Alumni News [UNCG School of Nursing newsletter, 1974]

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UNC-G SCHOOL OF NURSING ALUMNI NEWS
Volume III, Number 1 December 31, 1974
Each year Bloodline provides a special way for us to keep in touch, share
joys, successes and experiences.  You have often heard me say that part of
your heritage as a graduate of this School is the caring and interest we will
always have for you no matter where you go or how long ago the graduation
date.
You cannot imagine the pleasure we have when the mail brings a note, a wedding
invitation, the announcement of a new addition to the family, plans for graduate school, new experiences as a professional nurse practitioner and general
news of you and your families.  To each of you who wrote special notes on
the Christmas cards or letters during the year, please accept our thanks.
The first thing Mrs. Cain does when she opens the mail and finds news from
any of you is to check the address, change your card if necessary and record
the information which we can use in this publication.
This year we owe special thanks to Sue Beeson, Sandy Grey and Carole Singer
for their help in collecting news about members of each class and planning
the general outline for the publication.
The year 1974 has been a busy and interesting one for all of us here at the
School.  Undergraduate enrollment now numbers 586 which makes UNC-G the
largest program in the state.  As you all know our goal was not to be the
largest school but to be a school which offered a program of academic excellence in nursing which would provide a solid base upon which you could build
your career as a health professional.
The two major reasons for the rapid increase in enrollment are clear.  First,
the performance record of our graduates has given the School a fine reputation
which encourages others to seek a similar educational experience.  Second,
the dedication, talents and expertise of a highly qualified faculty, with
both state and national visibility, who are able to provide a future-oriented
program which prepares the graduates to function in the Twenty-first century.
The creativity, imagination, competence and security of the faculty has
enabled them to develop new methods of handling large groups of students and
at the same time maintain the quality of the learning experience
in the School
the Dean.
The first class of twenty-five students to begin the major at mid-year will
enter in January 1975.  There are many advantages to such a change.  Perhaps
the major advantage will be for those students who for some reason, such as
illness, had to withdraw from the program.  Instead of having to wait a