As school year begins, nursing school staff experiences shortage

When students in the University of Charleston's nursing program head back to class later this month, they will see some new faces.

Three professors and the former chairwoman of the university's nursing program have resigned in recent months, leaving the school scrambling to find replacements before classes start Aug. 27.

The school has hired a new chairwoman and is in the process of hiring four instructors to replace the staff it lost. Martha Rader, the new chairwoman of the Division of Health Sciences, said change is always unsettling, but it brings new opportunities as well.

"So we're encouraged that we are going to have a very good year," she said.

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