[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 76 (Thursday, May 8, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E880]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CONGRATULATING AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 8, 2008

  Mr. RANGEL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate American 
University of Antigua & Barbuda on its newly announced initiative 
establishing a school that will address the nursing shortage occurring 
in the United States and abroad.
  The American University of Antigua & Barbuda aims to create a nursing 
school that provides Caribbean nationals with a place to pursue higher 
education in the healthcare industry as well as an alternative location 
of study for international students. Through its' historic affiliation 
with CUNY's Lehman College, AUA hopes to improve the medical standards 
of care throughout the Caribbean. The program allows AUA students who 
have completed their Associates Degree in Nursing with the option to 
transition directly into the baccalaureate program at the Lehman 
college for a mere 2 years. In a time when there is a 6 year wait list 
to attend nursing college, the creation of this program serves a model 
to produce more qualified nurses in an attempt to alleviate the nursing 
shortage. AUA also hopes to provide students with scholarships, in 
order to allow those people from lower-income families to pursue higher 
education.
  It is my sincere hope that other Colleges and Universities around the 
world will join the American University of Antigua & Barbuda in 
providing feasible alternatives to the nursing shortage, while 
simultaneously allowing minorities and people from lower income 
families to further their education.

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