Strategic Plan

Led by: Gina Shuler, Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs

Goals:

• Generate $500,000 annually from clinical activity within three years.
• Increase support for faculty working in clinical settings
• Increase the percentage of faculty with a primary focus on clinical work

Led by: Julene Johnson, Associate Dean, Research

Goals:

• Be No. 1 in NIH funding, large and more diverse portfolio
• Develop current and new research strengths
• Better leverage campus resources
• Develop rich and collaborative research culture
• Maintain commitment to community and state
• Focus on PhD as a pathway to research career

Led by Mary Lynch, Associate Dean for Education Programs

Goals: Bring our educational offerings in line with the needs of our students and to prepare for the transformation that is gaining strength as the profession moves toward adopting the DNP.

Led by the Associate Dean of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Outreach

Goals:

• Increase recruitment of faculty and staff from underrepresented communities of color
• Increase recruitment of students from underrepresented communities of color
• Improve student supports to foster an inclusive learning

Led by the Associate Dean of Administration and Finance

Goals: Transform our organization into one that is simpler and easier to understand, enables working across disciplines and departments, and deploys our resources to maximum effect for the school as a whole.

Led by Trish Davenport, Director of Development

Goals: To pursue an alternative strategic philanthropic approach that builds upon the distinctive contribution that academic nursing makes to society.