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Overview

History

The Indiana University School of Nursing opened its doors in Indianapolis in 1914. Since that time, it has evolved into one of the nation's most eminent nursing schools.

Historical Milestones

  • 1914    Indiana University Training School for Nurses opened at Indianapolis

  • 1922    Alpha Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) was founded by six IUSON students

  • 1932    Curricula established for Bachelor of Science in Nursing on Bloomington campus for public health nursing, administration and supervision of nursing service, and teaching in schools of nursing offered for registered nurses in Bloomington

  • 1944    Division of Nursing Education placed in School of Education with preparation for teachers of science, nursing arts, medical-surgical, maternity, and pediatric nursing

  • 1945    Master of Science in Nursing Education first offered at IU Bloomington

  • 1950    Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program first offered

  • 1956    Name of school officially changed to Indiana University School of Nursing

  • 1957    Original National League for Nursing (NLN) accreditation for the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Program

  • 1960    Last diploma school graduates

  • 1961    Original NLN accreditation for the BSN Program

  • 1965    All nursing programs organized into one administrative unit to form the School of Nursing, the tenth school of Indiana University

  • 1966    MSN degree first offered

  • 1968    Original NLN accreditation for the Associate of Arts Program, IUPUI

  • 1974    School of Nursing building dedicated at IUPUI

  • 1975    Specialist in Clinical Nursing program approved

  • 1975    NLN accreditation for ASN Program continued to 1983, IUPUI

  • 1976    Original American Nurses’ Association (ANA) accreditation for the Continuing Education program

  • 1976    Doctor of Nursing Science (D.N.S.) program approved

  • 1976    NLN accreditation for BSN and graduate programs continues

  • 1978    First doctoral students admitted

  • 1980    New upper-division baccalaureate curriculum initiated

  • 1981    First Doctor of Nursing Science degree awarded

  • 1982    NLN accreditation for BSN and graduate programs continued until 1990

  • 1985    First master’s degree courses offered at five sites—Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications System (IHETS)

  • 1985    Office of Nursing Practice established

  • 1987    Approval of Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to ASNmobility option at IUPU Columbus

  • 1989    School reorganized into academic departments

  • 1990    Formal planning for a PhD program in nursing initiated

  • 1990    Institute of Action Research for Community Health established

  • 1991    Designation of Institute of Action Research for Community Health as a World Health Organization Collaborating for Healthy Cities

  • 1991    Establishment of Mary Margaret Walther Program in Oncology Care Research

  • 1991    Implementation of the RN-MSN mobility options

  • 1993    Accreditation of BSN and MSN programs by the National League for Nursing for eight years

  • 1995    Transition from DNS to PhD degree program approved

  • 1996    First class of PhD in Nursing Science students admitted

  • 1998    Emily Holmquist Endowed Professorship instituted

  • 1998    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Board of Commissioners granted IUPUI preliminary approval of the baccalaureate and master’s nursing education programs

  • 2000    Accreditation of BSN and MSN programs continued by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission for eight years

  • 2000    New 10-year accreditation of BSN and MSN programs by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

  • 2003    First class of students in PhD in Nursing Science distance-accessible option admitted

  • 2006    Appointment of first Edward W. and Sarah Stam Cullipher Chair

  • 2006    Appointment of first Sally Reahard Chair

  • 2006    Awarded designation as a Center of Excellence by the National League for Nursing

  • 2006    Center for Research in Nursing Education was formed

  • 2008    Grand opening of the Jean Johnson Schaefer Resource Center for Innovation in Clinical Nursing Education

  • 2008    Designation of IUSON as a "system school" ended June 30, 2008

  • 2008    Designation of IUSON as a "Core Campus School"-Bloomington, Columbus, Indianapolis

  • 2009    Re-designation as a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence in Nursing Education to Promote the Pedagogical Expertise of Faculty, 2009 - 2012

  • 2009    Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) approved by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education

  • 2009    95th anniversary of nursing at Indiana University

  • 2010    RN to BSN Degree Completion Program begins in coordination with the state-wide consortium of IU system Schools of Nursing

  • 2011    Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

  • 2011    Appointment of first Angela Barron McBride Professorship in Mental Health Nursing

  • 2012    Re-designation as a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence in Nursing Education to Promote the Pedagogical Expertise of Faculty, 2012-2017

  • 2012    Designation as a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence in Nursing Education to Advance the Science of Nursing Education, 2012-2016

  • 2014    100th Anniversary of nursing at Indiana University

  • 2015    IU School of Nursing Columbus, received independant CCNE accreditation
  • 2016    Redisignation as a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence in Nursing Education to advcance the Science of Nursing education.
  • 2016    Ball Nurse's Sunken Garden re-dedication.
  • 2016    Indiana University School of Nursing Champion Center for Cancer Control Research established.
Last updated April 2018