Join us for
Homecoming 2016! September 30th – October 2nd Wendover Bed and Breakfast Inn Wendover, Kentucky Join us for a weekend of fellowship, celebration, and fun! This year we will be honoring Pioneer Alumni, presenting alumni awards, offering a Pharmacology CE, and celebrating
The 90th Birthday of Kitty Ernst!
Contact angela.bailey@ frontier.edu to make your reservations or to set up a class reunion!
New location to support growth in student enrollment and programming
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rontier Nursing University will expand the school’s facilities in 2017 through acquisition of a new property that currently belongs to the Kentucky United Methodist Homes for Children & Youth (KyUMH). FNU has entered into an agreement to purchase the facility, located at 2050 Lexington Road in nearby Versailles, in response to growth in student enrollment and programming. As you know, Frontier students travel to Kentucky from across the U.S. to attend orientations and education sessions in preparation for online coursework and clinical experience.
The growth in enrollment over the last decade from 200 to more than 1600 students has prompted this new development. Currently, an administrative office in Lexington, KY employs 44 faculty and staff. “We are expanding our Central Kentucky operations by moving our administrative office to Versailles, where we will develop additional capacity to serve students. We could not have asked for a better location for continuing our mission than the rural site of the KyUMH, a not-for-profit, mission-based organization like ours. Frontier Nursing University will leverage this property in new ways, but with the same focus on improving health and wellness for families in Kentucky and beyond,” said FNU President Dr. Susan Stone. Over the upcoming year, FNU will be working with site planners in collaboration with our stakeholders on design and renovations. The University’s leadership and Board of Directors will be working on strategic plans for how to most effectively use the new space.
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