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B´ÎÔª was named one of 15 community development and improvement projects in New York’s 20^th Congressional District to receive federal funding submitted by Congressman Paul Tonko. The College will receive $770,088 to support the purchase of virtual reality (VR) software, hardware, monitors and other equipment to be used for enhancing clinical nursing education. 

While the pandemic has contributed to the nursing shortage at hospitals, it has also inspired a new generation of nurses to join the field. B´ÎÔª Dean of Nursing Dr. Colleen Carmody, along with Nursing AAS (RN ) students Amanda Hotaling and Julie King spoke with CBS-6 about how and why nursing program enrollment has increased at B´ÎÔª.

The B´ÎÔª Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) program hosted a poster presentation on Friday, December 2. The second-year students presented their research projects on issues pertaining to occupational therapy and occupational therapy engagement. The research proposals are represented in poster format so that students were available to present their work and answer questions from the public.

B´ÎÔª Student Affairs is delighted to announce that Anne LaSalle has joined the College as Director of Accessibility Services. 

The pandemic is still having a major impact on hospitals dealing with a nursing shortage. However, just as nurses have left the profession, at Maria, we know there are many excited to join it. Nursing makes up the largest portion of the College’s student enrollment. In fact, it’s up nearly 47 percent from last year. Elaine Houston from News Channel 13 visited Maria last week to talk to ADN students Aimee Gould-Pryba and Melaney Szlenka, along with Associate Vice President of Enrollment Katie Lesko, about how the pandemic is inspiring a new generation of nurses.