1. Dr. Lisa Eichelberger – Clayton State University Dr. Sandra Daniel – Georgia Southwestern State University November 12, 2012

2.   Clayton State existing MSN program-tracts education/leadership -90% on line  Traditionally low numbers  Approached Columbus and existing MSN educator program about partnering  Patterned after existing partnership online MED collaborative  Modified existing MED MOU 5 institutions Overview/History

3.   Vision - to create a partnership that would  allow for the sharing of resources  that would more effectively utilize faculty and  expand graduate education opportunities in Georgia Dynamic – Converted to 100% online, added partners, GOML, Erate Synergistic - effect on Columbus, GSW, $435,000 grant Vision/Purpose

4.  Timeline/Growth  Clayton begins 2006 – 6 students  Columbus joined in 2011  GSW joined in 2012  Total – 43 students

5.   Shared Curriculum, Separate Admissions  Grant graduate standing each faculty  Columbus and GSW granted permission to offer degree  Assignments are made annually  Tuition – payments made to School offering course MOU/Agreement

6.   GOML -Common Course Management System  Georgia Board of Regents offered program  Currently no cost Georgia On My Line

7.   Georgia Southwestern State University  Serve rural southwest Georgia region  Existing undergraduate program  RN-BSN offered online  Needs assessment results  Nursing shortage  Demand for higher level of preparation of nurses  Increased number of two year degree programs and RN-BSN programs  Growing nurse educator shortage  Barriers faced for program expansion  Faculty resources  Shrinking budgetary resources  Entered the agreement to join collaborative in Fall 2012  9 students enrolled in first cohort Program Expansion

8.   SACS Accreditation  SACS approval by all programs  Each collaborative member school teaches minimum of 1/3 of curriculum  Nursing Accreditation Issues  Critical Decision-Making and Impact on Schools  One school currently holds accreditation with CCNE  Two schools applying for accreditation with CCNE  Option under consideration: Consortium Accreditation  Risks  Impact of loss of collaborative partner  Non-accreditation of one/more schools Accreditation Issues

9.   Expect Opposition – Unexpected places  Need Champions – Each institutions  Must have common course management system  Anticipate problems  Communicate – Communicate –Communicate Lessons Learned

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