Centers & Institutes
As the nation's only school of nursing offering the full range of degree programs, we provide a continuum of nursing education unmatched by any other university. Our goal is to help students reach their career goals in the health care profession and prepare them to meet the lifelong challenges they'll face as nurses.
- Center for Enhancing Quality of Life and Chronic Illness
The Center for Enhancing Quality of Life in Chronic Illness (CEQL) initially funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) at National Institutes of Health (NIH), improves health-related quality of life in persons with chronic conditions across the life span. Funded pilot studies, a major component of the center, enable eligible investigators to perform research to improve quality of life in patients and families with chronic illness. - Center for Research and Scholarship
At the Center for Research and Scholarship, our mission is to support faculty in the development and conduct of research and scholarly activities that advance nursing science through expansion of external funding. The center staff is dedicated to the delivery of services to increase the development of faculty and scholarship. - Center for Research in Nursing Education
At the Center for Research in Nursing Education, our mission is to improve the health and quality of life for citizens of central Indiana, the state, the nation and beyond through developing, testing, and disseminating of new pedagogies for nursing education and teacher preparation so that future generations of nurses are prepared to meet society’s need for safe, quality and compassionate care. - Mary Margaret Walther Program for Cancer Care Research
Scientists in the Mary Margaret Walther Program for Cancer Care Research study human behavior to help patients and families with: prevention and early detection of cancer, management of symptoms and side effects of cancer treatment at diagnosis, long-term survivorship issues, and problems patients and families face with advanced cancer. The Walther Cancer Institute is a long-time supporter of behavioral research, starting when Dr. Joseph Walther created the program in 1985 in memory of his wife Mary Margaret Walther. - Research in Palliative and End-of-Life Communication and Training (RESPECT) Center
The mission of the Research in Palliative and End-of-Life Communication and Training (RESPECT) Center is to build a collaborative, interdisciplinary scientific community of researchers and clinicians to work together to advance the science of communication in palliative and end-of-life care across the lifespan. - Resource Center for Innovation in Clinical Nursing Education
The RCICNE is a 10,000 square foot state-of-the-art clinical/simulation area with video capture and broadcast capabilities. The Center has 4 debriefing rooms as well as 4 simulation rooms with a central control room. It also features 6 exam rooms and has 10 hospital cubicles in an open instructional space. It includes a state-of-the-art classroom, 2 computer labs, storage, a faculty workroom, and 3 offices.
Last updated January 2014