Welcome
Dr. Thomas C. Meredith, Commissioner
Dr. Lynn J. House, Assistant Commissioner
Dr. Martha Catlette, Nursing Education Director
9:15-10:15 a.m.
Academic and Non Academic Challenges of Retaining Students in Nursing Programs
Dr. Veronica Abdur-Rahman, Director of the BSN Program
Spalding University
10:15 - 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45-12:00 noon
Exploring Relevance of Developing and Using At-Risk Student Profiles
Dr. Veronica Abdur-Rahman
12:00-12:45 p.m.
Lunch
12:45- 2:00 p.m.
Integrating Academic Enhancement Strategies to Facilitate Student Retention
Dr. Veronica Abdur-Rahman
Dr. Patricia Spurr, Education Consultant
Kentucky Board of Nursing
2:00-2:30 p.m.
Break
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Integrating Academic Enhancement Strategies to Facilitate Student Retention (continued)
Dinner on your own.
Friday, February 29, 2008
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
8:00-9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Evaluating Relevance of Implementing a Comprehensive Retention and Progression Model
Dr. Patricia Spurr
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
Describing Programmatic Challenges of Implementing Student Retention and Progression Policies
Dr. Patricia Spurr
