$125,000 in scholarship funds was awarded to the University of Hawaii (UH) at Manoa School of Nursing to help 15 community college students from rural areas pursue their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees. Awarded by the William Randolph Hearst Foundations, the donation is intended to help nurses in rural areas advance beyond the community college level and provide residents in rural areas of Hawaii with access to quality healthcare.
Faculty from the nursing programs at Maui College, Kaua’i Community College, and UH Manoa worked together to develop one curriculum to be used as the UH Hawaii Statewide Nursing Consortium (HSNC). Their curriculum also included academic standards, student learning outcomes, and specific nursing courses. Developing the HSNC offers a BSN to nursing students throughout the state, regardless of their island of residence, providing innovative and integrated learning opportunities.[et_bloom_inline optin_id=optin_39]
The first three years of the HSNC program at community colleges and UH Manoa are identical, offering easy transition in the fourth year through UH Manoa or distance options for Maui and Kaua’i students. 81 students from Maui College and Kaua’i Community College earned their BSN degree via the UH Manoa HSNC path from 2013 to 2016. 24 of those students received financial support thanks to the Hearst Scholarship, and another 15 community college students will receive scholarships with the new funding. UH Manoa Nursing also matched an additional $50,000 to further support rural student access to bachelor level nursing education.
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