BALTIMORE – (October 12, 2010) – Coppin State University(CSU) added an exciting new component to its eight-year-old pre-nursing students enrichment program this summer, a step aimed at improving the university’s retention and graduation rate. As a part of a Summer Nursing Academy established in July 21, 2010, students who aspire for nursing careers participated in a two-week program designed to enhance their personal development and academic skills. The students plan to enroll in Coppin’s Helene Fuld School of Nursing(HFSON). The rigorous Summer Nursing Academy expands a major HFSON graduation and retention thrusts established in June 2002. The project — the Coppin Academy for Pre-Nursing Success (CAPS) — is a comprehensive year-round pre-entry baccalaureate preparation program that targets high school students from disadvantaged backgrounds. “Many of our students require additional assistance on standardized exams,” said Dr. Frances Gordon, CAPS Project Coordinator. “We are providing them with a rigorous academic support system to get them where they need to be.” CAPS, founded by Dr. Gordon and Dr. Marcella Copes, Dean of the HFSON, immerses students in a socialized environment that helps them to progress smoothly from a primary level of education to a secondary arena of higher learning. The students are invited to engage in career fairs and lectures and to participate in CSU’s Nursing Students’ Association and Mary Mahoney Honor’s Society activities. CAPS focuses not only on the theoretical practice of nursing but also on the practical aspect in the clinical portions of nursing education. According to Dr. Gordon, the program offers a reality- based clinical experience during the summer and winter sessions as well as academic support, tutorial assistance, financial and career counseling, and professional and peer mentoring,
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