University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

Infobox University
name = University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing


image_size =150
established = 1939
type = Public
head_label = Dean
head = Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, PhD, RN, FAAN
city = Pittsburgh
state = Pennsylvania
country = USA
campus = Oakland (Main)
undergrad = 558
postgrad = 417
faculty = 84
free_label =
free =
colors =

homepage = [http://www.nursing.pitt.edu/]

The University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing is the nursing school of the University of Pittsburgh, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded on April 6, 1939, Pitt's School of Nursing was officially separated as an entity from the School of Medicine. Ruth Perkins Kuehn served as the schools first dean and become the first nursing school dean in the country to earn a doctoral degree. [http://www.nursing.pitt.edu/docs/43139_History.pdf] Pitt's School of Nursing is currently ranked 7th in the nation according to US News and World Report [ [http://www.nursing.pitt.edu/ University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing] ] .

Traditions

chool of Nursing Pin

A pin designed by Dean Ruth Perkins Kuehn, the pin is based on the seal of the university from 1937 until the mid-1970s bearing a candle motif.

Pinning Ceremony

The traditional ceremony, begun in 1943, marks the culmination of the student's undergraduate programs and awards the new graduates with their School of Nursing Pin. This ceremony includes the Passing of the Light ritual representing the graduates' commitment to the ideals of excellence in nursing practice. The student with the highest academic standing is designated as "Keeper of the Light" and becomes its custodian until it is passed along to a member of the following class. [ [http://www.nursing.pitt.edu/docs/43139_History.pdf University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing: Celebrating 65 Years of Tradition and Innovation, 1939-2004, pg. 10, accessdate 2008-07-26] ]

Victoria Building

The School of Nursing was originally was scattered over five locations throughout the Oakland campus of the University. In August of 1977, the programs and personnel of the School were brought together in the four-story Victoria Building that spans the block of Victoria Street between Lothrop and Darragh streets adjacent to the main hospitals of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Designed by the architectural firm of Deeter, Ritchey, & Sippel, [ [http://ryan.library.cmu.edu/fmi/xsl/AA/browserecord.xsl?-lay=Layout+%231&-recid=6198&-find=-find Carnegie Mellon University Architectural Archives, accessdate=2008-07-27] ] construction of the Victoria Building was financed by the General State Authority and the Department of General Services of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Victoria Building was formally dedicated on October 18, 1978 [ [http://www.pitt.edu/~nursing/pittnurse/pdf/fall_07.pdf Pitt Nurse, Fall 2007, pg. 27, accessdate=2008-07-26] ]

External links

* [http://www.nursing.pitt.edu/ Website]
* [http://www.pitt.edu/ University of Pittsburgh Website]

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