HENDERSON, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The University of Southern Nevada, a private, non-profit university with campuses in Henderson, Nev. and South Jordan, Utah, today announced it will change its name to Roseman University of Health Sciences. The change will be effective July 1, 2011.
The university’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved the name change in December following a six-month name idea generation and evaluation process facilitated by an internal task force that solicited input from students, faculty, staff and alumni.
“The name Roseman University of Health Sciences was selected to honor our founding president, Dr. Harry Rosenberg, and College of Pharmacy Dean, Dr. Renee Coffman, two outstanding individuals who played pivotal roles in the founding of the university and its growth into a vibrant and innovative institution of higher learning,” said Diana Bond, chair of the university’s Board of Trustees. “The change to a non-geographic name will also help the university as it continues its expansion in Utah and will ease confusion by differentiating it from similarly named schools in the Nevada higher education system. More importantly, it better reflects the university’s mission as a leader in transforming health care education.”
Supporting the change, Dr. Rosenberg says the new name and its timing make sense as the university continues preparation to open the first pre-doctoral dental program in Utah in the Fall. Construction of a 125,000 square-foot, five-story building containing classroom, office, lab and clinical space, adjacent to the university’s existing 119,000 square-foot campus in South Jordan’s RiverPark Corporate Center is currently under way.
“With our tremendous growth in Utah, and particularly with the imminent launch of our Doctor of Dental Medicine program, the University of Southern Nevada name no longer accurately reflects who we are and who we serve,” said Rosenberg. “We are a health sciences university offering an unparalleled learning experience, while also delivering excellent, affordable, high-quality health care services in Nevada and Utah communities.”
The process of changing the university name is expected to take several months. A comprehensive re-branding campaign will be implemented in July when the official name change takes place.
“We look forward to developing the Roseman University of Health Sciences brand and reinforcing our mission and core values,” said Rosenberg. “We believe this is a great opportunity to showcase our innovative health sciences curriculum and our outstanding students, alumni, faculty and staff.”
Founded in 1999, University of Southern Nevada (Roseman University of Health Sciences) is a private, non-profit institution of higher learning with campuses in Henderson, Nev. and South Jordan, Utah. The university is comprised of the College of Dental Medicine, offering an Advanced Education in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics/MBA residency and, beginning in Fall 2011, a Doctor of Dental Medicine; College of Pharmacy, offering a Doctor of Pharmacy; College of Nursing, offering a Bachelor of Science in Nursing; and an MBA program. The university is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and is an equal opportunity institution. For more information, visit http://www.usn.edu.