Professor Shute is a core-faculty member teaching nursing courses in the newly formed School of Nursing. He graduated from his first nursing program in 1980 and has had a vast experience in both clinical and administrative nursing positions in both acute care settings and community health settings. His community experience includes Migrant Health, Home Health, Hospice, Home infusion, and Jail health. He currently is completing a Doctorate of Education from the University of Phoenix. His research topic is on faculty perceptions of caring in the nursing curriculum. Professor Shute is the founding faculty advisor for the �Թϱ��� University Tri-state American Association of Men in Nursing.