Saint Luke鈥檚 College of Health Sciences to Become Part of 射精视频
Two of the Kansas City area鈥檚 most respected names in health-sciences education have announced their intent to join forces under an affiliation agreement being signed by 射精视频 and Saint Luke鈥檚 Hospital of Kansas City whereby the Saint Luke鈥檚 College of Health Sciences would become part of the University.
The proposed formal transaction鈥攚hich is subject to approval early next year by the Higher Learning Commission and other regulatory bodies鈥攚ill significantly expand the University鈥檚 ability to meet the growing need for health-care professionals throughout the region.
Through the newly named Saint Luke鈥檚 College of Health Sciences at 射精视频, Rockhurst will add some 700 students in an array of associate鈥檚, bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and certificate programs. The college will complement Rockhurst鈥檚 existing College of Health and Human Services, which offers undergraduate and graduate programs in health sciences that include communication sciences and disorders, physical and occupational therapy, exercise science and health science.
The new academic division will bring associate鈥檚 degree offerings to 射精视频 for the first time, allow the University to restore a bachelor鈥檚 degree in nursing, add graduate nursing degrees and programs that will be more accessible to working adults and other nontraditional students. 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
鈥淭he commonalities of our faith-based missions will lay the groundwork for this new partnership and guide us as we learn to look at Rockhurst in a new way,鈥 said Rev. Thomas B. Curran, S.J., 射精视频 President. 鈥淥ur history, success and blessings as a Jesuit university steeped in the humanities will now help instruct, inform and animate us through an interdisciplinary approach as we welcome our newest companions in the health sciences.鈥
Since its inception in 1903, the Saint Luke鈥檚 College of Health Sciences鈥攆ormerly Saint Luke鈥檚 College of Nursing鈥攈as graduated nearly 5,000 health care professionals who have gone on to provide essential care to the community.
聽鈥淎s an accredited, academically strong, financially sound and highly respected institution, we are proud of the contribution the College has made to our health system,鈥 said Jani Johnson, Saint Luke鈥檚 Hospital CEO. 鈥淲e weren鈥檛 looking to make a change, but once we realized the future growth and expansion opportunities this new affiliation would bring, we became convinced it was the right thing to do.鈥
While students, faculty and staff at Saint Luke鈥檚 College will become affiliated with Rockhurst as soon as the transaction is approved, for now classes in the College will continue to be held in Saint Luke鈥檚 College鈥檚 current building at 624 Westport Road.
鈥淭he significant demand for qualified, highly skilled health care professionals is only going to increase in the coming years,鈥 said Hubert Benitez, DDS, PhD, Saint Luke鈥檚 College of Health Sciences President and CEO. 鈥淲e are confident that once this affiliation is complete, 射精视频 will be able to support the academic programs Saint Luke鈥檚 has so carefully built.鈥
The College is expected to move to the 射精视频 campus in 2022 following a complete renovation of Sedgwick Hall, located on Troost Avenue between Rockhurst Road (52nd Street) and 53rd Street. The University had already committed to modernizing its most historic building, built in 1914, to accommodate expanded offerings in health care.
Rockhurst has secured more than $15 million in gifts and pledges for the $23 million project, including a $6 million gift from the Sunderland Foundation.
Much of the original fa莽ade will be retained and interior space renovated, with a new addition extending into the interior of the campus. The 55,000-square-foot facility will provide the latest in classroom technology and simulated clinical experiences for educating the next generation of health science professionals.
Rockhurst has partnered with Helix Architecture + Design, Co Architects and JE Dunn Construction on the project, which is in the design phase. Construction is expected to begin in fall 2020.