OUR STRATEGIC PLAN:
Building the Next Frontier
PILLAR 1: Academic and Clinical Excellence
Overarching University Goal: Continuously improve and strategically expand academic programs and partnerships to further our mission
Priority 1: Academic Programming
Goal 1: Design, evaluate, and sustain student-centered academic programs that are deeply aligned with evolving healthcare needs.
Goal 2: Develop and sustain academic and healthcare partnerships to support mission-driven program development in order to impact healthcare delivery in rural and underserved communities.
Priority 2: Curriculum
Goal 1: Strengthen the curriculum to prepare nurse practitioners and certified nurse-midwives for professional and clinical excellence in alignment with our mission.
Goal 2: Operationalize a competency-based education (CBE) framework to support student development by aligning the curriculum with emerging healthcare technologies and trends.
Goal 3: Refine curricular development and approval processes to foster innovation, ensure the incorporation of faculty expertise, enhance efficiency, and maintain high-quality.
Goal 4: Responsibly integrate artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies across the curriculum.
Priority 3: Simulation
Goal 1: Establish an accredited simulation center and position the university as a recognized leader in simulation-based education.
Goal 2: Advance clinical readiness, including professional development, through simulation and interprofessional collaboration across the academic tracks.
Priority 4: Clinical Placements and Precepting
Goal 1: Optimize the student clinical placement process to enhance quality and improve efficiency with a focus on rural and underserved communities.
Goal 2: Identify and execute innovative initiatives to attract and retain quality preceptors and ensure their long-term commitment to the university.
PILLAR 2: Student Success
Overarching University Goal: Cultivate a seamless, student-centered ecosystem grounded in inclusive excellence and our foundational Culture of Caring to support every student from enrollment through graduation and beyond
Priority 1: Access
Goal 1: Improve our online environment and physical campus to ensure access for all.
Goal 2: Improve proactive and integrated communication with prospective and existing students across a broad range of services including: admissions, financial aid, registration, academics, and advising/academic coaching.
Priority 2: Academic Empowerment
Goal 1: Provide equitable support to all students, recognizing their diverse backgrounds, experiences, and strengths.
Priority 3: Retention
Goal 1: Increase student retention through data-driven analysis, targeted interventions, and quality improvement measures.
Goal 2: Enhance institutional structures, resources, and policies to support equitable student success.
Priority 4: Engagement
Goal 1: Reconsider and capitalize upon opportunities for students to engage with faculty, staff, peers, and alumni during formal orientations, Bounds, at professional conferences, and through university-sponsored events.
Goal 2: Maximize opportunities for virtual and face-to-face student engagement in extra-curricular and social activities.
PILLAR 3: Innovation, Operational Excellence, and Strategic Positioning
Overarching University Goal: Advance a dynamic institutional culture that champions innovation, drives operational excellence, and promotes strategic positioning, ensuring long-term sustainability, measurable return on investment, and continued success for the university
Priority 1: Innovation
Goal 1: Establish and maintain intentional external partnerships to advance the mission of the university.
Goal 2: Establish a center to serve as a sustainable infrastructure to support innovation, teaching excellence, service, and scholarship.
Goal 3: Explore initiatives and opportunities for potential campus development.
Goal 4: Responsibly integrate artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies across university operations to support students, staff, and faculty.
Priority 2: Operational Excellence
Goal 1: Assess and strategically redefine designated campus spaces to promote equitable student access, optimize staff and faculty collaboration and efficiency, and ensure sustainable utilization of the university’s infrastructure.
Goal 2: Review and refine university policy structures to standardize development, revision, and publication practices, supporting consistent and effective administration.
Goal 3: Evaluate and consider revisions to shared governance structures to productively, efficiently, and appropriately incorporate student, staff, and faculty voices.
Goal 4: Create and leverage internal systems to improve communication, facilitate informed decision-making, streamline operations, and increase efficiencies.
Priority 3: Strategic Positioning
Goal 1: Identify new opportunities to strategically increase visibility and interest in our educational programs through an updated market analysis.
Goal 2: Develop a targeted brand awareness initiative for each academic track/program to strengthen the university’s reputation and strategically increase enrollment.
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