Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing

Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing is located in Boca Raton, Florida, United States.[1]

The College of Nursing on the Boca Raton Campus of Florida Atlantic

Currently, the College of Nursing offers bachelor’s, master’s, DNP and PhD degree programs with approximately 1,700 nursing students enrolled at FAU’s Boca Raton, Davie, and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute locations.[2] It is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education; the next accreditation visit will be in 2023.[3]

The College of Nursing houses several Centers and Institutes that serve as resources for the College, FAU, and the surrounding community. The Centers and Research Institutes include the:[4]

  • Christine E. Lynn Center for Caring which supports programs that humanize health care[5]
  • Initiative for Intentional Health offering programs that foster holistic approaches for health and healing[6]
  • The Anne Boykin Institute for the Advancement of Caring in Nursing promoting the significance of caring in nursing [7]
  • Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center that provides innovative services to address memory loss[8]
  • The FAU Community Health Center promoting the health of the Westgate community by providing primary care, mental health and specialty care services including diabetes education.[9]

In February 2006, FAU dedicated the new home of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing. The building was made possible by a $10 million gift from Mrs. Christine E. Lynn and was matched in full with state funding.[10]

Timeline[11]

1979The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program originated as a Division within the College of Social Sciences at FAU
1984Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lynn provide a gift to create the first Christine E. Lynn Eminent Scholar Chair in Nursing, for the advancement of nursing knowledge
1988Master of Science Degree program is approved
1989Nursing becomes a freestanding School of Nursing
1990Nursing becomes a freestanding College of FAU
2002The Doctor of Nursing Science degree program begins
2002Christine E. Lynn donates funding for new facility
2003Accelerated baccalaureate program is introduced
2006The new building for the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing is dedicated
2006Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing replaces the Doctor of Nursing Science
2007Doctor of Nursing Practice is approved by Faculty and University Committees
2008Doctor of Nursing Practice program begins
2013 BSN to DNP program begins
2014 The College receives re-accreditation from the Credentialing Center for Nursing Education for 10 years

The College receives approval to start the Freshmen direct Admission Track, admitting high achieving high school graduates directly into the BSN program.

2017 Online Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner concentration begins as a post-master's certificate and BSN to DNP concentration
2019 2nd degree part-time BSN track for working professional is established

References
  1. FAU Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing philosophy , Retrieved on 4 June 2014.
  2. FAU College of Nursing enrollment , Retrieved on 4 June 2014.
  3. FAU College of Nursing accreditation , Retrieved on 4 June 2014.
  4. FAU College of Nursing centers , Retrieved on 4 June 2014.
  5. FAU College of Nursing Center for Caring , Retrieved on 4 June 2014.
  6. FAU College of Nursing Initiative for Intentional Health , Retrieved on 4 June 2014.
  7. "The Anne Boykin Institute for the Advancement of Caring in Nursing".
  8. FAU College of Nursing Memory and Wellness Center , Retrieved on 4 June 2014.
  9. FAU College of Nursing Community Health Center , Retrieved on 4 June 2014.
  10. FAU press release on Green Building , Retrieved on 4 June 2014.
  11. FAU College of Nursing Timeline , Retrieved on 4 June 2014.
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