Hi-Line Living - Northern graduation celebrates nursing

Graduation at Montana State University-Northern last weekend marked the start for many students entering the professional field, but also marked the completion of the first year of Northern's College of Health Sciences.

The college was created in response to the demand for nurses on the Hi-Line. The state received a federal grant six years ago specifically to observe the current needs in the state's health care system. Northern was of the state's 15 colleges seen as playing a critical role in nursing.

Chancellor Greg Kegel said that the College of Health Sciences, which includes nursing, is on...