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■ PARSONS Continued from page 1 faculty vacancies. As one of five colleges in the Health Sciences division, she said one of the toughest tasks could be balancing research and academics. “Now that we are under Health Sciences, our job is pivotal for work in the healthcare field,” Parsons said. Parsons said she is leaving her college a “healthy” budget. The College of Nursing is already prepared for the departure of Parsons, with committees formed by faculty and students to advise the new dean upon his arrival. “Through a strategic planning process, we are able to work together to identify what we need to do next year,” Parsons said. With an undergraduate population of more than 800 students, Parsons is enthusiastic about the job market her students are heading into and the preparation they are receiving from the college. “Not only is there a shortage in South Carolina but nationwide,” Parsons said. “The job market is wide open, and that is why we have seen "such an interest in nursing.” With 100 undergraduate and 40 graduate students graduating each year, Parsons said she knows USC is contributing heavily to the workforce, but she said it is the feedback the college receives that is particularly impressive. “We follow up with our graduates and there is very positive feedback,” Parsons said. “They are retaining jobs, and our graduate students are in leadership roles across the country.” The college has a center for leadership that Executive Director Lydia Zager said helps students adapt to different hospital management styles as well as learn personal leadership skills. “If it wasn’t for (Parsons), we wouldn’t be here,” Zager said. “Her vision and the support of people have helped the center become a reality.” One challenge for the college and the nursing field is the lack of male involvement in the nursing field, an issue Parsons is addressing by organizing summer camps for aspiring male nurses in South Carolina high schools. “It think the important thing to do is break down the idea that nurses are just women,” Parsons said. Several South Carolina colleges offer nursing degrees, but Parsons said USC is particularly appealing because it provides a big university atmosphere, which is more conducive to research and a clinical atmosphere. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc.edu B CODE faculty to adopt a similar one. _ . ,, . Although there are already Continued from page 1 , . ° , , , . . 1 penalties in place for plagiarism, cheating and other dishonest acts, honor code, the Carolinian Creed, Pruitt said the new system would ' but with many schools around the mandate honest behavior both on nation moving to adopt academic and off-campus. honor codes as well, Pruitt said it is “The leap to an honor code in students’ best interest and would be interesting, because we wouldn’t just look at academic integrity,” Pruitt said. “If a student uses another student’s ID off campus then that is false too.” For the next few months, USC will bring in speakers and experts on academic honesty, including Don McCabe, the executive director of the Center for Academic Integrity, to determine which set of codes would work best for USC. “He is going to assess the state of USC and its integrity,” Pruitt said. “The first step is for this person to do an assessment and see how our faculty and students feel.” Approval for the code would come from the USC Board of Trustees and then from the Faculty Senate and Student Government. Pruitt said the process should be finished by spring 2005. “We want to look at how the codes are working elsewhere,” Pruitt said. “But also find what works best for South Carolina.” Pruitt said he sees the need for an honor code because of the way cheating has gained increasing acceptance among students. “If new student are coming on campus with a tendency to cheat then we need to bring attention to that,” Pruitt said. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocknev>s@gwm.sc. edu Hey Columbia: Peace Corps wants You! Please join Regional Recruiter and Returned Volunteer Debbie Curley to learn more about the Peace Corps. This is your opportunity to learn how you an serve your country, help other people and expand your mind all at once. You can contact Debbie at: 1.800.424.8580, opt. 01, ext. 23477 USC- Thursday, February 24,2004 Career Fair Carolina Coliseum 11:00 am - 3:00pm General Information Meeting West Quad Learning Center/USC Campus I Life is calling. 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