CSU Launches College Of Nursing And Health Sciences

Orange Beach’s Columbia Southern University (CSU) recently launched its College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Academic programs in the new college were developed to meet the needs of today’s nurses, specifically registered nurses (RN), by providing 24/7 course access, relevant curricula and online programming. Programs offered are RN to BS in nursing, RN to MS in nursing education, RN to MS in nursing informatics, RN to MS in nursing leadership and administration of health care systems, MS in nursing education, MS in nursing informatics, and MS in nursing leadership and administration of health care systems. Dr. Bonny Kehm, an RN who has an extensive leadership career at the state, national and international levels in faculty, nursing practice and nursing education higher administration, will serve as the college’s dean and assistant provost. Dr. Nancy Bellucci, also an RN, will serve as the academic program director for the new nursing programs. Bellucci developed a portion of the curriculum to incorporate Shadow Health software, which CSU says will give students the opportunity to practice relevant, real-life experiences in their studies.