Over a dozen Fayetteville State University School of Nursing students on Tuesday made their way to the front of Seabrook Auditorium’s front lobby. They gathered around Darrell Allison, the university chancellor, and a display easel covered in a black cloth for a big announcement.
One student’s jaw dropped when Allison peeled back the fabric to reveal a giant check for $2 million from Cape Fear Valley Health to the university. And applause rang out from the crowd when the School of Nursing’s new name, Cape Fear Valley School of Nursing, was declared.
“Today’s announcement launches Fayetteville State University’s commitment to doubling our students in the nursing program and the joint partnership of Cape Fear to launch new programs with the strengthening pipeline opportunities to Cape Fear Valley Health and beyond,” Allison said in his remarks. “Why is that? Because this region, this state, they need us.”…