About the Center
Saint Joseph’s College received a $1.5 million challenge grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation to support the creation of a new Center for Nursing Innovation – a $5 million program on the Standish campus. In addition, SJC alumna and member of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Jeanne Donlevy Arnold and her husband, Ed Arnold pledged $2 million in response to the Alfond Challenge.
The Jeanne Donlevy Arnold Center for Nursing Innovation will encompass on-campus and online nursing education offering:
- Top-notch science and SIM technology
- An increase to Maine's nursing workforce and credentialed faculty through scholarships and a new PhD pathway
- Nursing educational advancement through new or enhanced health care partnerships
The Alfond Foundation challenge grant provides the keystone element of SJC’s planned Center—21st century nursing facilities for SIM and the nursing sciences.
Nursing Crisis and Challenges Nationally and in Maine
The national nursing crisis has been widely analyzed and published. Critical needs are: