This December, Trinity Broadcasting
Network, America's most watched faith channel, will air several episodes of its
public-affairs morning show "Joy in Our Town" featuring faculty and staff of
Colorado Christian University. Drs. Barbara White and Chuck King will discuss
issues related to the current national nursing shortage, ethics teaching, and
how both relate to higher education. Both episodes are guest-hosted by CCU's
own Theresa Melaragno, author of the recently published Integrity Meltdown
(Peak Vista Press, 2010) and director of corporate relations at the
suburban-Denver university.
"Joy in Our Town" airs in the Denver
area Mondays at 9:30 a.m. and Fridays at 11:00 a.m. on Comcast Channel 230
(KPJR). Check local listings in December for broadcast schedules.
It's been estimated that between 2002 and 2012 Colorado will rank
fifth-highest among states falling short of nurses in a pandemic that's
sweeping coast to coast. Reasons include aging baby boomers, an older or
burnt-out nursing workforce, and insufficient recruits to replace them or fill
new positions. Meanwhile, institutions offering baccalaureate-level nursing
education can't hire adequate teaching faculty or meet the number of students
applying.
In the first CCU episode of "Joy in Our Town" scheduled to
air, Dr. Barbara White -- dean of nursing programs at the University and
recognized for her international experience in nursing education and practice
-- addresses the growing concerns in nursing, especially as they relate to
Colorado, and responds to collaborative solutions the health care industry,
educators, and consumers can take.
In the second episode, attention
turns to morality in business and the need for educational systems that support
it. CCU's Dr. Chuck King discusses the impact that ethics taught in higher
education has on leadership in professional and personal spheres, and how the
lack thereof ultimately hinders the marketplace and workforce. King is an
attorney, a professor of law and ethics at CCU, dean emeritus of the
University's School of Business and Leadership, and also a former FBI agent.
During his tenure as dean, he was instrumental in developing CCU's longstanding
Values-Aligned Leadership Summit (VALS), a conference for students and
professionals to discuss business ethics and values-based decision making as
they relate to recent hot topics.