Healing in the Metaverse
Before they even set foot in a physical hospital, Catholic University nursing students will soon gain experience walking down the halls of hospitals or performing procedures — all in the metaverse. The new technology will include a virtual hospital — a 3D-screen-based environment that will be accessed via a computer to help students strengthen critical thinking skills — and virtual reality headsets for practicing clinical procedural skills.
Partnership Program scholars from the Class of 1973 and later years gathered on campus this spring to remember, reflect, and renew the call for equitable education opportunities for all. They also reunited with the two trailblazers who led the program, both of whom received honorary doctorates from the University they transformed.
Read the article
The success of Light the Way: The Campaign for Catholic University — and recognition of the generosity of donors — was celebrated at a June 5 event, called Lux, that marked the conclusion of the Campaign, which far surpassed the original $400 million goal proposed at the outset in 2019.
Read the article
Tell us what you think of the magazine, offer an idea, or comment on an article by sending an email to cua-magazine@cua.edu. Submit address changes at engage.catholic.edu/subscriptions. Follow the University on Twitter @CatholicUniv using #CatholicU or Facebook @CatholicUniversity. Call us at 202-319-5600.
Class Notes can be submitted by emailing cua-classnotes@cua.edu.
The Catholic University of America
Division of University Communications
CatholicU Magazine
Washington, DC 20064