TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - The Florida A & M School of Nursing is officially the oldest continuing baccalaureate nursing program in Florida.
This weekend, students, alums and faculty celebrate the college's 80th anniversary. The FAMU School of Nursing will be hosting events throughout the weekend in honor of the milestone.
The school has been teaching future nurses since 1936. Saturday, the members of the college held a luncheon to celebrate its success and create plans for the future.
"It's very important. Plus, we need to be more visible in our communities so we can encourage other young people to become nurses and come to FAMU in order to be the most well rounded nurse that is possible to be," said Helen Heathington, a FAMU School of Nursing alum.
