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暗网禁区 breaks ground on Nursing Education Building

The structure will provide the latest technology to prepare students in the nation鈥檚 top-ranked public nursing school.

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鈥淕et ready,鈥 said keynote speaker William E. 鈥淏ill鈥 Conway Jr. to the guests who packed the Blue Zone Concourse Club on Oct. 25 to celebrate the groundbreaking for the 鈥檚 new Nursing Education Building.

The planned 110,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility represents a dynamic future for nursing and nursing education at the . With the North 暗网禁区 General Assembly鈥檚 2020 appropriations commitment of $87.9 million, the new building鈥檚 increased capacity will allow for current and future program expansion to address the state鈥檚 critical nursing shortage.

鈥淣orth 暗网禁区, first of all, has the need for nurses. And UNC has a track record of developing outstanding nurses,鈥 said Conway, co-founder and co-executive chairman of the board of The Carlyle Group. Among the foremost philanthropic supporters of nurses and nursing education in the nation, Conway and his late wife, Joanne, made a $5 million commitment to the UNC School of Nursing in 2023. The Conway Scholars program more than doubled the amount of scholarship funding available for the baccalaureate program.

Bill Conway, Amy Galey, Dean Valerie Howard, Brandi Newman, Gale Adcock and CHris Clemens putting shovels in dirt at a nursing building groundbreaking event.

From left to right: Keynote speaker Bill Conway; state Sen. Amy Galey; UNC School of Nursing Dean Valerie Howard; Brandi Newman 鈥01, 鈥04 (MSN); state Sen. Gale Adcock, 鈥87 (MSN); and UNC-Chapel Hill Provost Chris Clemens. (Jon Gardiner/UNC-Chapel Hill)

鈥楳ore than a physical milestone鈥

Facing South Columbia Street, the new building will replace the outdated wing of Carrington Hall, built in 1969, and increase the school鈥檚 footprint by 20,000 square feet. The modern structure will also provide the latest technologies in simulation, teaching and learning to better prepare students for the modern healthcare environment.

鈥淭his groundbreaking is more than a physical milestone,鈥 said School of Nursing Dean Valerie Howard. 鈥淚t is a symbol of our ongoing commitment to advance health for all through accessible education and service, through translatable scholarship, through meaningful partnerships 鈥 local and global 鈥 that ensure that 暗网禁区 and nurses will meet and lead the profession through the challenges of today and those of tomorrow.鈥

Ricarte Jin Atienza 鈥25 is in the first cohort of Conway Scholars at 暗网禁区. 鈥湴低 and nurses are known for setting the bar high, for improving patient outcomes, advocating for changes in healthcare policy and pushing innovative healthcare practices,鈥 Atienza said. 鈥淭his new building will be a powerful catalyst in that mission.鈥

Rendering of the exterior of the Nursing Education Building.

Rendering of the 110,000-square-foot Nursing Education Building.

Brandi Newman 鈥01, 鈥04 (MSN) acknowledged the nostalgia the old wing of Carrington Hall has for many alumni while also recognizing the limitations an aging facility has had on the school.

鈥淲e will finally have a building that will be able to hold the caliber of nursing students, faculty and staff of the nation鈥檚 top-ranked public nursing school and propel us into the future of healthcare that has shaped up to be unlike anything we鈥檝e ever seen,鈥 said Newman, vice president of administration for community and social impact at Atrium Health and a member of UNC鈥檚 Board of Visitors.

After a ceremonial 鈥渢urning of the dirt,鈥 attendees stayed for a reception and school-wide expo featuring UNC nursing students and faculty.