BAPT I S T HE ALT H E BO L A T RAINING IN
T HE KE I GW I N S C H OO L O F NU R SING
S I M UL AT I ON TR AINING
AN D APPL I E D RE S E A R CH L AB
5 ASPIRE INVESTMENT PROJECTS
T H AT S H O W U S T H E F U T U R E O F J U
IN V EN T IV E
ACA DEMIC S
OCEARCH AT
JACKSONVILLE
UNIVERSITY
Encompassing all academic disciplines across campus, ASPIRE has
contributed to major advancements in new and renovated academic
facilities, new professional degree programs that act as direct
pathways to in-demand careers fields, and hundreds of nationally-
recognized partnerships with industry-leading organizations.
There is no clearer example of this than the Brooks Rehabilitation
College of Healthcare Sciences (BRCHS). The College has
demonstrated a seemingly inexhaustible commitment to growth by
creating more than 400 partnerships, more than 20 degree programs
and certifications, a 30,000 sq. ft. BRCHS facility, a state-of-the-art
Simulation Training and Applied Research (STAR) lab, and built a
national reputation for academic excellence, making it one of the
most visible and impactful markers of ASPIRE.
Led by former Dean and now Provost Dr. Christine Sapienza's
incredible expertise and vision, the growth of BRCHS has been
made possible through the generosity of both industry-leading
partnerships like Brooks Rehabilitation and Baptist Health and
generous philanthropists like Jack and Beverly Keigwin. Most
recently, the college has begun development of a new three-
story,100,000 sq. ft. facility to accommodate more opportunities for
clinical and experiential learning.
"JU has grown substantially in our ability to train our students with
the right facilities," said Dr. Sapienza. "In the future, as we continue
to fundraise, we are going to put more energy into the type of
student we bring to JU. We'll be able to expand our undergraduate
programs and our graduate programs while being very thoughtful of
national and regional trends."
Outside of BRCHS, another innovative academic partnership is
OCEARCH at Jacksonville University, which has brought students to
the front lines of high-caliber research and collaboration by working
with industry-leading marine science researchers and universities
across the country.
ASPIRE has also contributed to the expansion of
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math),
Business, and Arts & Sciences programs. Some of
our new and improved programs include:
CYBERSECURITY
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
KINESIOLOGY
HEALTH INFORMATICS
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
EDUCATION FOR INSTRUCTION
BUSINESS ANALYTICS
BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS
SPORT MANAGEMENT
ONLINE MBA PROGRAMS
Improved facilities for biology, chemistry,
and other sciences
FEATURES