School of Nursing Vision, Mission, Values, and Goals
Vision
The School of Nursing leads innovative and inclusive education, grounded in nursing science, to prepare compassionate professionals who advance health equity and transform care locally and globally.
Mission
The School of Nursing is committed to delivering exceptional and innovative education to prepare nurses who are highly skilled, compassionate, and culturally responsive. We provide high-quality education that develops students as practitioners, educators, and leaders who optimize health outcomes for individuals, strengthen families, and promote the well-being of diverse communities and societies.
Values
Value Tenets
We are committed to an inclusive, equitable, and student-centered learning environment reflecting the following core values:
- Individual, Family, and Society
- Innovation and Excellence
- Empowerment, Social Justice, and Civility
- The Discipline of Nursing
- Fostering compassionate, evidence-based, individual, family, and societal health.
- Integrating clinical reasoning, interprofessional collaboration, and client values into the profession and discipline of nursing practices.
- Leading educational and policy innovations that promote health equity in local and global communities.
- Embracing creativity, flexibility, and continuous improvement in a changing health-care environment.
- Fostering experiential learning and advancing best practices through research and collaboration.
- Using simulation, technology, experiential learning, and communication systems to advance education, practice, and research.
- Supporting the work of the Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society, Maverick Family Nursing Simulation Center, Health Commons at Pond, and our global collaboration with the International Family Nursing Association (IFNA).
- Modeling integrity, accountability, kindness, and respectful communication.
- Supporting diverse identities, perspectives, and backgrounds.
- Providing a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong.
- Promoting policies that advance social justice, equitable access, and improved health for individuals, families, and society.
- Generating scientific, philosophical, and evidence-based nursing knowledge that guides practice across all settings and populations.
- Advancing scholarship and disseminating innovations that improve health outcomes.
- Upholding leadership as a shared responsibility that strengthens nursing’s contribution to society.
Goals
Lead innovative and inclusive nursing education that prepares competent graduates able to transform healthcare delivery through skilled, quality care.
Expand graduate and professional learning opportunities that meet evolving workforce and community needs.
Advance health equity through meaningful partnerships, service, and community engagement.
Cultivate an exceptional environment where students, faculty, and staff thrive and achieve their highest potential.
Elevate the School’s regional and national recognition for excellence in nursing education, scholarship, and leadership.
