Advance. Innovate. Transform. Goal 1: Achieve Excellence in Student-Centered Nursing Education Objective 1: Develop and teach quality programs and courses to meet demand, increase enrollment, and provide scheduling flexibility and diverse clinical experiences. Action 1: Develop new academic programs and increase enrollment by 33%. Action 2: Create a comprehensive marketing plan geared toward recruiting students. Action 3: Advance academic-practice partnerships to provide innovative clinical learning experiences. Objective 2: Integrate competency-based outcome measures in teaching and learning. Action 1: Develop and implement programs incorporating The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education (American Association of College of Nursing [AACN]). Action 2: Employ competency-based assessments to evaluate clinical judgement and clinical decision-making. Action 3: Implement systematic competency-based outcome measures to assess program effectiveness. Encouraging Others to Pursue Their Professional Dreams Goal 2: Promote an Environment that Supports High-Quality Research that Advances Nursing Science and Practice Objective 1: Support faculty in attaining high-quality, peer-reviewed journal publications. Action 1: Provide resources for knowledge creation and dissemination. Action 2: Facilitate manuscript submissions to interdisciplinary, impactful, high-quality journal. Objective 2: Engage students in discovering nursing science. Action 1: Incentivize students to attend faculty and student research/project presentations. Action 2: Provide opportunities for students to assist with and/or conduct research/scholarly projects in the CON, other colleges, and/or community partners. Objective 3: Support faculty in seeking external funding. Action 1: Provide guidance in pursuing funding opportunities. Action 2: Incentivize faculty for externally funded contacts and grants. Objective 4: Promote innovative nursing research. Action 1: Develop a grant that funds innovative nursing research within the College of Nursing. Action 2: Develop a position for and recruit an Associate Dean of Research. Supporting High-Quality Research That Advances Nursing Science Goal 3: Engage in Community Outreach Objective 1: Strengthen community partnerships by maintaining a College of Nursing Advisory Board to foster communication and collaboration Action 1: Dean and Associate Deans attend community events to build partnerships and support outreach Action 2: Contact community partners to build relationshops for the College of Nursing Advsiory Board. Objective 2: Partner with academic, clinical, and other health system stakeholders in the ongoing planning, implementation, and evaluation of educational intiatives. Action 1: Conduct annual meetings with community leaders, chief nursing officers, clinical affiliation coordinators, and partiticipating schools. Action 2: Host community outreach events annually. Action 3: Support collaborative research and scholarship with community agencies. Objective 3: Strengthen the culture of community service by students and employees of the CON. Action 1: Develop one service-learning course annually. Action 2: Investigate methods to record student community service. Action 3: Support College of Nursing Association of Nursing Students. Objective 4: Stengthen interprofessional education and collaboration (IPEC) in undergraduate and graduate programs. Action 1: Develop a standing committee for IPEC. Action 2: Provide ongoing faculty development on IPEC. Action 3: Implement IPEC experiences using academic and community partners in the College of Nursing Simulation and Learning Innovation Center (SLIC) Strengthening Professional Bonds with Community Partnerships Goal 4: Advance Health Equity Objective 1: Prepare nursing graduates who promote health equity and healthcare excellence. Action 1: Create learning opportunties focused on issues of health care disparities. Action 2: Cultivate student leadership competencies through quality improvement intiatives to address health disparities. Action 3: Form community-based learning partnerships to deliver quality healthcare. Objective 2: Promote research to advance health equity. Action 1: Partner with stakeholders to increase research opportunities in underserved areas to promote health equity. Action 2: Curate a repository of resources (e.g., data and templates) to support research for underserved populations. Action 3: Mentor students to conduct research/scholarly projects aimed at advancing health equity among underserved populations. Cultivating Intiatives That Address Health Disparities Goal 5: Recruit, Develop, and Retain Outstanding Students, Faculty, and Staff Objective 1: Create and implement sustainable strategies to recruit and retain students, faculty, and staff. Action 1: Eliminate obstacles within the CON's application, enrollment, and hiring processes. Action 2: Develop a program to aid in preparing students for college. Action 3: Evaluate impact of student retention services for undergraduate and graduate students. Action 4:Engage stakeholders, especially those from underrepresented groups, to actively engage in the process of recruiting candidates for all positions. Action 5: Develop a mentoring program for students, faculty, and staff. Objective 2: Foster and maintain healthy learning and work environment that recognizes and values respect and civility in all interactions. Action 1: Develop College of Nursing norms of behavior. Action 2: Provide professional development opportunities centered on problem-solving and management of student academic or behavioral misconduct. Action 3: Develop a written plan for conflict resolution. Action 4: Provide resources to faculty and staff to support a healthy work environment. Engaging Stakeholders in the Recruitment Process