Ohio Board of Trustees Consider Lancaster Nursing Expansion

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(Athens) – The Ohio University Board of Trustees will consider approval of a nursing expansion on the Lancaster campus and learn more about the groundbreaking research and innovations taking place within the University’s  Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI) during meetings Thursday, June 13 and Friday, June 14 on OHIO’s  Dublin campus.

Additionally, the Board will review and consider a resolution to move forward with implementation of OHIO’s ongoing Dynamic Strategy efforts; they will also consider the formal approval of Ohio University’s reimagined mission, vision and values statements as part of their review.

The Board will also receive an enrollment update from Vice President of Enrollment Management Candace J. Boeninger.

Committee meetings will begin at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, and at 9 a.m. on Friday, June 14, in the Dublin Integrated Education Center Rooms 246/247 on Ohio University’s Dublin campus. The complete schedule and agenda for the June meetings, as well as links to livestreams for both days, is available online at ohio.edu/trustees.

Additional agenda items from the Board of Trustees’ June meeting are anticipated to include:

The Future of Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Academics and Student Success Committee, 1 p.m. Thursday, June 13, Rooms 246/247

Ohio University Professor of Physical Therapy Dr. Dustin Grooms and his team will showcase their ongoing research exploration into how injuries affect the way the body communicates with the brain and explain the innovative therapies that are being developed in his lab.

The presentation will also highlight the Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute

(OMNI) Injury and Pain Research Center, whose faculty are ranked among the top scientists in the world. Grooms will detail how the research center, which has been externally funded with over $25 million in grant funding over the past decade, is developing innovative approaches to rehabilitation through augmented reality.

Nursing expansion on the Lancaster campus

Academics and Student Success Committee, 1 p.m. Thursday, June 13, Rooms 246/247

The Board will consider a resolution to expand the Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (AAS-N) pre-licensure program to the Lancaster campus, pending completion of the required external approval processes.

Currently, the AAS-N program is offered on OHIO’s Chillicothe, Southern and Zanesville campuses. However, students who live in the Lancaster community and are interested in pursuing the AAS-N program must currently commute to another regional campus or another institution; through this new expansion, students across the Lancaster community would have the opportunity to pursue their degree closer to home.

In addition to reviewing OHIO’s proposed Nursing expansion, they will also consider a resolution that would restructure the current departmental composition of the College of Health Sciences and Professions to better meet the needs of individual departments and streamline efforts within each profession.