The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees approved several academic initiatives and presented Gov. Tate Reeves with the Karen Cummins Award at a meeting last week, the board said.
The board acknowledged completion of the first step in establishing a Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Mississippi College. Melissa Temple, director of nursing education, told the board that Mississippi College submitted a stage-one application declaring intent and providing evidence of need. Temple said remaining steps include obtaining initial accreditation, developing a curriculum and a site visit by IHL nursing education staff.
The board approved creation of the Center on Collegiate Gambling at the University of Mississippi, which will operate within the William Magee Institute for Student Wellbeing at an estimated annual cost of $700,000, Dr. Casey Prestwood, associate commissioner for academic and student affairs, said. “Gambling among college students and gambling on collegiate sports are becoming increasingly prevalent behaviors with consequences for health, wellbeing and achievement among young people,” Prestwood told the board…