Idaho State University to host CEDA Nationals, largest collegiate championship debate tournament

Idaho State University to host CEDA Nationals, largest collegiate championship debate tournament
Idaho State University will host the 2009 Cross Examination Debate Association Nationals, the largest collegiate championship debate tournament in the country, March 19-24 on the ISU Pocatello campus.

This event is expected to attract as many as 500 debaters from colleges and universities from throughout the United States. Adding to the prestige of the event is the attendance of teams from Harvard, Emory, George Washington, Gonzaga and Pepperdine universities.

"We feel extremely honored to be given this vote of confidence by CEDA," said James DiSanza, chair of the ISU Communications and Rhetorical Studies Department.

Sarah Partlow-Lefevre is the director of the Idaho State University James M. and Sharon E. Rupp Debate Society. During her seven years as director, the team has risen to national prominence ...

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New Nursing Degree Program

For college students interested in pursuing nursing degrees, their timing couldn’t be better. The shortage of nurses is starting to reach acute proportions, and the people in charge are starting to freak out. To make matters worse, last year 50,000 applicants couldn’t get into nursing programs because there wasn’t enough room. In [...]

For college students interested in pursuing nursing degrees, their timing couldn’t be better. The shortage of nurses is starting to reach acute proportions, and the people in charge are starting to freak out. To make matters worse, last year 50,000 applicants couldn’t get into nursing programs because there wasn’t enough room.

In an effort to educate more students in the ways of the nurse, new, online versions of the accelerated BSN programs are being launched:

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the nursing shortage has severe national implications, with approximately 1 million unfilled nursing positions projected by 2020. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), has reported that nursing schools must increase the number of graduates by 90 percent in order to combat this shortage.

This fall, Marian College students will begin classes in an online accelerated BSN program that blends the convenience of online learning with on-site clinical education at St.Vincent Indianapolis Hospital. Individuals who currently hold a baccalaureate degree in a non-nursing field will be eligible for the program. Marian College has offered a more traditional, classroom-based accelerated BSN program for several years, and this program will continue to be offered on the Marian College campus.

Resources:

American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Nurses Association
National League for Nursing
Bureau of Labor Statistics: LPN and LVN
Bureau of Labor Statistics: RN
Nursing School Education Resource Center

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