CNR APPOINTS NEW DEAN FOR THE
SCHOOL OF NURSING
NEW
ROCHELLE, NY, March 14, 2006 -- Dr. Stephen J. Sweeny, President of The
College of New Rochelle (CNR), announced this week the appointment of
Mary Alice Donius, R.N., Ed.D., as Dean of the college’s School of
Nursing. Dr. Donius assumes her new role effective July 1, 2006,
following the retirement of current Dean Donna Demarest.
“Dr. Donius brings to this
position a long and impressive history in the fields of nursing and
nursing education, and she is a highly regarded member of the CNR
community,” stated Dr. Sweeny in making the appointment. “Her
experience and profound passion for the mission of CNR is congruent
with our current needs and future goals for the School of
Nursing. Dr. Donius is a woman of wisdom, integrity, energy and
commitment, and I am confident her leadership will greatly benefit CNR.”
Dr. Donius is currently
Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, and coordinator of the
College’s Master’s Program in Nursing. She also teaches in the
Nursing and Health Care Management program. Her research
interests have included the development of an attitude scale to measure
caring as a three-dimensional construct of compassion, empathy, and
altruism; and the design and implementation of a Caring-Healing Nursing
Practice Model intended to increase patient satisfaction and support
nursing recruitment and retention.
“I look forward to working
with the dedicated faculty here at CNR,” says Dr. Donius. “We will
continue to create programs that advance nursing education for our
students and the community, as well as address the ever evolving needs
for today’s complex health care industry.”
Formerly, Dr. Donius had a
Faculty Practice at Sound Shore Medical Center. In addition, she
held previous positions as clinician and educator in a variety of
hospital settings and at the Columbia University School of Nursing,
where she was Director of the Undergraduate Program. Immediately
preceding her faculty appointment at the College in 1997, Dr. Donius
was Director of Medical Center Education and Professional Development
for Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester.
A graduate of D’Youville College with the BSN, she holds the M.Ed. and
Ed.D. degrees from the Department of Nursing, Columbia University
Teachers College, and a post-master’s certificate in Holistic Nursing
from The College of New Rochelle.
Established in 1976, the
School of Nursing at CNR is widely recognized for innovation and
excellence in programming that is responsive to the public’s changing
health needs. The School offers six programs: a traditional four-year
undergraduate program leading to a bachelor of science in nursing; a
traditional and an accelerated program of study for RNs seeking a
B.S.N.; an accelerated B.S.N. program for those holding degrees in
other fields; an accelerated RN to M.S. program; and an M.S. degree
program with tracks in holistic nursing, acute care nurse practitioner,
family nurse practitioner, nursing and health care management, and in
the Nurse Educator role. Post master’s programs are available in
all tracks, and in Palliative Care. CNR graduates are prepared to
assume beginning leadership roles and facilitate change to improve the
quality of client care in the health care system for diverse and
multicultural populations.
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The first Catholic
college for women in
New York
State, The College of New Rochelle was founded in 1904 by the Ursuline
Order.
Today, it comprises the all-women School of Arts & Sciences, and
three
schools which admit women and men: the School of New Resources (for
adult
learners), the School of Nursing and the Graduate School. The
main
campus of the College is located in lower Westchester County, 16 miles
north
of New York City. The
College maintains five other campus locations in New York City. Visit
the College’s website at www.cnr.edu.
