College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences opens at CCSU [Video]

According to a release from the university, the college is now home to CCSU’s health sciences departments, including Nursing, Physical Education and Human Performance, as well as human service disciplines such as counseling and social work.

“The new college provides the exciting opportunity to foster stronger collaborations between departments and create innovative academic programs that will be interdisciplinary involving multiple schools and colleges at Central,” CCSU President Zulma Toro said in the release.

Toro added that the creation of the new college provides excellent experiential learning opportunities for students who will be able to serve the community in new ways.

The release said that students will gain valuable professional experience through the college’s associated student-run community clinic in Copernicus Hall. The clinic opened last fall and offers free health care services to members of the university community and residents of greater New Britain on a weekly basis.

The university announced …