The College of Nursing boasts the first nationally-accredited baccalaureate-degree program in the state of Florida, and it develops nursing leaders who go into professional practice and research in diverse settings. Inside Duxbury Hall students have access to research tools, study areas, and high-tech simulations labs equipped with patient simulators. The entire top floor of the building resembles a hospital wing. Here, our students get the opportunity to practice putting in IVs and giving shots to “Manikins” that breathe, talk, and respond to the students. Thishands-on program also helps prepare students to go into the community to work with a variety of regional health care agencies.