麻豆原创 (NCWU) proudly celebrated the upcoming launch of its new Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program, set to welcome its first cohort in Fall 2025. To mark this milestone, the University hosted a private Open House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Thursday, April 10, 2025, on its Rocky Mount campus.
The event welcomed generous donors, University leadership, and community partners for an exclusive preview of the state-of-the-art nursing facilities. This was only possible with generous partnerships such as: , , , , Daniel and Brenda Crocker, Paul and Leslie Bauer, , , , , Gerald and Melia Cox, and . Attendees had the opportunity to tour newly designed classrooms, faculty offices, simulation labs, study areas, and break rooms鈥攁ll tailored to support the next generation of nursing professionals.
Special remarks were shared by NCWU President Dr. Evan D. Duff, who noted, 鈥淔ive years ago we started making plans to launch a BSN Program and we were able to bring those plans to fruition with important hires, and the support of our community and dedicated donors.鈥 underscoring the impact and importance of this new program to the region. He shared how the facility began as bank facility, was then donated to Wesleyan, and has since then been utilized for other purposes. It was decided that it would become Wesleyan鈥檚 mission to 鈥渇ocus all energy on converting this building to a state-of-the- art Nursing Education Facility鈥.
The ceremony concluded with an official ribbon cutting, symbolizing the beginning of an exciting new chapter in NCWU鈥檚 commitment to advancing healthcare education and serving the needs of eastern North Carolina.
A second Open House will be held on Wednesday, April 16, for faculty, staff, and other invited guests to view the facilities and learn more about the BSN program.
For more information about the Bachelor of Science in Nursing at NCWU, please visit /academics/majors-minors/nursing/.
