Mario Cuomo to Keynote

NEWS ADVISORY

Contact: Mary Pattock, School of Nursing, 612-624-0939

U of M School of Nursing Holds National Leadership Conference
Mario Cuomo to Keynote

MINNEAPOLIS/ST.PAUL (October 5, 2004) - Is care going out of style? Is it being eclipsed by health industry economics? If so, what does that mean for nurses - and those of us they care for?

Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo will address the question in a keynote address, "The Paradox of Caring in Uncaring Times," at a national conference of nurse leaders in the Twin Cities October 10.

The conference, A Summit of Sages, is sponsored by the University of Minnesota's Katharine J. Densford International Center for Nursing Leadership.

What:	Speech by Gov. Mario Cuomo
When:	October 10, 2004
Time:	4:30 p.m.
Place:	St. Paul Hotel 350 Market Street St. Paul, MN

Reporters are welcome to cover the event. Those interested in interviewing Governor Cuomo should contact Mary Pattock, 612-624-0939.

Mario M. Cuomo was the longest-serving Democratic Governor of New York in modern history. He twice set New York records for highest popular vote ever achieved in a statewide election.

Known as an intellectual, passionate and challenging force for social responsibility and diversity, Governor Cuomo served the state through two national recessions and twelve years of federal policies that cut back on federal aid to New York and other states. Nevertheless, Governor Cuomo balanced twelve budgets; reduced New York's largest tax, the income tax, but more than 20 percent; rebuilt much of the State's infrastructure, reduced the mortality rate on highways every year for seven years with the nation's first seat belt law and an aggressive anti-drunk driving program; and introduced programs like "Child Health Plus" and the "Children's Assistance Program", a reform of the New York welfare system, that served as models for later federal programs now in place.

Governor Cuomo resides in New York City and currently practices law at Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

The University of Minnesota School of Nursing is ranked among the nation's top nursing schools. It is a leader in nursing research and has a combined undergraduate and graduate enrollment of approximately 700 students. The school produces 55 percent of the faculty in Minnesota's public and private nursing schools, advanced practice nurses and nurses who can assume leadership positions. It is the world's oldest continuing university-based school of nursing.

The School of Nursing is one of seven schools and colleges in the Academic Health Center, one of the most comprehensive education and research facilities for health professionals in the nation, fostering interdisciplinary study and research.

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