<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-21/westmont-news/velas-direct-new-nursing-program.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>08/18/2021</pubDate><title>Velas to Direct New Nursing Program</title><excerpt>Carol Velas, who has served as a registered nurse for 35 years, will direct Westmont’s Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program, which begins in January 2022 pending approval by the California Board of Registered Nursing. The former senior manager for state licensing and accreditation at Chamberlain University in Chicago, Velas helped design Westmont’s nursing program, serving as a consultant for the initial feasibility study.</excerpt><author>Scott Craig</author><image>
            
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