Chamberlain College of Nursing to Host Community Reception to Celebrate New Chicago Campus -- November 3, 2010

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November 3, 2010
Chamberlain College of Nursing to Host Community Reception to Celebrate New Chicago Campus
DeVry Inc. President Daniel Hamburger to address Chicago healthcare, business leaders

Press Contact:
Natalie Sparacio, Jasculca/Terman and Associates, Inc. for Chamberlain College of Nursing
(312) 573-5483 / (847) 471-4298;  natalie_sparacio@jtpr.com

What:
Chamberlain College of Nursing will hold a community reception and ceremony to officially dedicate its Chicago campus. The event will include remarks from DeVry Inc. President Daniel Hamburger, Chamberlain College of Nursing President Susan Groenwald, Chamberlain College of Nursing Chicago Campus Dean Dr. Patrick Robinson, and DeVry University’s Chicago Campus President Candace Goodwin. Following the ceremony, media are invited to tour the College’s state-of-the-art laboratory facilities.

Chamberlain's new Chicago campus is co-located with DeVry University. Both Chamberlain and DeVry University are a part of  DeVry Inc. (NYSE: DV). The new 19,300 square-foot facility marks Chamberlain's seventh campus nationwide and features high-tech nursing skills and simulation laboratories. At this campus, Chamberlain offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program that can be completed in three years of year-round study instead of the typical four years with summers off.

Who:   
--Daniel Hamburger, president, DeVry Inc.
--Susan Groenwald, MSN, president, Chamberlain College of Nursing
--Dr. Patrick Robinson, PhD, RN, ACRN, campus dean, Chamberlain College of Nursing Chicago Campus 
--Candace Goodwin, president, DeVry University Chicago Campus
--Susan Okuno-Jones, manager of nursing science and magnet program director, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
--Cynthia Gines, BSN student, Chamberlain College of Nursing Chicago
--Chicago-area healthcare leaders
--Chamberlain College of Nursing faculty, staff and students

When: Wednesday, November 3
6:00-7:30 p.m.

Where: Chamberlain College of Nursing (adjacent to DeVry University)
3321 N. Campbell Ave., Chicago

Why:
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, the state’s nursing shortage is predicted to reach 21,000 registered nurses by 2020. Illinois’ capacity to educate and train new nurses is not keeping up with growing demand. Last year, 2,523 students were turned away from Illinois nursing schools because of a lack of faculty and resources. The number represents a more than 50 percent increase from 2007 when 1,657 qualified applicants were turned away.

In combination with its Addison, Ill. campus, the new Chicago location will allow Chamberlain to reach aspiring nurses throughout the city and suburbs and respond to the critical and growing shortage of nursing professionals in Illinois and across the country
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About Chamberlain College of Nursing

Chamberlain College of Nursing offers bachelor's and master's degree programs in nursing. Campuses are currently located in Phoenix, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; Addison and Chicago, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; Columbus, Ohio; and Arlington, Virginia.

Chamberlain College of Nursing is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (HLC), www.ncahlc.org, one of the six regional agencies that accredit U.S. colleges and universities at the institutional level. Courses at the Chicago, IL and Arlington, VA campuses are approved by HLC. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program at the Addison, Columbus, Jacksonville, Phoenix, and St. Louis campuses is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC  20036, 202-887-6791).  The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program at the St. Louis and Columbus campuses and the Associate Degree in Nursing program at the Columbus campus are accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC, 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia  30326, 404-975-5000).  The Arlington and Chicago campuses are pursuing programmatic accreditation for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program.  Chamberlain College of Nursing is certified to operate by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 101 N. 14th Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219, 804-225-2600.  The Virginia Board of Nursing has provided Chamberlain College of Nursing with the authority to advertise the program and to admit students to its Arlington campus location. Accreditation provides assurance to the public and to prospective students that standards of quality have been met.  Program availability varies by location. For more information about Chamberlain College of Nursing please visit www.chamberlain.edu or call 888-556-8CCN (8226).

Chamberlain College of Nursing LLC is a part of DeVry Inc. (NYSE: DV), a global provider of educational services.

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