Shreveport Reporter

(Pictured L-R) Dr. Vladimir A. Appeaning Interim Chancellor -  SUSLA, Tiffany Varner -MSN, RN Director - School of Nursing - SUSLA  JoAnn Brown Dean Allied Health Sciences and Nursing - SUSLA Sandra Brown  Dean of the College of Nursing and Allied Health - SUBR Dr. Toni  Manogin RN, BSN, MSN Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Compliance  -SUBR and Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness,  Planning and Policy -SUBR Dr. Barry Hester Interim Vice Chancellor for  Academic Affairs - SUSLA

(Pictured L-R) Dr. Bijoy K. Sahoo Executive Vice Chancellor and  Provost-SUBR, Dr. Ray Belton President SU System And Chancellor - SUBR  Dr. Vladimir A. Appeaning Interim Chancellor - SUSLA Dr. Barry Hester  Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs - SUSLA

HISTORIC NURSING AFFILIATE  AGREEMENT BETWEEN SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT SHREVEPORT AND SOUTHERN  UNIVERSITY IN BATON ROUGE TO IMPLEMENT A 100% ONLINE RN-BSN PROGRAM

On Thursday June 23, 2022, at 5:45 P.M officials from Southern  University and A&M College (SUBR) and Southern University at  Shreveport (SUSLA) signed an affiliation agreement between the  respective nursing and allied health programs of both institutions. The  partnership will allow graduates of SUSLA’s registered nurse (RN)  program to continue their education online toward earning a Bachelor of  Science degree in Nursing (BSN) at SUBR. The 2+2 program is designed for  RNs to continue practicing in the medical field while pursuing their  BSN.

The RN to BSN model will allow SUSLA  students who have completed their first two years of study and graduated  with their Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) degree to seamlessly  transfer credit hours to the nursing program at Southern University at  Baton Rouge for completion of the online RN-BSN degree program. This  agreement also offers an option for students to begin taking their  required remaining classes through concurrent enrollment, allowing  students to complete online classes at Southern at Baton Rouge while  completing their ASN studies at SUSLA. The nursing programs at Southern  University at Baton Rouge and Southern University at Shreveport are both  approved by the Louisiana Board of Nursing.

SUSLA Interim Chancellor, Dr. Vladimir A.  Appeaning had this insight…“The signing of this Nursing Affiliate  Agreement between Southern University at Shreveport and Southern  University at Baton Rouge will provide yet another pathway for ASN  graduates of SUSLA’s Nursing Program to advance their careers by  seamlessly earning the BSN degree through SUBR’s Nursing Program in  approximately one year without having to leave their homes and jobs  right here in Shreveport since the program is delivered 100% online.” He  continued…” This innovative program will also help to alleviate the  current shortage of registered nurses in the workforce.”

The program is scheduled to be launched Fall 2022.

_{Source: https://www.susla.edu/news/historic-nursing-affiliate-agreement-between-southern-university-at-shreveport-and-southern-university-in-baton-rouge-to-implement-a-100-online-rnbsn-program}