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The Merger is official. No name change, same diploma, nothing other than research is effected....and maybe an influx of females 
Dear Colleagues Yesterday the NYU Board of Trustees formally approved the move of the Steinhardt Division of Nursing to the College of Dentistry. Effective September 1, 2005, the nursing program will become a College of Nursing within the NYU College of Dentistry. Importantly, virtually all concerns of our academic community have been met as the President and Provost thoughtfully modified their original recommendations to meet the concerns of faculty and students concerning the name of the College, the diploma awarded, the dignity of each profession and so forth.
I have copied below the notice that the University released to the press today. You will note in the second paragraph that Both Nursing and Dentistry will continue to pursue robust independent academic agendas . . . Thus, we will continue to evolve as one of the great dental schools in the world as we take advantage of the many synergies in research, teaching and practice that will come from this new collaboration with Nursing. Said another way, we will become more than we are today; and dental and nursing students who come here will have the opportunity to work together and to experience something extra. When they graduate they will be fully qualified for conventional careers in dentistry or nursing, or they can choose to work together in ways not yet imagined. Indeed, 95 years ago when the first Dental Hygiene school was founded, most dentists at the time were opposed to the concept, many couldnt conceive of a way to work with this new profession, and dentists ultimately forced the closure of the new school. A century later, we have 275 Dental Hygiene schools, a great partnership between dentists and dental hygienists, and as a team, we serve the public better than ever.
Finally, NYU is a formidable Research I University. Accordingly, the confidence that the NYU Trustees, President and Provost have demonstrated in us by placing a College of Nursing within our College of Dentistry is a huge complement both to our College, and to the profession itself. I am in the enviable position of guiding a dental school that can take pride in its leadership positions in so many areas. We truly are transforming our building, our college, and our profession; and, as we progress to our 150th anniversary, I want to express my sincere appreciation for allowing me to lead you at this exciting time.
Sincerely,
Dean Alfano
If anybody wants me to paste the press release, let me know...
Dear Colleagues Yesterday the NYU Board of Trustees formally approved the move of the Steinhardt Division of Nursing to the College of Dentistry. Effective September 1, 2005, the nursing program will become a College of Nursing within the NYU College of Dentistry. Importantly, virtually all concerns of our academic community have been met as the President and Provost thoughtfully modified their original recommendations to meet the concerns of faculty and students concerning the name of the College, the diploma awarded, the dignity of each profession and so forth.
I have copied below the notice that the University released to the press today. You will note in the second paragraph that Both Nursing and Dentistry will continue to pursue robust independent academic agendas . . . Thus, we will continue to evolve as one of the great dental schools in the world as we take advantage of the many synergies in research, teaching and practice that will come from this new collaboration with Nursing. Said another way, we will become more than we are today; and dental and nursing students who come here will have the opportunity to work together and to experience something extra. When they graduate they will be fully qualified for conventional careers in dentistry or nursing, or they can choose to work together in ways not yet imagined. Indeed, 95 years ago when the first Dental Hygiene school was founded, most dentists at the time were opposed to the concept, many couldnt conceive of a way to work with this new profession, and dentists ultimately forced the closure of the new school. A century later, we have 275 Dental Hygiene schools, a great partnership between dentists and dental hygienists, and as a team, we serve the public better than ever.
Finally, NYU is a formidable Research I University. Accordingly, the confidence that the NYU Trustees, President and Provost have demonstrated in us by placing a College of Nursing within our College of Dentistry is a huge complement both to our College, and to the profession itself. I am in the enviable position of guiding a dental school that can take pride in its leadership positions in so many areas. We truly are transforming our building, our college, and our profession; and, as we progress to our 150th anniversary, I want to express my sincere appreciation for allowing me to lead you at this exciting time.
Sincerely,
Dean Alfano
If anybody wants me to paste the press release, let me know...
