Pittsburgh woman to lead new nursing school at Grove City College

Janey A. Roach, a Pittsburgh native and former UPMC nursing director, has been named the first director of the new Charles Jr. and Betty Johnson School of Nursing at Grove City College.

Roach, who has extensive experience as a nurse, educator and administrator, will oversee the college’s newest academic school and direct and implement the newly-established bachelor of science in nursing degree program, which will welcome its first class of students in fall 2020, the college said.

A native of the North Hills, Roach comes to Grove City College from the UPMC Schools of Nursing, where she was the director of faculty affairs at Shadyside School of Nursing.

She previously served on the faculty of UPMC’s St. Margaret Hospital School of Nursing, as a clinical instructor in nursing education and research at UPMC Presbyterian and as a nurse and manager in a variety of medical settings.

“I look forward to the opportunity to assist and encourage Grove City College’s nursing students as they progress on their individual journeys toward graduation and a career of helping people as nurses,” Roach said.

The four-year degree program is the result of a private-public partnership with Butler County Community College and is a departure from Roach’s experience as an instructor and director working with 16-month diploma programs, the college said.

“One of the aspects of the Grove City College nursing program which truly excites me is the luxury of the additional time that I will have to observe, mentor and help nursing students grow in the profession,” she said.