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INTRODUCTION
Duquesne University remains at the forefront of nursing education with Mediasite. Duquesne University first opened its doors as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of 40 students and a faculty of seven. Today, Duquesne University is a progressive educational community that has more than tripled from its early 12.5 acres to its present self-enclosed 40-acre campus. Duquesne's tremendous growth includes more than 10,000 students in 10 schools of study, offering baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees as well as professional certificates.
CHALLENGE
The United States is in the midst of a nursing shortage that is expected to intensify as baby boomers age and the need for healthcare grows. Compounding the problem is that colleges and universities across the country are struggling to expand enrollment levels to meet the rising demand for nursing care. Duquesne University School of Nursing is at the forefront of this challenge, as one of the first institutions in the country to offer online programs in forensic nursing education. In 2003, the forensic program was awarded a 3-year Advanced Education Nursing Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
According to Joseph Seidel, videographer and computer technology consultant, "A major goal of the funding was to enhance the program through technology in order to better serve online nursing students located throughout the United States and in...