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‘‘<br />
We conducted a survey of our graduates and current nursing<br />
students to help map out our plan for offering a BSN,” says<br />
Dr. Lewis. “It was clear from the survey that there was a strong<br />
interest. However, we discovered the program would need<br />
to be offered online to meet the needs of our students.<br />
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Possibly the biggest selling point of <strong>Delhi</strong>’s online<br />
RN to BSN program is its flexible scheduling.<br />
Students may participate either full- or parttime,<br />
and can attend in fall, spring or summer<br />
semesters. There is even an accelerated option<br />
that allows students to complete the program<br />
in as little as a year if they attend as full-time<br />
students. “Other online BSN programs just do<br />
not compare to what we offer,” Dr. Lewis adds.<br />
<strong>Delhi</strong> knew it could capitalize on the fact that<br />
New York State has the largest percentage of<br />
associate degree nursing graduates in the country.<br />
With that knowledge in hand, <strong>Delhi</strong> had found<br />
its niche.<br />
The program’s success has led not only to<br />
attracting students, but also to attracting many<br />
outstanding faculty. Associate Professor<br />
Debra Adelman joined the staff as the program’s<br />
first faculty member and helped with the launch.<br />
“Though I’ve created courses and programs for<br />
universities before, none gave me the freedom to<br />
experiment and try new teaching methodologies<br />
like <strong>Delhi</strong>’s RN to BSN program. It allowed<br />
me to try my ideas, and they have been a great<br />
success, mostly due to the support I’ve received<br />
from Dr. Lewis, my colleagues who teach in the<br />
program, and the support we’ve received from<br />
the college.”<br />
Today the program has grown to include three<br />
full-time faculty members and 11 adjunct<br />
instructors with a fourth full-time professor soon<br />
to be added. But exceptional faculty are only<br />
part of the <strong>Delhi</strong> success story. “We knew we<br />
couldn’t create an online program in isolation. We<br />
had to consider other resources that would make<br />
this an exceptional experience for students,”<br />
Dr. Lewis explains.<br />
New positions were added—an online<br />
coordinator to execute the web coursework and<br />
an online enrollment counselor who provides<br />
assistance to students who are dealing with<br />
admissions and financial aid issues. The college’s<br />
Help Desk was enlisted to provide technical<br />
support to online students and the Resnick<br />
Library now offers a number of electronic journals<br />
and databases, such as the Cumulative Index to<br />
Allied Health and Nursing (CINAHL), thanks<br />
to SU<strong>NY</strong> High Needs Funding. Since more than<br />
50 percent of the RN to BSN program is made<br />
up of Liberal Arts courses, a huge commitment<br />
was made by the Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty.<br />
“The faculty has rallied to develop and teach the<br />
courses that are necessary to round out the BSN<br />
curriculum,” Dr. Lewis says. “Without everyone’s<br />
help, the RN to BSN program would not have<br />
been possible.”<br />
Continuous improvement is a program priority.<br />
There are strong assessment and evaluation<br />
tools in place to make sure the program remains<br />
an industry leader. Students are asked for<br />
their feedback after every seven-week session.<br />
Retention is at 75 percent, which is good for an<br />
online program, according to Dr. Lewis. “We<br />
strive to be very student-centered. Our thought is<br />
that distance learning does not mean ‘distant.’”<br />
“I believe the biggest strength to the program is<br />
that we are very student-centered and understand<br />
that life ‘happens,’” says Dr. Adelman. “We try to<br />
respond to our students’ needs, while maintaining<br />
a high-quality learning experience that ensures<br />
students will meet course objectives and student<br />
learning and program outcomes.”<br />
Donor List<br />
July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009<br />
Legacy Circle<br />
Members<br />
The SU<strong>NY</strong> <strong>Delhi</strong> Legacy Circle is<br />
composed of individuals who have<br />
expressed their support for the<br />
future of SU<strong>NY</strong> <strong>Delhi</strong> by including<br />
a bequest or other deferred gift to<br />
the college in their estate planning.<br />
We thank them for their investment<br />
in the future of SU<strong>NY</strong> <strong>Delhi</strong>.<br />
John F. Agnelli III ’96 and ’98<br />
Kenneth & Jacqueline Andrews<br />
William Axness ’70<br />
Jack Banfield ’52<br />
Carol Stangle Brewer ’63<br />
Arthur ’66 & Rosalind Brown<br />
Dollie Goodnough (estate)<br />
Kenneth R. Gordon, Jr. ’58<br />
Claude ’38 & Lillian Hector (estate)<br />
Barbara Livingston ’45<br />
Robert V. & Ann Morris<br />
Joel & Marilyn ’82 Smith<br />
Robert & Candace Vancko<br />
Recognition<br />
Levels<br />
Heritage society: $1,000 or more<br />
leadership Circle: $500–$999<br />
Foundation society: $250–$499<br />
Century Club: $100–$249<br />
Green & White Club: $1–$99<br />
<strong>Alumni</strong><br />
Donors<br />
Class of 1933<br />
Green & White Club<br />
Julia Gloeckler<br />
Class of 1935<br />
Century Club<br />
Lucy Davidson<br />
Class of 1936<br />
Green & White Club<br />
ethel Smith<br />
Class of 1937<br />
Green & White Club<br />
Martha Fish<br />
George Kishpaugh<br />
Class of 1938<br />
Green & White Club<br />
Gladys Burzycki<br />
Stanley Fish<br />
Class of 1939<br />
Green & White Club<br />
Seeley Phillips<br />
Gerald Race<br />
Class of 1940<br />
Century Club<br />
Griffin Brooks<br />
Margaret Hust<br />
Green & White Club<br />
eleanor Casey<br />
elmer Clark<br />
Daniel Cream<br />
Arthur Davis<br />
Lester Hust<br />
Grace Lagarenne<br />
Class of 1941<br />
Century Club<br />
Frances Brooks<br />
Helen Mennerich<br />
Green & White Club<br />
Richard Bootier<br />
Georgeanna Duncan<br />
Kenneth Duncan<br />
elamona evenden<br />
Bernice Hoffmann<br />
Reginald Kirby<br />
Clara Walker<br />
Class of 1942<br />
Century Club<br />
Doris Truman<br />
Green & White Club<br />
Lillian Dean<br />
Agnes Gales<br />
John West<br />
Class of 1943<br />
Century Club<br />
Milton Comfort<br />
Green & White Club<br />
Beatrice Fabiano<br />
Frederic Robinson<br />
Class of 1944<br />
Century Club<br />
Julius Averna<br />
Helen Kutsher<br />
Norma Smith<br />
Class of 1945<br />
Century Club<br />
Barbara Livingston<br />
Class of 1946<br />
Green & White Club<br />
eleanor Kallan<br />
Class of 1947<br />
Century Club<br />
Joseph VanScott<br />
Green & White Club<br />
Alfreda Hull<br />
Gladys Lacey<br />
Doris Parker<br />
Class of 1948<br />
Foundation society<br />
Billy Joe “BJ”<br />
Sanders<br />
Century Club<br />
Ralph Hildenbrandt<br />
William Muller<br />
Green & White Club<br />
Harry Conley<br />
Arnold Parodi<br />
Paul Rezen<br />
Dorothy Schmidt<br />
Dean Schuster<br />
Class of 1949<br />
Century Club<br />
Robert Fallon<br />
Green & White Club<br />
Ruth Barrick<br />
Herbert Baskind<br />
Lewis Bleil<br />
erna Chichester<br />
Margaret Mooney<br />
Pearl Vartanian<br />
Class of 1950<br />
Century Club<br />
Donald McDermott<br />
Green & White Club<br />
John Braymer<br />
Marvin Daniels<br />
John elwood<br />
Corinne Filletti<br />
John Macri<br />
Anna McGinnis<br />
elizabeth Osborn<br />
Richard Osborn<br />
Beulah Palmer<br />
Anthony Samartano<br />
Howard Searles<br />
effie Wheeler<br />
Class of 1951<br />
Century Club<br />
Harry Armstrong<br />
Helen Johnston<br />
Hartley Maxson<br />
Betty Snook<br />
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