiatus. The department was started in 1979, and the rest of the sciences eagerly supported it. Although the program churns out impressive graduates from the work-intensive curriculum, during the 21 years it has been active it never has never quite reached the expected enrollment levels that were projected.
Funding is also another factor that determines the ease in which a program runs.
Once again, the Nursing program is in critical care. Although the total nursing enrollment, including approximately 70 students in the RN advanced placement track, is significant, there is still considerable pressure on enrollment statistics for the traditional four-year degree track in nursing. The program also has very little community support other than the clinicals and volunteering that takes place. From this, sprung many fallacies. For instance, the program has not been closed or cut from the university.