2000s

2000s

• May 2000: the first graduates of the BN (Collaborative) program received their degrees during spring convocation at the former Sir Wilfred Grenfell College
• 2001: the collaborative program achieved the gold standard and received a seven-year accreditation and a seven-year approval, the highest level attainable.
• 2001: a BN fast-track option was offered to allow students with a degree or with advanced standing to complete a baccalaureate in nursing in two years.
• 2002: the Nursing Access Program for coastal Labrador communities was expanded to include a second program, one focused on applicants from northern Labrador. In January 2005, the second program began.
• 2005: the school became involved in Collaborating for Education and Practice: An Interprofessional Education Strategy for Newfoundland and Labrador.
• 2005: the school established a Nursing Research Unit, as faculty members increasingly became involved in various research projects.
• 2008: the school once again received full seven-year awards for both the BN (Collaborative) program and the school